Phil Leigh;528853 Wrote: > Well, no need really - a lot (probably most) of the music we listen to > has already passed through several 5532/4 opamps (or worse - much > worse) with power supplies you and I wouldn't allow in the house, so > there is no going back from there. Messing around with the opamps in > the TP will make it sound different for sure, but absolutely better > (more accurate)? Categorically not. Just "better" for you - which is > fine. DAC output stages are like cartridges - pick one to suit your own > taste.
I agree that as far as it comes to music, this kind of experience is very subjective. Yet, there are at least five people I know that liked the sound.. Objectively speaking though, these op-amps I am talking about are *discrete*, not SMD. The benefits are much less inter-modulated distortion (?? I believe this is the coined term..). That's like comparing Class AB and Class A amplifiers. Also, since the sound became "warmer" (and respectfully, less analytic and metallic), I think that higher-order harmonics's amplitude decreased. [ We do not have 10K$ Audio Precision so we could not measure, although I very wanted to.. ] We did not modify topology, did not touch the digital interface, which is in our opinion - excellently built. The guy who soldered this for me is professional, he has 20 years of experience in electronics (high-tech) and now he builds and sells various kind of equipment, such as speakers, digital amplifiers, power supplies etc. Modders and DIY-ers are not something bad.. This is by far the best "bang for the buck", if you know what you're doing.. -- michael123 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ michael123's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23745 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76496 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
