Specs side by side
2 parts compared · 13 differing specs across 14 total parameters.
| Parameter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Supply voltage | - | Same dual-supply audio usage; check the exact envelope per datasheet. |
| Memory & Peripherals | - | Favored for high-impedance sources where the bipolar input of the 5532 loads the network. |
| Compatibility Level | - | Functional Equivalent |
| Component Category | Audio Operational Amplifiers | - |
| Core & Architecture | - | The Burr-Brown audio classic: JFET-input dual with very low bias current - the historical upgrade from the 5532 in high-impedance positions, with noise performance in the same broad class (the classic part is not dramatically quieter, it is different). |
| Firmware Notes | - | An upgrade in bias-current terms, a voicing change in practice. In mixing-console swaps the community treats these substitutions as taste; in instrumentation it is a specification - choose by the source impedance. |
| Hardware Notes | - | Pin-compatible 8-pin dual; the classic rolling slot. |
| 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 for upgrades; watch the price band for relabels. |
| Sourcing Status | Active Shenzhen Spot Sourcing (24–48h) | - |
| Case | DIP-8 / SOIC-8 | DIP-8 / SOIC-8 |