EE Minimax Dac discrete opamp

Johnny’s Burson V4 Opamp with Eastern Electric Minimax DAC

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I recently purchased a matched pair of dual discrete op amps for my EE Minimax Dac. I am extremely happy with my purchase
Johnny W.

The System

Listening with

Eastern Electric Minimax DAC · DAC: tube / solid-state selectable DAC (12AU7) · discontinued
  • Frequency response: 15 Hz – 32 kHz
  • Output impedance: 22k (tube) / 10k (solid state) (as published)
  • Output voltage: RCA 3 V (tube) / 2.5 V (solid state)
  • Inputs: 4 digital inputs + USB (up to 192 kHz except USB)
  • Outputs: RCA
  • DAC / chipset: ESS ES9018
  • Other: dynamic range 129 dB; S/N 90 dB tube / 95 dB SS; THD 0.5% tube / 0.02% SS; 12 W; 3 kg net

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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 (this post uses the dual)
  • Package: dual 40 mm × 16 mm × 20 mm; single 40 mm × 16 mm × 14 mm; 8-pin

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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.

  1. Eastern Electric Minimax DAC: eeaudio.com (distributor site)
  2. Burson V4 Opamp datasheet V1.1
  3. Burson V4 Opamp product page (archived 2015)