[sdiy] Discrete Op Amps

[Mike HEQX]

What's the point of a discrete op amp these days? If you want color you 
can get that a thousand different ways. Isn't the point of op amps the 
"operation" aspect anyway? The flavor is a byproduct of the limitations 
of the fabrication process and the design limitations imposed by those. 
I don't know of anyone hawking the sound characteristics of a discrete 
op amp, yet I am sure they are out there.

I have some discrete op amps used in ancient naval computers. Never 
tried to fire them up.

Mike


On 4/9/2017 7:42 AM, Michael Zacherl wrote:
> On 9.Apr 2017, at 11:27 , Michael Zacherl <sdiy-mz01 at blauwurf.info> wrote:
>
>> On 8.Apr 2017, at 13:27 , Gordonjcp <gordonjcp at gjcp.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Under all possible circumstances - even preamps for the golden-eared audiophools - discrete opamps will be outperformed in every respect by even the cheapest shittiest IC.
>> µA741 ?  ;)
> BTW, IIRC, this has been passed around a good while ago: http://shop.evilmadscientist.com/productsmenu/762
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