00:00NE5532 or MCP6002, which op-amp deserves your bench?
00:05I dug through the listings and found the best deals on the NE5532 side,
00:09so let's break down 5 picks and see where your money actually goes.
00:13First up, 5PCS-slash-lot new original NE5532DR and SOP8, priced at $3.72 with 4,964 sold and a
00:234.6
00:23rating. Best feature here is original, sellers labeling these as new original stock,
00:28which matters when fake op-amps flood the market. For under $4 you get 5 chips,
00:34and thousands of buyers already took the gamble and rated it well.
00:38Solid safe starting point. Next, 20PCS-NE5532DR at just $1.73,
00:46with 4,961 sold and a 4.9 rating. 20 chips for less than $2, that's about $0.09 per
00:53op-amp
00:54rating near perfect means buyers keep coming back. Best value per chip in this whole lineup,
00:59and SOP8 package keeps it SMD-friendly. Third pick, 10PCS-NE5532DR SOP8 at $2.99,
01:084,543 sold and a perfect 5 rating. Perfect score at that sales volume is rare,
01:15people genuinely like these. You get 10 chips, low-noise dual op-amp, ready for audio projects.
01:21Pay the extra dollar over the 20-pack if verified feedback matters more to you than raw quantity.
01:28Fourth, 10PCS-N5532-NE5532DR, internally compensated dual low-noise, $1.93,
01:354,542 sold, 4.7 rating. Listing spells out the key spec, internally compensated, low-noise,
01:43which is exactly what you want for preamps and line stages. Under $2 for 10, plus honest stock
01:50availability. Good middle ground between price and clarity. Last one, 20PCS-NE5532DR at $1.50,
01:59cents, 4,203 sold, 4.7 rating. Cheapest entry in the group, 20 original spec chips for $1.50.
02:08SOP8 and DIP compatibility noted, new and in stock. If you're stocking a parts drawer for
02:14practice boards or bulk builds, this one's hard to beat. Links for all 5 deals are in the description,
02:20grab whichever fits your build. Smash the like button and subscribe for more honest parts comparisons.
