Gustard H10 Mod with SS-Audio V5 Op-amps

Gustard H10 Discrete op-amp

Gustard H10 Mod 2 x Dual + 2 x Single SS Opamp V5 OPA resulted in somewhat higher gain. applied -6db to amp to achieve roughly the same volume settings as stock. Biggest improvement noticed is in bass performance, HE-400i headphones lost their weakness in that area with this upgrade. Also modified amp final heatsink […]

Sony CDP-CX455 upgrade with SS-Audio V5 Discrete Op-amps

1.Sony CDP-CX455 2.The modules are applied after the lpf opamp, IC302 IC402 amp signal. 3.I replace the sparkoslabs SS3602 Evaluation The V5 discrete Op-amps do a lot more than just combine the best of two op-amps. They bring a certain level of authority to the music, a quality that I found severely lacking with all […]

Assemblage DAC 3.1 SE upgraded with SS-Audio V5 Discrete Op-amp

I had the time to perform some listening today of the V5 Discrete Op-amp in my system. The system is as follows: Room : 18m2 treated passively (bass trap, large band absorber and diffuser) Source: NAS + 3Dlab Nano transport Sound processor: dirac minidsp ddrc22 (to mainly treat the area below 300 and correct the […]

TRU technology b4100 upgrade with SS-Audio Discrete V5 Op-amps

Car audio discrete op-amp

Upgrading a car amplifier (TRU technology b4100s and only to the optional S-module preamp card.) Stock opamps were 3x AD275. Did a factory upgrade to BB2064 then did a DIY upgrade to BB627au, then upgraded all the caps to WIMA MKS2 and Elna Silmic II, then upgraded to SS-Audio v4 and now v5 discrete op-amps. […]

Lycan headphone amp with Shure SRH1840 headphones

I have been very happy with my Lycan headphone amp and op-amps! My Shure SRH1840 headphones sound now much more clean, accurate, airy and lifelike than before. Of course there might be some placebo effect but anyway, I love my system now. I actually started using this system also as pre-amp for my not-so-hifi boston […]