Harold’s Burson V5 Opamp with Creative Sound Blaster ZxR

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had to get some extended 8pin sockets to clear the capacitors, all said and done within 5min, running great, sounds great. first test run, everything flat, sbx off, very impressive, tunning just a bit, outstanding, can’t wait to get the v6v or v6c setup for my other zxr card. [Order #[removed]] (01/09/2023).. tell Dennis thanks a bunch

The System

Listening with

Creative Sound Blaster ZxR · Sound card: PCIe sound card + DBpro daughterboard + Audio Control Module · discontinued
  • Output impedance: not published
  • Output voltage: RCA not published
  • Gain: not published
  • Inputs: line in 2x RCA (DBpro); Toslink in; 6.35 mm mic
  • Outputs: amplified 6.35 mm headphone; 2x RCA; 2x 3.5 mm (rear, C/sub); Toslink out
  • DAC / chipset: not published
  • Other: SNR 124 dB; Sound Core3D; up to 24-bit/192 kHz; “600 Ω headphone amplifier”; swappable op-amps

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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. Creative Sound Blaster ZxR: archived page (web.archive.org)
  2. Burson V5 Opamp datasheet V1.1