eric343
Member of the Trade: Audiogeek: The "E" in META42
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2001
- Posts
- 6,038
- Likes
- 17
Again, I think that "swing" as it is referred to in reviews and "slew rate"/"bandwidth" as referred to in datasheets are two different things.
Originally posted by eric343 Again, I think that "swing" as it is referred to in reviews and "slew rate"/"bandwidth" as referred to in datasheets are two different things. |
I think it's because you're reading reviews, not datasheets |
The Max, to me, ranks well below a handful of other amplifiers in terms of texture and ambient detail. Don't get me wrong, the Max has other traits that make it worthy but that's just not one of them in my experience. So then, where is the inconsistency? Does the Max really not have "good swing"/"high slew rate" compared to other amps? |
That aspect owes so much to just the opamp? |
No, accurate is when you put in 20-20000 Hz in, you get 20-20000 Hz out, with no rolloff or humps or dips. Transparency is a different thing entirely. It has more to do with having a fast slew rate than anything else. Slew rate is a measure of how fast an amplifier can "swing" from 0V to a full signal level. The faster it swings, the more accurate |
By the way, some people have reportedly gotten ultra-reference transparency using DSL line drivers - opamps with slew rates in excess of 470V/uS, bandwidth of 350MHz (gain = 10), and settling time of 145nS. |
Under $200. |
Does a crossfeed circuit affect the quality of the output ? |
Any amps with [high-spec op-amps] on board? |
I find little advantage in using super-exotic chips. |