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    Join Date: Nov 2011

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    I'm Sam.

    Default Technics SL-P990 which opamps to upgrade change

    I have a Technics SL-P990 CD player

    from a japanese website M5238pf Mitsubishi made in I / V conversion" . Which would be most suited to replace this opamp and which should I change?

    I have some LM4562 smds spare, but there could be some better ones suited to the above opamp. TI industries suggested OPA1642

    Thank you

    Sam

    from the service manual

    IC805,806,807, 808 are IC Buffer AMP M5238FP

    IC 809, 810 are IC Amplifer NJM5532 ( near adjustment screws)

    IC 811,812 are IC Filter NJM5532

    IC 813, 814 are IC Amplifer M5238FP

    ?
    It would be
    IC805 - 808
    IC813,814



    Amps: Technics SU-V9, SU-V8 (black and silver), V8X, V4X ( 2 black, 1 silver) , G50 and SU-500
    Source:Technics SL-P990, P350, P477a,PG440a, Marantz CD40, NEC CD620 - TDA1541A, Philips CD753, Klein DAC, tuner and turntables Technics
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    Hi Sam
    SMD op amps are not easy to change, solder wick being essential, and just the
    right amount of heat, also solder wet the solder wick as you go.

    Its sort of a once only change with most SMD op amps so choosing well,
    ( that is if you find the present audio deficient in some areas)

    LM 6172 seem the tick of approval for I/V conversion, LM4562
    is also a very good part as well. I would lean toward the LM6172
    for this application http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm6172.pdf

    Cheers / Chris

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    Leave the opamps in... more trouble than it's worth for these types of players.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Light Dependant Resistor View Post
    Hi Sam
    SMD op amps are not easy to change, solder wick being essential, and just the
    right amount of heat, also solder wet the solder wick as you go.

    Its sort of a once only change with most SMD op amps so choosing well,
    ( that is if you find the present audio deficient in some areas)

    LM 6172 seem the tick of approval for I/V conversion, LM4562
    is also a very good part as well. I would lean toward the LM6172
    for this application http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lm6172.pdf

    Cheers / Chris
    Hi Chris,
    THank you for the help and reply. The IV conversion thing confuses me
    The Technics SL-P990 was Technics top model, it uses Mitsubitshi opamps. I had all kinds of trouble with smds in the past. I just thought I wouldve got even more improvement, though presently its just as good as my Marantz CD50

    Cheers Sam
    Quote Originally Posted by Yomanze View Post
    Leave the opamps in... more trouble than it's worth for these types of players.
    Hi Neil,
    The P990 does sound very good presently, I just wanted the best out of the player. I already messed up SMDS in the past and that reqired me going to get it fixed Cheers Sam

    Amps: Technics SU-V9, SU-V8 (black and silver), V8X, V4X ( 2 black, 1 silver) , G50 and SU-500
    Source:Technics SL-P990, P350, P477a,PG440a, Marantz CD40, NEC CD620 - TDA1541A, Philips CD753, Klein DAC, tuner and turntables Technics
    Speakers: Technics SB-6, Coral CX-5, ESM bookself (seas tweeters), Celestion Sl-6 (copper domes)

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