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Title: Favorite overdriven opamp?
Post by: Fancy Lime on May 02, 2020, 04:27:22 PM

Hi all,

I like me the sound of a good opamp clipping, but never explored all that many options. I like the NJM2068, and NJM4456 (= high current version of 4558). I prefer the LM301 over the 308. I don't care for the OP07 at all.

I'm wondering what your favorites are.

Cheers,
Andy

Title: Re: Favorite overdriven opamp?
Post by: aron on May 02, 2020, 05:01:31 PM

RC4558 TI. It works for me.

Title: Re: Favorite overdriven opamp?
Post by: idy on May 02, 2020, 05:24:17 PM

I kind of obsessed over CA3031 for a while...

Title: Re: Favorite overdriven opamp?
Post by: iainpunk on May 02, 2020, 07:20:24 PM

definitely the CA3160

but i don't think my opinion is the most useful, since it behaves quite nasty sometimes

i also love the sound of the BOSS BD2 style discrete opamp overdriving.

but my ultimate favourite is not an opamp, but a technique called wave folding
(https://i.postimg.cc/tYy1Mnm1/bad-wavefold.png) (https://postimg.cc/tYy1Mnm1)

cheers,
iain

Title: Re: Favorite overdriven opamp?
Post by: vigilante397 on May 02, 2020, 11:38:31 PM

LM308 8)

Yeah, you know why.

Title: Re: Favorite overdriven opamp?
Post by: bluebunny on May 03, 2020, 06:24:10 AM

Quote from: vigilante397 on May 02, 2020, 11:38:31 PM
LM308 8)

Yeah, you know why.

Hmmm... Begins with R? Rhymes with Bat?

You missed a trick with your handle, Nathan: vigilante308! :icon_cool:

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