CS4398 output filter

In a general sense to me hysteresis distortion is a subtype of noise modulation:

This Thing We Have About Hysteresis Distortion - PURIFI.

For some purposes it may properly viewed as a reduction of DNR. Nonetheless, according to Bruno there can be objectionable audible artifacts associated with it.

So, this "modulation" from a low value power-line ferrite, which may not even be measurable at the supply pins after the decoupling caps, is supposed to make it into the audio band at a magnitude that is audible? All from the supply pins of an op-amp with tremendous amounts of loop gain at these frequencies?

It would be best if you measured and presented something instead of conjuring up implausible, evidence-free explanations for your dogma.

Sorry, you are putting words in Bruno's mouth and twisting the purpose of this Purifi paper to suit your half-baked theory.

I'll have no problem if you can provide any evidence that a simple appropriately chosen ferrite bead in series with the supply pins of an OPA1612 can show "noise modulation" on the analog output with a representative input signal.
 
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I have seen low power ferrites disturb clock power rails to audible effect at the analog output. I have seen them directly affect the sound of line level analog audio, with the sound perceptually just as Bruno described. I wrote about that long before Bruno wrote his 'paper,' which by the way still does not show more than anecdotal evidence for audibility (don't see him getting flak for that). OTOH, I have seen low power ferrites clean up digital power rails to beneficial audible effect. So, I think it can go either way. That's why I suggested listening with and with the ferrites. If no audible difference, then maybe the ferrites are extraneous.
 
I have seen low power ferrites disturb clock power rails to audible effect at the analog output. I have seen them directly affect the sound of line level analog audio, with the sound perceptually just as Bruno described. I wrote about that long before Bruno wrote his 'paper,' which by the way still does not show more than anecdotal evidence for audibility (don't see him getting flak for that). OTOH, I have seen low power ferrites clean up digital power rails to beneficial audible effect. So, I think it can go either way. That's why I suggested listening with and with the ferrites. If no audible difference, then maybe the ferrites are extraneous.

And WTF has "low power ferrites disturb clock power rails" and "low power ferrites clean up digital power rails" with ferrites on the supply pins of an op amp with huge PSRR?

And if your suggestion doesn't help, is the money and time wasting poor victim deaf, is his equipment not good enough to reveal fine details, or the ferrites, surprise, do exactly nothing?
 
Pontiff you changed your avatar.....are you displeased? Let me rectify the situation and offer your eminence a new avatar instead.😀

All in jest as usual.🙂
 

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New idea.

DACs: AK4490(3), CS4398, ES9038Q2M and etc diff output DACs.


I received my "OPA1632" modules but I can't seem to measure the 30k resistors between the Vocm and V+ or V- pins. So I think these are fake OPA1632.

Could you please do me a favor and quickly measure and post the resistance between pins 2 and 3 and then 2 and 6 on your real OPA1632? (Between the Vocm and the power pins.)

I believe that the 30kOhm resistors should be measurable.
 

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I received my "OPA1632" modules but I can't seem to measure the 30k resistors between the Vocm and V+ or V- pins. So I think these are fake OPA1632.

Could you please do me a favor and quickly measure and post the resistance between pins 2 and 3 and then 2 and 6 on your real OPA1632? (Between the Vocm and the power pins.)

I believe that the 30kOhm resistors should be measurable.

They measure about 30.7kOhms.
/Martti