[leeperry]

hah! ok, I'll let them burn in for a few hours...even though the LT1364 gave right away

this nasty reverb won't go away anytime soon I'm afraid..

 

[leeperry]

right, the 1057 had to go! I'm now running the LT1361CN8

it's like a 1364, but w/o the magic in the low end....even w/ some EQ, the trebles are still whiney.

I read on this thread that the 1469 was also like a 1364 but whinier in the trebles...and they also agreed that the 1364 was one of the best choices: Prodigy 7.1 / LT / HiFi / HD2 Fan Club
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with the LT1364 there is no need for any equilizer anymore...the sound is perfect for me...

I guess everybody can't be wrong, including the LT techsupport(who recommended it to me as the top choice for audio), Andrea, these guys...and my ears

I still got these to try(plus the OPA132U/OPA827/OPA211), but I'll put back the 1364 and call it a day I think...I will roll them when I'll be bored to death this winter:
LT1355CN8
LT1469IN8
LT1124ACN8
LT1213ACN8

 

[LingLing1337]

Anyone wanna comment on LT1364 vs LM4562NA, which seem to be two top contenders?

 

[ROBSCIX]

I tested the LT1364 as did a few others in the STX/ST users thread and it was not a very good opamps at all. Sounded quite cold, boring etc..
Your tastes may vary but I found nothing particularly good about them at all for audio use. The LM4562NA/LME49720NA wouls be much better then a LT1364 IMO..

 

[ROBSCIX]

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Originally Posted by leeperry /img/forum/go_quote.gif hah! ok, I'll let them burn in for a few hours...even though the LT1364 gave right away this nasty reverb won't go away anytime soon I'm afraid..

Why would there be reverb? Seems like there is something wrong with your card.

 

[leeperry]

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Originally Posted by LingLing1337 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anyone wanna comment on LT1364 vs LM4562NA

majkel made a good description of the 4562 here: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f6/aud...-v-2-a-397691/

mostly the SS is cut in many thin slices, but there's more of them than there is on the recording itself IMO...and it's whiney and artificial.

the 1364 is spot-on to me, I'm back on it as we speak....it's got the low end bass extension most of the other op-amps lack(except the LME49720HA, but this one has resonant mids IME), and the trebles are not whiney. plus the mids are very detailed, PRAT is high, the SS is totally 3D & natural...

it!

PS: this 30" FLAC sample is great to test SS: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2IL8UQLJ

the beat should be right in the center and the strange sound far on the left, then the bass far on the right...and nothing should sound reverbed

 

[leeperry]

hah, LM4562 better than LT1364? no chance

yes "transparency" is the exact word, more than "natural"...or maybe both would apply

ok lemme locate some LT1363, but LT asks $30 of shipping costs to Europe..

majkel didn't like the 1363 btw: http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache...&hl=en&ct=clnk

 

[leeperry]

do you know a place that doesn't ask $30 of shipping costs to Europe for a bunch of 1028/1363?

majkel says the 1364 is too warm, that's exactly what I like...PRAT machine

maybe I'll try the OPA132U/OPA211 later today.

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The LT1364 absolutely doesn't lack transparency, but it's not boringly clynical which I like for sure.

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache...&hl=en&ct=clnk

I guess you are RFL?

 

[ROBSCIX]

Other people have tested the LT1364 around here and their reports are not as gushing.

I would easily take the LT1057 or LM4562/LME49720 over the LT1364....

 

[leeperry]

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Originally Posted by LT1363 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The LT1364 does sound more natural than the LT1057... Give it a closer listen. The LT1057 (or the single LT1056 which I've also used) lacks the microdetail and the tonal transparency of the LT1363.

the LT1057 is simply unbearable, I guess some ppl in this thread indeed have cotton ears

 

[SpudHarris]

I've got a couple of 1363's mounted and ready to go but with all the talk of DC offset I can't bring myself to try them. Maybe I'll try later with my IE8's or Q-jays.

My current favourites are: OPA132UA's / LT1357's / AD797's. The 1357's and the 797's sound fantastice biased to class A but I like the 132's tonality as is.....

I got my 1363's from Farnell with postage included.....

 

[leeperry]

the 1364 sounds far better than 1358/1057 in my book...you would not regret it. I don't see what the fuss is to measure any DC leakage on your amp..

 

[SpudHarris]

Are the 1364 and 1358 the dual versions of 1363 and 1357?

I really like the 1357's so I'm hopefull with what you say that the 1363's will be the bee's knees, the cat's whiskers, the dogs doo dah's etc

Not a fan of the 1057's, there are many many chips that are far better IMO. Never say never though I may try them again at some point with different buffers (stacked) and different G/V chips.

 

[leeperry]

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Originally Posted by SpudHarris /img/forum/go_quote.gif Are the 1364 and 1358 the dual versions of 1363 and 1357?

yes.

well, SS is natural, sound is slightly warm and PRAT is great.

I've got some LT1363/LT1028 on order now...but the LT1364 is definitely a keeper to me so far.

maybe it's a synergy story on my AK4396 card, many ppl agree that it sounds fantastic on that Audiotrak Prodigy thread.

 

[SpudHarris]

Cool..

Couldn't take it any longer, I'm listening with the 1363's now. I'll leave the class A biasing untill I'm used to the signature but initial impressions are they very fast and detailed they suit Shpongle and then some!