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Short signal paths, but not sound-optimized?

I do not think the form-factor of an op-amp is any limitation to sound quality. In fact, they could potentially be outstanding because of low noise and short signal paths. But Design-wise, I doubt that any general-purpose op-amps are optimized for great sound (examples per the Michael Yee link).

IMHO the requirements for a business case for high volume production is the greatest limitation to op-amp quality for phono stages. Maybe this will change. Look what happened to Class D amps with ICE modules. Perhaps sooner than later we'll see really high-end designs with optimized components for phono stages?






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