25-08-2019, 04:22 PM
Where did I dis the LM3875 or LM3886? I was dissing stupid prices and the idea that it was unexpected.
But there were excellent hybrid modules before such IC amps existed for easy DIY and such a development of a decent IC was inevitable.
I'm NOT dismissing the IC, but dismissing the stupid name and price of the original product using the IC. Decent ICs have been available for years now, so much so that one used in the Gaincard is obsolete.
I've never despised decent IC amps or Raspberry Pis, I do despise most Audio magazines and Audiophools since maybe 1980s. It's all about fashion.
I mean op-amps were once made with valves and then discrete components. Of course monolithic IC amps can be totally HiFi, since ages ago.
But there were excellent hybrid modules before such IC amps existed for easy DIY and such a development of a decent IC was inevitable.
I'm NOT dismissing the IC, but dismissing the stupid name and price of the original product using the IC. Decent ICs have been available for years now, so much so that one used in the Gaincard is obsolete.
I've never despised decent IC amps or Raspberry Pis, I do despise most Audio magazines and Audiophools since maybe 1980s. It's all about fashion.
I mean op-amps were once made with valves and then discrete components. Of course monolithic IC amps can be totally HiFi, since ages ago.
