opamp substitution question

Dave Halliday dave.halliday at greymatter.com
Wed May 28 07:01:14 CEST 1997


>          According to the Midwest Audio Products Parts Info. site, the 5556
>     op-amp was
>     better at reproducing high frequencies, and thus used in 
>     pre-JFET/Bi-FET days, where frequency response was more critical.  If 
>     my ever-failing memory still serves me, I believe the Treble Booster 
>     project in Craig Anderton's Elec tronic Projects for Musicians book 
>     used the 5556...I could be wrong...(??) Anyway, I KNOW that I've seen 
>     it in several E-mu ANALOG(ue) designs (back in the early 80's, the 
>     University of Texas Electronic Music Studio had a $500,000 E-mu Analog 
>     system{!!}, and I COULDN'T resist peeking...  ;->), so Dave Rossum 
>     must've known Something, right? 

>          Don't know what, exactly, would substitute...but you Should be 
>          safe with a Bi-FET (TL08x or TL07x types are easy to find), 
>          or...the Inimitable NE5532 / 5534!  If someone out htere knows 
>          better, Please let us know.  THANKS in advance!

Taking (well thumbed and solder splattered) copy of EPfM off shelf...
Treble booster - page 123

Can use an LM1556

It lists desired Op-amps in order of noise specs:
NE5534, LM1556, LM201, LM748 and LM741 (eeeeeeuuuuu!!!)
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