What is a "opamp "

[PRC]

I have seen upgrades on CD players mentioning "opamp"
I have a mmf-cd 25. I like the sound. Is this a way to improve it.

Thanks

Patrick:rolleyes:

[F1nut]

Scoll down.

http://www.williamson-labs.com/480_opam.htm

[dragon1952]

Originally posted by PRC
I have seen upgrades on CD players mentioning "opamp"
I have a mmf-cd 25. I like the sound. Is this a way to improve it.

Thanks

Patrick:rolleyes:

Damn! Where were you a few weeks ago? :(
http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=29202&highlight=opamps

[Early B.]

Nice link. I read it and I'm like this -- :confused:

Can someone give us non-techies a simple definition?

[PRC]

Originally posted by F1nut
Scoll down.

http://www.williamson-labs.com/480_opam.htm

WOW, Thanks..................... Boy do I feel over my head.

Patrick

[mhardy6647]

Don't panic! An opamp is an "operational amplifier", no more and no less. You can think of it as an electroic unit of amplification or "gainstage" (stage of gain). Doesn't have to be a little DIP chip, either. Tube opamps were not uncommon in analog computers in the late '50's/early '60's.

You can see an example at:
http://www.heathkit-museum.com/computers/ec-1.shtml


http://www.heathkit-museum.com/computers/images/ec-1.gif

I actually had one of the big brothers of this analog device for a while in the 1970's -- never quite managed to figure out how to make it do anything useful!

[Tide]

Originally posted by mhardy6647
Don't panic! An opamp is an "operational amplifier", no more and no less. You can think of it as an electroic unit of amplification or "gainstage" (stage of gain). Doesn't have to be a little DIP chip, either. Tube opamps were not uncommon in analog computers in the late '50's/early '60's.

You can see an example at:
http://www.heathkit-museum.com/computers/ec-1.shtml


http://www.heathkit-museum.com/computers/images/ec-1.gif

I actually had one of the big brothers of this analog device for a while in the 1970's -- never quite managed to figure out how to make it do anything useful!

I think that's what Sarah used to get Mt. Pilot on the line for Andy.

[mhardy6647]

I think that's what Sarah used to get Mt. Pilot on the line for Andy.

too funny! :-)