Musical Fidelity X-Cans v1 headphone amp upgrade with Burson Discrete V5i opamp

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I only listened to regular OPamp before, like ne5532an, opa2134 and opa2604.

The System

Listening with

Musical Fidelity X-Cans v1

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

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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OPA2134 · Dual operational amplifier
  • Operating voltage: ±2.5 V to ±18 V (recommended)
  • Supply voltage: 36 V single-supply absolute maximum
  • Gain-bandwidth product: 8 MHz typ
  • Dual or single: dual
  • Package: SOIC-8; PDIP-8

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OPA2604 · Dual operational amplifier
  • Supply voltage: ±4.5 V to ±24 V (recommended); ±25 V absolute maximum
  • Gain-bandwidth product: 20 MHz
  • Dual or single: dual
  • Package: SOIC-8; PDIP-8

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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. NE5532: PDF (ti.com)
  4. OPA2134: PDF (ti.com)
  5. OPA2604: PDF (TI SBOS006A)