20Pcs 8Pin DIP SIP Gold Plated IC Socket Round Machined 2.54mm Pitch

Really makes switching op-amps easy. Took out 4 NE 5532P op amps, installed 4 SX52B op amps, in a DAC and an Amp. Once you put the old 5532's on these adapters, makes switching them in and out no problem. My Douk Audio D1 amp had the op amps pretty close, so the SX52B's would not fit. I put one of these adapters on one of them, lined them up, and inserted at the same time. Now they fit, slightly overlapping, but it worked. Think I will stick with the SX52B's. But, during testing, having these adapters on the tiny NE5532P op amps made switching them out a breeze during sound testing.

Got into rolling op amps recently. Did a roll in my Fosi BT20A PRO with (almost) no issues. Next was my Fosi V3. Removed the cover, low and behold the Sparkos 3602 would not fit because the caps on the board were to close to the sockets to allow them to fit. The only answer was a socket adapter to lift the op amp above the caps. These socket adapters are excellent. The robust gold plated pins fit easily into the socket and allow for easy removal when you want to reroll the op amp. I used the remaining sockets to house the original op amps I removed. I almost destroyed them trying to get the out in the beginning. Now if I wanted to reinstall the original op amps, it won't be an issue. These sockets saved the day. I would highly recommend them to anyone wanting to start on this kind of endeavor.

This is a fantastic deal for 8 pins. They gold plated them tits for a better connection for hifi. There are a must in tight spaces for opamps swapping.

Good sockets, but on the expensive side - arrived quickly though

These have been serving me well. Whether it is actually a gold (AU) plating or not, I could not say. I recommend fluxing the pins and holes before soldering. This makes for a very clean looking job!

Quality stuff and well built. Love it.

The ability to have solid contacts without applying heat to the chip is very good on breadboards and stripboards. I am sure I will need more.

Scuffed rolling setup for my ae9, but gets the job done.