Were do you buy TDA1541,3,5?

davidallancole · 12th December 2007, 05:42 PM

Hi guys,

Were do you buy your TDA1541, 1543, 1545 DAC chips from? I have checked many online electronics sellers and can't find any sources for them.

Thanks.

OliverD · 12th December 2007, 06:46 PM

Stock is depleted now at almost all the widely known online shops. These parts have been out of production for years.

You have to check the smaller, not so well-known shops worldwide or diy audio boutiques. There are still quite a lot of sources. But once a cheap source is mentioned here, it runs dry soon. Check out the trading post in this forum and you will find lots of offers from fellow forum members.

How many would you need? Depending on price, I might be willing to let some go

maxlorenz · 12th December 2007, 06:53 PM

Hi,
TDA1541A: check out the Market Place here...
FS: assorted NOS DAC part

TDA1543:
http://www.dddac.de/

Good luck,
M

davidallancole · 12th December 2007, 06:59 PM

Thanks for the responses and offers.

Is there anything similar that is more widely available and that is still in production today?

OliverD · 13th December 2007, 09:22 PM

Unfortunately not. There's no market today for a 16 bit (!) audio DAC chip with specs that "bad".

In my opinion, chips like the old Analog Devices AD1862 and Burr Brown's PCM63 were the last true "high end" DACs. Of course, they are long out of production. Later chips introduced "dirty tricks" to get better specs regardless of sound quality - like the PCM1704, which is now about ten years old and being phased out as well.

davidallancole · 13th December 2007, 09:38 PM

Digikey in Canada still has the PCM63 listed on its site. It says minimum buy is 12 and that it is a Non-Stock item. Its a 20 bit DAC.

Daniel434 · 13th December 2007, 10:59 PM

I've had pretty good luck with buying used CD players from Goodwill. At $4-6 each, out of 5, I've ended up with 2 TDA1541s, and 1 TDA1541A, plus a bunch of other "spare parts" ...

davidallancole · 14th December 2007, 01:35 PM

I will have to remember that Daniel. Do you remember any of the models of cd players you got those out of?

xaudiox · 14th December 2007, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by davidallancole
I will have to remember that Daniel. Do you remember any of the models of cd players you got those out of?

see here http://www.vasiltech.nm.ru/files/cd-...-Transport.htm

traf · 14th December 2007, 06:35 PM

TDA1543: Item 110205874131 on ebay...

12th December 2007, 05:42 PM	#1
davidallancole diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	Were do you buy TDA1541,3,5? Hi guys, Were do you buy your TDA1541, 1543, 1545 DAC chips from? I have checked many online electronics sellers and can't find any sources for them. Thanks.

12th December 2007, 06:53 PM	#3
maxlorenz diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: osorno , Chile	Hi, TDA1541A: check out the Market Place here... FS: assorted NOS DAC part TDA1543: http://www.dddac.de/ Good luck, M __________________ Cheapest horn speakers: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...eat=directlink

13th December 2007, 10:59 PM	#7
Daniel434 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006	alternate sources I've had pretty good luck with buying used CD players from Goodwill. At $4-6 each, out of 5, I've ended up with 2 TDA1541s, and 1 TDA1541A, plus a bunch of other "spare parts" ...

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12th December 2007, 06:46 PM	#2
OliverD diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Germany	Stock is depleted now at almost all the widely known online shops. These parts have been out of production for years. You have to check the smaller, not so well-known shops worldwide or diy audio boutiques. There are still quite a lot of sources. But once a cheap source is mentioned here, it runs dry soon. Check out the trading post in this forum and you will find lots of offers from fellow forum members. How many would you need? Depending on price, I might be willing to let some go

12th December 2007, 06:59 PM	#4
davidallancole diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	Thanks for the responses and offers. Is there anything similar that is more widely available and that is still in production today?

13th December 2007, 09:22 PM	#5
OliverD diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Germany	Unfortunately not. There's no market today for a 16 bit (!) audio DAC chip with specs that "bad". In my opinion, chips like the old Analog Devices AD1862 and Burr Brown's PCM63 were the last true "high end" DACs. Of course, they are long out of production. Later chips introduced "dirty tricks" to get better specs regardless of sound quality - like the PCM1704, which is now about ten years old and being phased out as well.

13th December 2007, 09:38 PM	#6
davidallancole diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	Digikey in Canada still has the PCM63 listed on its site. It says minimum buy is 12 and that it is a Non-Stock item. Its a 20 bit DAC.

14th December 2007, 01:35 PM	#8
davidallancole diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	I will have to remember that Daniel. Do you remember any of the models of cd players you got those out of?

14th December 2007, 06:35 PM	#10
traf diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007	TDA1543: Item 110205874131 on ebay...

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