Kris Kirby wrote: > Let's see.. there's a bunch of op-amps that come to mind... there's > 'audiophile' amps out there, and there's just instrumentation stuff... > the LM324 is pretty common, as well as the LM1458 and it's cousin the > LF353 (JFET inputs). NE5532 is an audiophile part, but certainly works > as well.
The TI TL082 also comes to mind as a commonly used one by hobbyists. It's available in 8-pin DIP packaging amongst other things, which for some types of components is getting more difficult by the day -- soldering SOIC's just isn't as much fun as the old thru-hole parts. Datasheet: http://focus.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/tl081a.pdf DigiKey carries just about all of the ones folks here have mentioned... Perhaps you don't know about Digikey -- if you don't, go to their website and do a catalog request if you plan on purchasing anything electronics-related. You'll enjoy the monster the size of a phone book that shows up at your doorstep. http://www.digikey.com/ Here's JUST the Texas Instruments op-amp page from their online version of the paper catalog... http://dkc3.digikey.com/PDF/T063/0586.pdf That's just page 586 of their catalog! I'd say you have a LOT of usable options! :-) Nate WY0X
