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Tech discussion => 4K,6K,8K Series => Topic started by: Alex J Kramer on January 02, 2025, 04:00:54 PM

Title: NE5534 question
Post by: Alex J Kramer on January 02, 2025, 04:00:54 PM

Merry Xmas & Happy NY to everyone!
Should I change all Signetics 5534 with the fresh TI5534AP just to extend console life?
Do Signetics sounds different or that's just an Audiofoolia and it's Ok to use modern TI's?

Title: Re: NE5534 question
Post by: radardoug2 on January 02, 2025, 08:03:29 PM

Just change the ones that fail. Dont succumb to Internet bullshit.

Title: Re: NE5534 question
Post by: Richealey on January 03, 2025, 01:32:07 PM

What he said. If they go bad replace them. Folks used to think the Signetics were the best sounding 5534. There was a time in the eighties after the Gs came out that people were trying to hot rod their Es buy putting in op amps with faster slew rates like the Burr Brown OPA627A. Also increasing the 100uf coupling caps with 220uf. I know of a console here in Nashville where the tech only did those mods to the left half of the console. Nobody seemed to notice a difference, so he never finished the right side.