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Best bang for b̶u̶c̶k̶ milliamp of the idle current - used two OPA2172 (OPA1688) in the output stage, leaving OPA1611 at the input.
Configured to G=-1. For G=-2 distortion scaled ~6dB (which is a good sign).
Output voltage was 2Vrms (+6dBVrms) in case of 20Hz, 1kHz, 10kHz and 20kHz test tones and 1Vrms + 1Vrms for the mix of 19.5kHz and 20.5kHz tones.
Load purelly active, 16.4Ohms.
Supply voltage is +/-6V
Have used a bit of a vector averaging in IMD test to reveal 18.5kHz and 21.5kHz components.
So, just briefly, for the 1kHz tone the second harmonic is ~-144dBc
for the 20kHz signal there are some higher order harmonics visible. 9th (180kHz) is on the level of ~-118dBc
 

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"Best bang for a milliamp, episode 2" or "what it would look like if I substitute OPA1611 with OPA(2)172/(OPA1688)"
Conditions are exactly the same - output signal is at the same +6dBVrms. Used vector averaging during some measurements to get rid of interference.
20Hz and 1kHz spectra look quite clean, there is hardly a substantial difference, but it is obviously lover GBW opamp. It gives up much earlier - even 10kHz spectrum look quite contaminated with harmonics.
Is it really that bad? Perhaps no, since even tallest 7th harmonic for 20kHz signal is almost -109dBc and all these harmonics are far from audio frequency range. IMD spectrum has much wider skirt around the main tones, but it is still 119dB down.
 

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Serge,

Looking at the BOM and schematic at L301 and L302. its stating these are 4.7uh coils.

On the coilcraft site the LPD5030-103ME pn is for a 10uh coil, the pn for the 4.7 is: LPD5030V-472ME.

Also coilcraft states these are not recommended for new designs? and they point to there replacement: LPD5030V-472MR_

The original one they will not sell unless your an existing customer but the replacement they will...

Fyi
Alex
 
BTW, there was a minor update to the schematic/BOM. Will update it on some stage, but the quick summary:
R146, R147 - reducing to around 22-33Ohm would eliminate make power up (don't know how repeatable it is. Worked on my samples).
Both R64_Cx can be left non fitted - reduces parts count (they are the only ones 220Ohms 0603)
LT3467 can be raplaced with LMR64010 (or similar). They do not have a soft start pin, but they are drop-in compatible.
C66 - typo, read as 470p
 
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