shadowofzeus
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Tomorrow I am ordering a Xonar DS and I have some LME49720NA samples on the way. Will this combo sound good? I am kind of new to the whole OPAMP exchanging thing.
Xonar DS with LME49720NA
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I find LME49720/49710 plasticky and artificial to death. Some people do not, and you might be one of those. In case you end up not liking it, you should also order LT1364CN8 and LT1028ACN8 (this one is mono, so you will need a 2x1 adapter) samples from Linear Tech and TLE2082ACP samples from Texas Instruments, so you have options and you can fall back to 2082 if you end up not liking any of them.
HA3-2525-5 can be had as samples from Intersil, also requires a 2x1 adapter like LT1028. No soldering required for any of these.
The best opamps these days come in SOIC form, which is smaller than the DIP8 opamps I am recommending to you and need to be soldered to soic-to-dip adapters in order for them to fit in dip sockets.
If you can somehow acquire these on adapters, I highly recommend them: ADA4627-1 (there's the neutral B grade and the warmer A grade, both fantastic), OPA827, OPA1611, AD8597, EL2228 (this one is a dual, unlike the others in this list), and ADA4841-1.
HA3-2525-5 can be had as samples from Intersil, also requires a 2x1 adapter like LT1028. No soldering required for any of these.
The best opamps these days come in SOIC form, which is smaller than the DIP8 opamps I am recommending to you and need to be soldered to soic-to-dip adapters in order for them to fit in dip sockets.
If you can somehow acquire these on adapters, I highly recommend them: ADA4627-1 (there's the neutral B grade and the warmer A grade, both fantastic), OPA827, OPA1611, AD8597, EL2228 (this one is a dual, unlike the others in this list), and ADA4841-1.
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Actually I have that combo and I think it sounds pretty nicier than stock ne5532 which came on my model.
However, I'm thinking of upgrading to D2X for a simple reason...
Since I have GTX 580 it sends a lot of garbage to the signal(not PSU related, tried several ones, now on CM Silent Pro Gold) when I do some gaming and D2X has external power supply which surely handles that situations better than PCI slot powered cards.
However, I'm thinking of upgrading to D2X for a simple reason...
Since I have GTX 580 it sends a lot of garbage to the signal(not PSU related, tried several ones, now on CM Silent Pro Gold) when I do some gaming and D2X has external power supply which surely handles that situations better than PCI slot powered cards.
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im gettin the same combo you are on the way too
as long it sounds similar to my stx i sold in terms of dac output ill be a happy man
shadowofzeus
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Thanks for the replys. I will try it and if I don't like it then I will get another sample and try some of the others.
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Just installed the LME49720NA in my Xonar DS.
I believe I'm hearing details in music that I did not notice before.
I think I'm also hearing some hiss, which maybe from poor recordings.
What other chip should i try?
I believe I'm hearing details in music that I did not notice before.
I think I'm also hearing some hiss, which maybe from poor recordings.
What other chip should i try?
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