OutSmarts Line Driver Comparison

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For graphs showing the clipping behavior of OutSmarts versus the competition see Line Driver Clipping Behavior.

		THAT1646 OutSmarts	THAT1606 OutSmarts	ADI SSM2142	TI DRV134	TI DRV135	Units
Output Noise	600 Ω Bal. load	-101	-101	-93.4	-97*	-97*	dBu
Tames clipping into single-ended loads		Yes	Yes	No	No	No	---
THD+N Balanced 1 kHz, Typ 20 kHz, Typ 20 kHz, Max Single- ended 20 kHz, Typ 20 kHz, Max	10 VRMS 600 Ω	0.0007 0.002 0.005 0.003 0.006	0.0007 0.002 0.005 0.003 0.006	0.0008 0.004 No Spec 0.008** No Spec	0.0005 0.0014 No Spec 0.01** No Spec	0.0005 0.0014 No Spec 0.01** No Spec	%
Slew Rate		15	15	15	15	15	V/µs
Gain	RL=100kΩ RL=600Ω	+ 6.0 + 5.3	+ 6.0 + 5.3	+ 6.7 + 6.0	+ 6.7 + 6.0	+ 6.7 + 6.0	dB
Packaging Options	DIP-8 SO-16 W SO-8 Low θJA QSOP-16	Yes Yes Yes No	No No No Yes	Yes Yes No No	Yes Yes No No	No No Yes No	---
Datasheet		1606/1646 Datasheet	1606/1646 Datasheet	---	---	---	---
Datasheet says -98 dBu; *Not specified by TI or ADI, figures based on THAT measurements