10 OpAmps tested with HQ sound demo - Op-Amp Rolling -Find the hidden gem !
In this video I am testing following opamps:
Sparkos 3602, LHY Discrete Double Opa, Parallel NE5532, LT1028, NE5532, Staccato OSH-DHb, Muses 02, Muses 8920, Oracle 02, Burson v7 Vivid, LHY Discrete Double Opa
I record the sound samples with my Schoeps CMC6Mk4 Microphones and 32 Bit Float recorder.
In this video there is the same sound samples played on each of the Op Amps - 1 minute for each sample on each Op Amp
Link to download Uncompressed FHD 32 Bit Float Opamp Battle Video (you need to download it not watch online for the best quality) - [ Ссылка ]
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SYSTEM IN THE VIDEO:
SPEAKERS: QUALIO IQ - [ Ссылка ]
AMP: FOSI V3 - [ Ссылка ] (affiliate link)
STREAMER: PC with HQ PLAYER for Upsampling to DSD512 on the fly Using Tidal and Roon
DAC: T+A DAC 200
CABLES: Audiomica Excellence USB, VirtualHiFi interconnects and speaker cables
FOOTERS: VirtualHiFi Vibron
Link to download Uncompressed FHD 32 Bit Float Opamp Battle Video (you need to download it not watch online for the best quality) - [ Ссылка ]
Video to the Parallel Muses 02 test - [ Ссылка ]
Shout Out to Great store where you can buy the Opamps in Europe - www.audiophonics.fr
My Listening session notes
NE5532 - overall good sound a benchmark for the opamps.
Sparkos - open nice reverbs of strings , rich vocals, nice energy, big precision, good transients speed, Musical character
Parallel ne5532 - Big scale, full rich sound with plenty of definitlion. Great immersion, Big heat generator Overall the best bang for the buck performer ;)
1028 - big scale, Nice well balanced Opamp
LHY Discrete - big bold rich but airy with great detail, big scale big size, analogue but not boring - very impressive, deep soft but controlled bass very musical
Stacatto -rich relaxed analogue, not as wide soundsage but good depth, not the best reverb in the air
Muses 02 - rich, organic, wide, decent soundstage, non aggressive highs, overall good opamp for making sound a bit more relaxed
Muses 8920 - rich but muddy, blurred, little reverb, big vocals.
Burson V7 Vivid - bold wide sound with reverbs, rich vocals, big air, tight bass great first impression quite wide soundstage, precise big vocals, in your face type of sound, musical character
Oracle 02 - nice colour, quite rich, a bit relaxed, full, nice separation nice air in the guitar, great for the price - 7$ Pricetag make it a definite candidate for a test
WARNING !!!!
Here is one comment (Thank you Kraken once again :) with expiation the paralysation of the Opamps, so test it at your own risk ;)
“If he literally just connected the legs of the chips, well, he was lucky. This op-amp survived that.
But don’t rush to accept a simple explanation as a recipe for all occasions. I insist that doing so is not correct. The total current consumption should increase significantly. Connecting the outputs directly is analogous to a short circuit. Most likely, in this design the through current of the output stages of both op-amps has increased significantly. But not to a critical value - operational amplifiers usually have an output current limitation. But increasing the current through the output stage usually has a beneficial effect on quality. In general, there are prerequisites for an increase in quality. But the method is barbaric."
00:00 - OPAMP BATTLE INTRO
01:53 - Track 1 - OPA A
02:53 - Track 1 - OPA B
03:53 - Track 1 - OPA C
04:53 - Track 1 - OPA D
05:53 - Track 1 - OPA E
06:53 - Track 1 - OPA F
07:53 - Track 1 - OPA G
08:53 - Track 1 - OPA H
09:53 - Track 1 - OPA I
10:53 - Track 1 - OPA J
11:54 - YT Compression is update
17:04 - Track 2 - OPA A
18:04 - Track 2 - OPA B
19:04 - Track 2 - OPA C
20:04 - Track 2 - OPA D
21:04 - Track 2 - OPA E
22:04 - Track 2 - OPA F
23:04 - Track 2 - OPA G
24:04 - Track 2 - OPA H
25:04 - Track 2 - OPA I
26:04 - Track 2 - OPA J
27:05 - Track 3 - OPA A
28:05 - Track 3 - OPA B
29:05 - Track 3 - OPA C
30:05 - Track 3 - OPA D
31:05 - Track 3 - OPA E
32:05 - Track 3 - OPA F
33:05 - Track 3 - OPA G
34:05 - Track 3 - OPA H
35:05 - Track 3 - OPA I
36:05 - Track 3 - OPA J
37:05 - Track 4 - OPA A
38:05 - Track 4 - OPA B
39:05 - Track 4 - OPA C
40:05 - Track 4 - OPA D
41:05 - Track 4 - OPA E
42:05 - Track 4 - OPA F
43:05 - Track 4 - OPA G
44:05 - Track 4 - OPA H
45:05 - Track 4 - OPA I
46:05 - Track 4 - OPA J
47:05 - Track 5 - OPA A
48:05 - Track 5 - OPA B
49:05 - Track 5 - OPA C
50:05 - Track 5 - OPA D
51:05 - Track 5 - OPA E
52:05 - Track 5 - OPA F
53:05 - Track 5 - OPA G
54:05 - Track 5 - OPA H
55:05 - Track 5 - OPA I
56:05 - Track 5 - OPA J
57:05 - OPAMP BATTLE Conclusions
