Quote: No, I never had even a hint of that.

Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry PS: hahaha, Andrea has gone discrete too?? would explain his silence Why would that explain anything? Going discrete hasn't stopped you from coming here, has it?

Quote: Originally Posted by ROBSCIX Very true. That is why this thread is really only about subjective opinion. We all have to test for ourselves of the unit in question. Add to the that everybody is using different circuits, applicaitons and playback gear..etc. I figured when I...

So I've listened some to the LT1364CN8 through the headphone out of my Essence STX and I'm wondering if someone like ROBSCIX can see a pattern here. Is this chips' current output higher than what would be called low maybe? It's difficult to put into words, but this one doesn't sound natural -...

Quote: Originally Posted by SpudHarris It's worth noting that the 1364 (dual) 1363 (single) has had mixed reviews here, possibly due to different applications or circuits. Personally I'm still loving the 1363's in my P3+ headphone amp, I haven't rolled them for anything else in about 4...

Quote: Originally Posted by crossbone p.s.@ Cynips: Right now i am listening to one of my favourite metal Bands. Coming from Falun, Sweden which seems to be where you live ;-) Guess which band :-p Since Sabaton is pretty much the only metal band I know of that's my guess

Quote: Originally Posted by dex85 ^^ +1, a good thing about headphone out is that i don't have to worry about buffer. i imagine it takes a lot more tweaking and swaps to hit a sweet spot when buffer is a factor. Yes, which is why I fear the day I take the step into separate...

Quote: Originally Posted by dex85 it's interesting how different setup/headphones can lead to different results. i'm using stx's headphone out and i'm getting much more bass from HA than NA. also sibilance is much more present with NA than HA. basically i couldn't take NA after some...

Quote: Originally Posted by ROBSCIX Why would you be hearing reverb? I can see personal taste varying from person to person but when I tested the LT1057 there was no "reverb" sound. IIRC, Cynips uses them and has never reported hearing "reverb"... I haven't tested those units in a while...

Quote: Originally Posted by xandman Guys i missed out something... is there like a song that can be used to test the turbines capability? I welcome suggestions. =) bcoz i cant seem to find a song in my collection that has very very deep bass.... Thx a lot guys! I found this...

Quote: Originally Posted by Clap Hands As much as I admire your technical competence, your views here simply prove (if there was still the need to) the extreme narrowness of the purely scientific view of reality. Don't judge the scientific process based on that troll. Actually...

Quote: Originally Posted by FallenAngel Distortion and signal loss are different things, as is parasitic inductance. Distortion would depend on the circuit and likely the result of instability. Signal loss is definitely present - when you pull current through a trace that is...

Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry Single-to-dual Op-Amp Adapter (p/n 020302) it's not too far stretched to think that any theoritical advantage of going 2*single might be overcome by the "loss" due to these cheapo adapters. I see no reason whatsoever to think that any loss...

Quote: Originally Posted by ROBSCIX I built some dual 1611's and they sound quite good. I haven't got around to the 1612's yet. The OPA211's are also great I have been using them for quite a while. Are they keepers for your setup? Ever Consider some TO-99 version of your beloved...

Just wanted to share the impressions of the LT1612 and OPA2211 that I've posted in the opamp thread: LT1612AID OPA2211AIDDA Both are listened to via the headphone analog out.

Quote: Originally Posted by loveyouso I don't understand you guys... why stick to a very old opamp like the LT1057 and LT1056, which have high treble distortion too, according to: http://www.sg-acoustics.ch/analogue_...distortion.pdf Because I go by what I hear, not what is...

Quote: Originally Posted by riderforever Playing around with the RMAA, I've noticed another "strange" thing: in the Frequency Response multitone test the left channel is about .2dB higher than the right one! Modifying the balance from 100-100 to 98-100 (L/R) in the windows audio panel...

Quote: Originally Posted by kwkarth Comply™ foam fittings for Monster : Which ever fits your ear. The larger the size, the longer the eartip so the more you'll have to cut the tip back to keep from obscuring the HF. This is somewhat dependent upon the convolutions of your ear canal...

Quote: Originally Posted by walsh Amp: Yamaha ax-597 Speakers: Quad 11L For genre I listen to just about everything: rock, classical, ambient, metal. Classical and ambient sound pretty good using just the LMEs but rock guitars are slightly too high-pitched with not a lot of "oomph"...

Quote: Originally Posted by walsh I'm having real trouble finding a good combination. First I got 2 LT1057s and found them unbearably hollow, and the trebles were too loud and harsh. I replaced these with the LME49720HA which were a lot better but I couldn't use 3 of them because the...

LME49722MA it is then

I currently have both LME49722MA and LT1678CS8#PBF here but only one pair of SOIC to DIP adapters. So I'm asking you guys for advice. Which should I go for first with testing in my Essence STX? I'll eventually order some more Brown Dogs though.

Quote: Originally Posted by ecclesand I pretty much experienced the same thing with the OPA1612. And, like you, I prefer the LT1057 over it and just about every other opamp I've tried (although the jury is still out on the LT1358CN8). In fact, I bought...yes, actually bought, a handful...

Quote: Originally Posted by ROBSCIX How did the soldering go? It was a fun experience, trying to work with such small things. I think the tip of my iron is somewhat too clunky, but with a little help of the soldering braid I managed to clean it all up and get rid of the bridges...

Quote: Originally Posted by rwaudio Well I didn't get my opa1612's so I soldered up 4 pcs of opa1611 on a pair of dual so8 to dip adapters and I have to say the first thing I noticed is the noise floor simply vanished... before it was LOW, you had to turn up the volume to max to hear...