I'm using a Drawmer 1960 tube compressor and mic pre unit. It sounds good. Today I had it open to clean a pot, and noticed an abundance of NE5532 and TL072 op amps (it a really a hybrid - using a few tubes but solid state as well).
ALL the op amps are socketed, so I was wondering, since this is about 18 years old, if there are any newer op amps that are a DIRECT replacement for the NE5532 and TL072 op amps in this that would give added sound quality without screwing something up. I'm talking plug and play here.
I found one posting in a board where a guy claimed he changed the ne5532 to the opa2134 and noticed a real difference in a DBX compressor. That is what got me wondering if there were any new and improved op amps that could be direct replacements for my Drawmer 1960.
ALL the op amps are socketed, so I was wondering, since this is about 18 years old, if there are any newer op amps that are a DIRECT replacement for the NE5532 and TL072 op amps in this that would give added sound quality without screwing something up. I'm talking plug and play here.
I found one posting in a board where a guy claimed he changed the ne5532 to the opa2134 and noticed a real difference in a DBX compressor. That is what got me wondering if there were any new and improved op amps that could be direct replacements for my Drawmer 1960.