Home Vinyl Asylum

Welcome Licorice Pizza (LP) lovers! Setup guides and Vinyl FAQ.

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Vinyl Asylum ]
[ Alert Moderator ]

Semantics

Op amps are designed to have very high gain so that the performance is dominated by the feedback resistors. This is best achieved using an integrated circuit. A 'discrete' op amp is, therefore, an oxymoron - it is a lot of effort for dubious benefit.

OTOH, a low-feedback or no-feedback circuit made of discrete components is a completely different beast. John Curl is mentioned elsewhere in this thread - his experience is much greater than mine and he has written that in any given situation using as little feedback as possible is best for sound. It is likely that equipment with discrete stages will have low/no feedback and will likely sound best. So, IMO, the question is really about high feedback vs. low feedback rather than integrated vs. discrete design.

OTOH again, a lot of audiophile equipment containing op amps gets good reviews. And, almost all the studio equipment that recorded our favorite albums contains opamps. And the opamp based gear will probably measure better than discretes!

Regards
13DoW

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
  Parts Connexion  

Follow Ups Full Thread
Follow Ups
FAQ

Post a Message!

 Forgot Password?
Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
  Remember my Moniker & Password  (What's this?)    Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:
Message:   (Posts are subject to Content Rules)
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:  Automagically notify you when someone responds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]