Javier’s Burson V5i Opamp with Creative Sound Blaster X7

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Im very happy with V5i opamps, now the sound its louder and clear compared with Sound Blaster X7 stock opamps.

The System

Listening with

Creative Sound Blaster X7 · DAC / headphone amp: USB DAC / headphone amp / stereo speaker amp with Bluetooth · discontinued
  • Output impedance: not published
  • Output voltage: RCA not published
  • Gain: not published
  • Inputs: micro-USB; RCA aux/line in; Toslink in; 3.5 mm mic; USB host; Bluetooth 4.1 (aptX LL, AAC)
  • Outputs: binding posts (stereo speaker); 3.5 mm rear, C/sub; RCA line/front; Toslink out; 3.5 mm + 6.3 mm headphone
  • DAC / chipset: TI Burr-Brown PCM1794
  • Other: DAC SNR 127 dB; TI TPA6120A2 headphone amp, “drives 600 Ω”; 24-bit/192 kHz

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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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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 X7: archived page (web.archive.org)
  2. Burson V5i Opamp datasheet V1.0
  3. Burson V5i Opamp product page