FiiO A5 headphone amp upgrade with Burson Discrete V5i opamp

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Mid and low improved, more soundstage, the opamp fits perfectly

The System

Listening with

FiiO A5 · Headphone amp: portable headphone amplifier
  • Frequency response: 10 Hz – 90 kHz (-3 dB, input 220 mV)
  • Output impedance: <0.3 Ω
  • Gain: 0 dB (low); 13 dB (high)
  • Inputs: 3.5 mm
  • Outputs: 3.5 mm
  • Other: output power >800 mW (32 Ω, THD<1%); >=150 mW (300 Ω, THD<1%); THD+N <0.002% (1 kHz); SNR >=115 dB (A); recommended load 16-300 Ω; battery 880 mAh, >=13 h

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Burson

Burson V5i Opamp · Discrete opamp (single / dual) · current
  • Supply voltage: ±5 V / 10 VDC to ±16 V / 32 VDC (absolute maximum)
  • Gain-bandwidth product: 50 MHz (at 100 kHz)
  • Dual or single: dual and single
  • Package: 11 mm wide × 11 mm deep × 7.3 mm high

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Also in the system

NJR/Nisshinbo MUSES02 · Dual operational amplifier
  • Operating voltage: ±3.5 V to ±16 V
  • Supply voltage: ±18 V (absolute maximum)
  • Gain-bandwidth product: 11 MHz typ (at 10 kHz)
  • Dual or single: dual
  • Package: DIP8

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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. Burson V5i Opamp datasheet V1.0
  2. Burson V5i Opamp product page
  3. MUSES02: PDF (nisshinbo-microdevices.co.jp)
  4. FiiO A5: fiio.com