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Hmmm, not a massive amount of difference to my ears. Both are amazing OpAmps but with the OBCA mod on the 5534 I am favouring them slightly more than the Muses01 (my favourite of the Muses). I am astounded that after so many years rolling and tweaking that I have only just stumbled over this.
I tried the AD744 OBCA a while ago (which was great) but for some reason never tried the 5534 with the same pinout. The Muses01 is an amazing OpAmp and I think it has a very slight advantage over the 5534 for male vocals but this is a personal preference as I prefer them slightly more forward in presentation but generally I am finding the 5534 more musical which suits my HD800's to a tee....
If you take into account the price of the 5534 it's an absolute "golden nugget" not to be missed. Remember though, the OBCA mod is the magical mod that turns this "sows ear into a silk purse"
Man, don't you hate cliches.... I try to avoid them like the plague
I tried the AD744 OBCA a while ago (which was great) but for some reason never tried the 5534 with the same pinout. The Muses01 is an amazing OpAmp and I think it has a very slight advantage over the 5534 for male vocals but this is a personal preference as I prefer them slightly more forward in presentation but generally I am finding the 5534 more musical which suits my HD800's to a tee....
If you take into account the price of the 5534 it's an absolute "golden nugget" not to be missed. Remember though, the OBCA mod is the magical mod that turns this "sows ear into a silk purse"
Man, don't you hate cliches.... I try to avoid them like the plague