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RE: There is this:

> Just look at the analog circuitry in any piece of Meridian kit. They still
> use the 30 year old Signetics 5534 op-amp they've been using since they
> were founded.

At the risk of trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs, Meridian aren't
alone in still using this chip. It can be found in products from LFD, Musical
Fidelity, Cyrus, and HRT, as well as Meridian. I was told that this is because,
when properly used, this op-amp can drive low-impedance loads with very
low static distortion. Of course, this begs the question of whether an
integrated circuit op-amp, which relies on a high amount of negative
feedback to work, is a justifiable choice to use in a high-end audio circuit.

John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile

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