| Difference in sound, LM3886, LM3875 - Click HERE for Original Thread |
| despotic931 |
I'm just mainly curious if one chip sounds better than the other. I know that the 3886 will have a bit more power, and I know that the 3875 has better s/n. However I have never heard an amp built with either of these chips. Could those of you that have share your opinions please?
-Justin |
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| Puffin |
| I have built both. To my ears the 3886 is the more analytical chip and perhaps a bit coarser than the 3875. 3875 is slightly mellower. |
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| analog_sa |
| Not a huge difference but i also prefer the 3875. Less mechanical, more magic. |
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| sneih |
how about bass sounds at 3886 n 3875?
thx |
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| Puffin |
| I would probably say that the 3886 Bass is a little drier and less full than the 3875. |
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| Nordic |
| 3875 gets my vote too... |
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| despotic931 |
| Alright, well that settles it then! Is it true the 3875 is being discontinued? |
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| lanchile07 |
| My vote for LM3875.;) |
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| KSTR |
| quote: | Originally posted by despotic931
Is it true the 3875 is being discontinued? |
Yes, but only the LM3875T, the non-isolated version. The TF version still has "Full production" status. But remember that there still is the LM3876 which is a LM3875 with the mute option/pin (and thus slightly different internals).
- Klaus |
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| despotic931 |
I'll be honest, I will be building from a kit as my skill level isn't quite there to build from scratch yet (ok, maybe it's my confidence level that needs improving). Anyways, I haven't seen a kit with a 3876, are there any other differences between the 3875 and the 3876? Also isn't the "TF" the better version of the chip anyways?
-Justin |
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| pacificblue |
| You can use any 3886 kit for the 3876. The only difference is pin 5 that is V+ for the 3886 and NC for the 3876, which makes no difference for the PCB. |
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