Putting multiple ICs in parallel. A good idea or not?

[@MichaelBeeny]

PLEASE LIKE THIS VIDEO. I'm saving for a cup of coffee! Comments are also very welcome.

[@michaellundsrensen2292]

Thanks for showing us - it's much appreciated!

[@Peter_S_]

Depending on the IC, this is very common practice in extremely expensive high end test equipment. Think of applications like 8 1/2 digit meters where you want to average very small errors. Of course your circuit must be designed to take advantage of this approach and stacking the chips physically is likely almost never a good idea due to thermals.

[@vladnurk4710]

It is common practice to achieve Ultra low noise by //ing 5532, lt1115, opa202. beyond 8 chips is a point of no advantage. 2 chips will reduce the noise by half 4 chips by half again and 8 chips by half again. The theory the noise being random in each chip so this is an analog version of averaging

[@ACAustralia50]

very good. Still waiting for the dc to *- 15v converter review.🤨

[@charlybeagrie1119]

Doug Self made an amp with several 5532s. I thinl itmay have been a power amp: it was alng time ago and my memory is sketchy.

[@oahupc4688]

could you put the 5532 on top of the other 5532 like everyone does and tell us how it sounds. this silly kit is a joke and should not be ordered or reviewed. thank you for all your hard work

[@vladnurk4710]

looked @ the circuit it is crazy paralleling arrangement it is totally stupid. The positive feedback 10 R turns the voltage follower into a comparator with strange characteristics...poor cct design by a novice