Doepfer

lately i've been using my system for processing external signals quite often 
and i've come to notice that my a119 degrades the sound more than i'd like.   
the studio environment i'm usually in is of a high standard, neve console, etc...  
unfortunately i'm sometimes limited to what i can send to the a119 due to 
lessened sound quality of the results.  especially w vocals and drums.   i'm 
very careful w gain-staging so i don't think it's me.

out of curiousity just  patched the a119 from a send and back to the desk, the 
quality drops considerably w vocals and drums, but the narrowed bandwidth 
is usually pleasing on synth and guitars.
 
was looking at the opamps inside the a119, i believe the one that handles 
audio duties is a TI tl064c, pretty run of the mill chip w low power draw and 
pretty low slew rate according to info i found on TI's site.

i imagine a chip upgrade would make a big difference here as long as it 
doesn't draw too much current.  not looking for anything fancy but an 
improvement in bandwidth and slew rate would be nice.  anyone have any 
knowledge of opamps enough to recommend a suitable upgrade?

anyone else feel this way about the a119?

thanks!
-psm