John’s Burson V4 Opamp with DIY phono stage

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Carlos G
February 27, 2015

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AD797, DIY Phono Stage

These replaced the AD797 in a high quality DIY phono stage with very good results. Overall a nice improvement to the detail of an already excellent phono stage.

John C.

The System

Listening with

DIY phono stage

Burson

Burson V4 Opamp · Discrete opamp (single / dual) · discontinued

Supply voltage: ±5 V to ±20 V (absolute maximum)
Gain-bandwidth product: 50 MHz (at 100 kHz)
Dual or single: dual and single
Package: dual 40 mm × 16 mm × 20 mm; single 40 mm × 16 mm × 14 mm; 8-pin

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Also in the system

Analog Devices AD797 · Operational amplifier

Operating voltage: ±5 V to ±18 V
Supply voltage: ±18 V (absolute maximum)
Gain-bandwidth product: 110 MHz (at G = 1000)
Dual or single: single
Package: 8-lead PDIP; 8-lead SOIC

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Specs from manufacturer data unless a source below says otherwise. “calc.” values are worked out from those figures (V = √(P × R); 110 dB SPL used as a loud reference level). Gear listed without specs is not in our spec library yet.