[sdiy] Silly question about dual vs. quad op amps

[Paul Schreiber]

a) there are MANY more choices for dual op amps (upgrade path, DC accurate, etc)
b) it's often easier to lay out the pc board with duals
c) crosstalk is higher for quads

Paul S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Lanterman" <lanterma at ece.gatech.edu>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 12:42 AM
Subject: [sdiy] Silly question about dual vs. quad op amps


> 
> If I need four op amps in a circuit, any reason I wouldn't just grab a 
> quad op amp chip?
> 
> For instance, all over the OB-Mx board, you'll find TL072s... why use so 
> many of them when you could use fewer TL074s?
> 
> - Aaron
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