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Listing of Opamps for EE Minimax DAC Plus
Several of the above op-amps are available in 8-DIP configuration so that they will drop directly into the EE DAC without the need for Brown Dog adapters, as follows-(check with Digikey)OPA627 (single) can drop right into U6/7OPA2134 and OPA2604 c... 
TV 1080P resolution
You may need to tell your Directv box that your set is capable of receiving 1080p. And that HDMI thing... 
Best preamplifier, amplifier for B&W 800 Diamond
My brother had a Digital Amp Co. Cherry Plus class D amp in his store for a few months driving 802 Diamonds and the sound was excellent. 
EE Minimax Plus DAC vs. Rega DAC
Would also like to see an answer to Oglefronts question-Thanks Bill-Mike 
Favorite poorly-recorded albums
Mahavishnu Orchestra " The Inner Mounting Flame" 
Pro-ject tubebox ii : muffled sound
Does the Tubebox have switches on the bottom for cartridge matching? Check them to see if they are in the right position.Then I'd try those $20 tubes, see how you like them and then decide if you want to upgrade.-Mike 
Modern Linestages
I would certainly expect that I should pay a far higher tax rate on that portion of my money I use to purchase a $20,000 preamp than the money that I use to pay for heating bills and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for my kids. 
My love of music is killing me.
This November it will be 5 years since the loss of my 15 year old daughter to cancer and indeed there is a certain horror to those last days that cannot be described.I too then reached out to my newly found friends at AudioCircle, who will never k... 
IMPORTANT INFO RE: OPAMP ROLLING MINIMAX DAC
I bought all of my op-amps from Digikey 
Great sounding CDs out there...
miles_gurtu 
IMPORTANT INFO RE: OPAMP ROLLING MINIMAX DAC
Hi Doug,I urged you via email to correct a fatal flaw in your article, yet you chose not to address it in the least in your revision.As far as I understand, when the tube output is selected, you are listening ONLY to the op-amps in the U1/2 positi... 
IMPORTANT INFO RE: OPAMP ROLLING MINIMAX DAC
Doug's fav OPA2604 is available in DIP8 format so that it can be dropped right into the DAC without an adapter. This'll set you back the princely sum of $11, though, to obtain a vast improvement in SQ.Op-amp rolling in this DAC has taught me that ... 
Those Awaiting EE Minimax DAC Opamp Rolling...
And, according to the table, your final selection of OPA2604 in U1/2 and AD797 in U6/7 was not indicated as having been evaluated. (No "X" in the table)Still based on a quick perusal - please let me know if/how I'm mininterpreting the info in the ... 
Those Awaiting EE Minimax DAC Opamp Rolling...
Also, in the paragraphs that follow the table, each of the BLACK entries lists a sigle in U1/2 and a dual in U6/7, which are the reversed positions, yet these entries are in BLACK, indicating that a dual was used in U1/2 and a single in U6/7.Unles... 
Those Awaiting EE Minimax DAC Opamp Rolling...
I just did a quick read-through and my initial comments:Thanks for taking the time to try these things out and write it up.You say "For example, the red in the first row means you will reverse the order, such that the double AD797 would go into lo...