[Themilkman46290]

I have a pair of TH900's so bass isn't a problem, haha

Maybe try the source, for a while I tried op amps for bass, realized it's not nearly as big of an improvement as headphone or a different source.
Opamps don't really give big changes in bass, in other words, you won't get more dB of bass, what you might get is cleaner bass or better pronounced bass, I guess at the end of the day, for true bass heads, nothing beats a good eq

The nuances between amps are not night and day, except if you compare originals to fakes, then yeah, there is a bigger difference

I have tried burson, muses, and a lot of others, but ended up with ad8620 in som things, ad823 in others, lm4562 is great in the bass region, lme49720ha was awesome in sub bass, opa2132 is great if you eq a lot, so is the Burson v5i

But none of the pricier made a huge difference, some I couldn't tell apart, at one point I thought I was listening to the v5i and it turned out I had the ad823 in place
That's when I realized, if you want a good opamp, figure out what is good in your circuit

 

[duranxv]

Maybe try the source, for a while I tried op amps for bass, realized it's not nearly as big of an improvement as headphone or a different source.
Opamps don't really give big changes in bass, in other words, you won't get more dB of bass, what you might get is cleaner bass or better pronounced bass, I guess at the end of the day, for true bass heads, nothing beats a good eq

The nuances between amps are not night and day, except if you compare originals to fakes, then yeah, there is a bigger difference

I have tried burson, muses, and a lot of others, but ended up with ad8620 in som things, ad823 in others, lm4562 is great in the bass region, lme49720ha was awesome in sub bass, opa2132 is great if you eq a lot, so is the Burson v5i

But none of the pricier made a huge difference, some I couldn't tell apart, at one point I thought I was listening to the v5i and it turned out I had the ad823 in place
That's when I realized, if you want a good opamp, figure out what is good in your circuit

I ordered the Sparkos Op-Amps, so once I get those and get to test them out, I'll detail my impressions here!

 

[Audio Addict]

I just received my Sparkos Labs SS2590 order for my Apache. They just barely fit with the side of the two outter SS2590s' PCB resting against the side of the case. Out of the box these are so far above any other chips I have tried in the Apache which includes the SS3601s. They are very musical with excellent quality and clarity in the bass. The one thing I did not consider was the increase volume from them. I had to turn the volume down 2 clicks.

We will see how they settle over the next couple of weeks.

 

[ChevyMonsenhor]

Any chance i can get one of those DIP 8 extensions from China?
I tried searching for them on Aliexpress but i couldn't find any, for some reason.
I'm gonna try to fit a Burson V6 inside my xDuoo XD05.

 

[Sam Spade]

Any chance i can get one of those DIP 8 extensions from China?
I tried searching for them on Aliexpress but i couldn't find any, for some reason.
I'm gonna try to fit a Burson V6 inside my xDuoo XD05.

Burson has them on their website. Ive got some other links too.

 

[Themilkman46290]

Any chance i can get one of those DIP 8 extensions from China?
I tried searching for them on Aliexpress but i couldn't find any, for some reason.
I'm gonna try to fit a Burson V6 inside my xDuoo XD05.

Huo Guang store
Look for dip 8 extensions

 

[ChevyMonsenhor]

Huo Guang store
Look for dip 8 extensions

Burson has them on their website. Ive got some other links too.

Thanks guys! I ordered one, hopefully i can shoehorn the V6 inside the XD05 case lol

 

[duranxv]

My Sparkos op-amps just arrived, so I'm going to plug them into my SoundBlaster AE-9 and will hopefully detail my impressions when I have time to test them in different applications.

 

[Onik]

Can anyone recommend me any good sounding IC/CAN Dual Op Amps with max +-18V operating voltage and with more than 100ma output current.

 

[Sam Spade]

Thanks guys! I ordered one, hopefully i can shoehorn the V6 inside the XD05 case lol

For products that help replace OEM opamps I've found some options.

Burson have 35 mm extension leads. If you are careful and bend them slowly you can bend them without breaking the wire. They have other stuff too. https://www.bursonaudio.com/product/35mm-extension-lead-x-2/

These are longer, 40mm? and look more flexible https://www.pornfreen.top/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=218375

This site is good and the short ones than come pre bent:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001345216954.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.1.1ecb48b85X3XFs&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.14976.197020.0&scm_id=1007.14976.197020.0&scm-url=1007.14976.197020.0&pvid=067666d7-6398-4268-8c27-ea20cc9e9309&_t=gps-idcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.14976.197020.0,pvid:067666d7-6398-4268-8c27-ea20cc9e9309,tpp_buckets:668#0#131923#0_668#888#3325#2_4976#0#197020#11_4976#2711#7538#278_4976#3104#9653#10_4976#4052#21623#67_4976#3141#9887#2_668#2846#8113#1998_668#2717#7564#650_668#1000022185#1000066059#0_668#3422#15392#933_4452#0#189847#0_4452#3474#15675#128_4452#4862#22449#76_4452#3098#9599#90_4452#3564#16062#402

Also this one comes recommended by Andrew Sparko. He said: "Digikey is a place like mouser. They just sell electronic parts and they sell pretty much everything."

Here's my work in progress:

Cheers
Sam

 

[tmb821]

Thanks guys! I ordered one, hopefully i can shoehorn the V6 inside the XD05 case lol

Please let us know if you figure out how! I have a V6 vivid dual that I would love to run in the xDuoo. Currently running the V5i in the xDuoo.

 

[cqtek]

Hello everybody.
Do you know any reliable shop to buy LM4562, LME49860NA, OPA2107 or LME49720NA? If possible on AliExpress or another site that can ship to Spain.

Thank you very much.

 

[Onik]

AliExpress

LOL

 

[ChevyMonsenhor]

LOL

Some of us have to rely on that, myself included

 

[Onik]

For products that help replace OEM opamps I've found some options.

Burson have 35 mm extension leads. If you are careful and bend them slowly you can bend them without breaking the wire. They have other stuff too. https://www.bursonaudio.com/product/35mm-extension-lead-x-2/

These are longer, 40mm? and look more flexible https://www.pornfreen.top/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=218375

This site is good and the short ones than come pre bent:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001345216954.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000014.1.1ecb48b85X3XFs&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.14976.197020.0&scm_id=1007.14976.197020.0&scm-url=1007.14976.197020.0&pvid=067666d7-6398-4268-8c27-ea20cc9e9309&_t=gps-idcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.14976.197020.0,pvid:067666d7-6398-4268-8c27-ea20cc9e9309,tpp_buckets:668#0#131923#0_668#888#3325#2_4976#0#197020#11_4976#2711#7538#278_4976#3104#9653#10_4976#4052#21623#67_4976#3141#9887#2_668#2846#8113#1998_668#2717#7564#650_668#1000022185#1000066059#0_668#3422#15392#933_4452#0#189847#0_4452#3474#15675#128_4452#4862#22449#76_4452#3098#9599#90_4452#3564#16062#402

Also this one comes recommended by Andrew Sparko. He said: "Digikey is a place like mouser. They just sell electronic parts and they sell pretty much everything."

Here's my work in progress:





Cheers
Sam

you could buy SS3601 for buffer and use more extra dip-8 extension for the pro op amps to make it taller , then you might not need the wire extension sockets which looks funny.