Mathijs’s Burson V5 Opamp with Sony CDP-XE270

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A matched pair of the V5-OPA-SS operates with an dual single triode of a E88CC vacuum tube as output stage of my SONY CDP-XE270 CD player. The Burson audio opamps particulary works like an low impedance output buffer and to complete the circuit and behavior of the vacuum tube. The sonics of the complete circuit are more dynamicly and more warmth is in the perception. Also there is a low jitter clock IC applied to the CD player. The sum of all this hardware makes that this relative cheapass consumer CD-player, now performes more like high-end audio equipement.

The System

Listening with

Sony CDP-XE270
DIY tube E88CC output amplifier

Burson

Burson V5 Opamp · Discrete opamp (single / dual) · discontinued
  • Supply voltage: ±3.5 V to ±15 V (absolute maximum)
  • Gain-bandwidth product: 50 MHz (at 100 kHz)
  • Dual or single: dual and single
  • Package: 14.5 mm wide × 12.4 mm deep × 29 mm high (V5-OPA-D)

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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 V5 Opamp datasheet V1.1