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Headphoneus Supremus
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I think that with the closer component placement and the lesser inductance/capacitance due to not having the component wires a SMD based amp probably will have a better performance than a through hole amp. Plus SMD parts are cheaper than through hole parts. I know that getting those large capacitance for SMD parts is a bit difficult, or how through hole op-amps are more easy to roll, but then we can have a hybrid SMD/through hole design. The whole 'SMD parts are hard to solder' is complete bullcrap, it is hard at first but once you get used to it you'll think that through hole is a hopelessly obsolete technology. So why aren't the amp designers using more SMD parts?