[bcschmerker4]

  New Discrete Opamps arrived!
The Sparkos Labs SS3602
http://sparkoslabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/SS3601_SS3602.pdf
All I can say my dear fellas,is screw all Opamp from TI,Muses,ADI etc
The Sparkos Labs SS3602,Discrete Opamps,are put simply,just amazing.
The sound is very warm,wide and analog,specious without feeling distant Like AD8599 for example,noise and distortion....well there isn't any..
Although expensive,they worth every penny.
Sound is well balanced,without favors to any scale,Bass is tidy and clean,vocals are pleasant,Mids are present without being harsh,the highs are the best I've heard lately from any sound system,crystal clear and soft to the ears,without losing ground.
First I tried them in the I\V section in my Asus STX II,with muses02 in the buffers,while they sounded great and punchy,Asus were dumb enough to share the same screw for the bracket and shield,and since those SS3602 are huge,I had to gave up the shield.
So I went back to the creative ZXR,put them in the I\V,combined with LT1028ACN in the buffers,and compared to the STX,sound is just as great and even maybe more specious and more controlled,just amazing job by sparko's labs.
Finally an Opamp that is true to its meaning and claim,A first class audio Opamp,A new champ,the high claimed Muses02 costs almost the same price,and doesn't deliver half the sound quality of the SS3602....

Thanks, Raymond, for the info on the Sparkos® SS3602, which is a definite contender for a future improvement on my existing STX; the ideal fitment involves a somewhat deeper shield than ships stock on the ST, STX and STX II, as the SS3602 is some 3mm taller than the integrated circuit it will replace.  From the comparison table on the PDF datasheet, the SS3602 is the best candidate yet for the I-V due to better slew rate, better gain-bandwidth product, and lower noise voltage than any currently-available dual-op-amp IC; the SS3602 will also be probably a more forgiving line-level buffer than any currently-available dual-audio-amp IC.

 

[Luckbad]

How much are those opamps? 
 
P.S. Subbed!

 

[PurpleAngel]

  How much are those op-amps? 
 
P.S. Subbed!

 
Looks like $78.90 each.
http://sparkoslabs.com/product/discrete-op-amp-ss3602/

 

[Luckbad]

Wow... Nope. I can use a real DAC/Amp. Was really just hoping for a cheap musical upgrade for during gaming.

 

[paulguru]

What means "BLOATED" bass ?
 
distorted ? low quality ?

 

[raymond555]

Bloated=excessive

 

[paulguru]

Bloated=excessive

Ok but more preciselly .......are there too quantity of bass or its less defined ( low quality ) ?

 

[Luckbad]

Usually I read bloated bass as bleeding into the mids. If it just means lots of bass, then I like that. A side effect of bass encroaching on mids is that it's less defined.

 

[raymond555]

Think of it as slighly high

 ​

125Khz​

 zone in the EQ spectrum.​

 

[paulguru]

125Khz ? not Hz ?
 
Ok but i cant correct it with EQ ?

 

[Fegefeuer]

bloated bass is actually lack of driver control, it can happen through amping but also be a headphone's inherent weakness (like distortion). 

 

[Stadtpirat]

@raymond555
what is your EQ setting for the ZXR?

 

[raymond555]

stereo direct..

 

[paulguru]

  New Discrete Opamps arrived!
The Sparkos Labs SS3602
http://sparkoslabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/SS3601_SS3602.pdf
All I can say my dear fellas,is screw all Opamp from TI,Muses,ADI etc
The Sparkos Labs SS3602,Discrete Opamps,are put simply,just amazing.
The sound is very warm,wide and analog,specious without feeling distant Like AD8599 for example,noise and distortion....well there isn't any..
Although expensive,they worth every penny.
Sound is well balanced,without favors to any scale,Bass is tidy and clean,vocals are pleasant,Mids are present without being harsh,the highs are the best I've heard lately from any sound system,crystal clear and soft to the ears,without losing ground.
First I tried them in the I\V section in my Asus STX II,with muses02 in the buffers,while they sounded great and punchy,Asus were dumb enough to share the same screw for the bracket and shield,and since those SS3602 are huge,I had to gave up the shield.
So I went back to the creative ZXR,put them in the I\V,combined with LT1028ACN in the buffers,and compared to the STX,sound is just as great and even maybe more specious and more controlled,just amazing job by sparko's labs.
Finally an Opamp that is true to its meaning and claim,A first class audio Opamp,A new champ,the high claimed Muses02 costs almost the same price,and doesn't deliver half the sound quality of the SS3602.





 
WELL DONE SPARKO'S LABS,WELL DONE!!

Have you tryed the combination LT1028ACN and Muse02 ? 

 

[Stadtpirat]

Hi,
thank you very mutch.
 
Raymond555 write:

First I tried them in the I\V section in my Asus STX II,with muses02 in the buffers,while they sounded great and punchy,Asus were dumb enough to share the same screw for the bracket and shield,and since those SS3602 are huge,I had to gave up the shield.
 
Finally an Opamp that is true to its meaning and claim,A first class audio Opamp,A new champ,the high claimed Muses02 costs almost the same price,and doesn't deliver half the sound quality of the SS3602.
 
i read:
SS3602 + LT1028ACN are better then LT1028ACN + Muses02