Noticeable clarity & air over the basic NE5532 op-amps.
The System
Listening with
Burson Playmate · DAC / headphone amplifier / preamp · discontinued
- Output power (headphone): 16 Ω 1.8 W · 32 Ω 2 W · 100 Ω 0.5 W · 150 Ω 0.3 W · 300 Ω 0.1 W
- Output impedance: <2 Ω (headphone); 15 Ω (pre out)
- Gain: not published
- Inputs: USB (XMOS; PCM to 768 kHz/32-bit, native DSD512); Toslink
- Input impedance: 38 kΩ
- Outputs: RCA pre out; headphone jack (SE)
- DAC / chipset: ESS SABRE32 ES9038 (suffix not stated)
- Other: Original Playmate (Playmate 1); THD <0.002%; FR ±1 dB 0-35 kHz
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Burson
Burson V6 Opamp · Discrete opamp (single / dual)
- Supply voltage: ±3 V min, ±15 V typ, ±17 V max (absolute maximum ratings table)
- Gain-bandwidth product: 52 MHz (at 100 kHz)
- Dual or single: dual and single (quiescent current 8 mA single and 16 mA dual, at ±15 V)
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Also in the system
NE5532 · Dual operational amplifier
- Operating voltage: ±5 V to ±15 V (recommended)
- Supply voltage: ±18 V (absolute maximum)
- Unity-gain bandwidth: 12 MHz typ
- Dual or single: dual
- Package: SOIC-8; PDIP-8; SO-8
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