Specs side by side
2 parts compared · 14 differing specs across 14 total parameters.
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Supply voltage | - | Same envelope as the family. |
| Memory & Peripherals | - | The restorer choice for consoles and players whose documentation predates the multi-source era. |
| Case | DIP-8 / SOIC-8 | DIP-8 / DMP-8 |
| Compatibility Level | - | 100% Drop-in (Zero Code Change) |
| Component Category | Audio Operational Amplifiers | - |
| Core & Architecture | - | The Japanese continuation of the original architecture, produced in the A-grade noise bin - and the part the audio community reaches for when they want the classic 5532 sound rather than the consolidated modern die. |
| Firmware Notes | - | In restoration work, the relevant question is which die the community trusts for the original voicing - the NJM line is the standing answer, and it is still active production. |
| Hardware Notes | - | DIP-8 / DMP-8 standard pinout. |
| Lead Time Advantage | - | Shenzhen Spot Stock (24-48h Dispatch) |
| Market Reality | The NE5532 is the audio op-amp: two channels, 10MHz-class bandwidth, 600-ohm drive into real cables, and a noise floor good enough that it defined the sound of mixing consoles, CD players and active monitors for forty years - and still sits in current production boards. Its buying story is quietly modern: the plain and A grades differ only in whether the noise floor is guaranteed or typical, the LM833 and RC4580 cross freely in the same socket, the original Signetics lineage lives on as the NJM5532 in Japan, and the current TI production is reported by the audio community as a consolidated multi-market die with subtly different distortion behavior - the kind of nuance that matters to console restorers and nobody else. | - |
| Reference Part | - | NE5532 |
| Role In Circuit | Original Reference Part | - |
| Sourcing Advantage | - | Stocked genuine; the branded part for audio restoration. |
| Sourcing Status | Active Shenzhen Spot Sourcing (24–48h) | - |