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dfglv wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 5:37 pm

benadrian wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 11:55 am But I'm listening. Thoughts?

i've been meaning to get round to something like this for a long time, since i know very little about applied audio electronics or circuit design, and a straightforward preamp/buffer seems like a good place to begin. i landed on don tillman's preamp design (after being really impressed by his notes on guitar pickup characteristics), but i don't quite know where to go next as far as identifying a viable modern substitute for the JFET part, which i don't think is in production anymore.

Nate Dort wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2025 7:09 pm J201 FETs are still readily available and used all the time in pedals. You could also sub something like MPF102 or 2SK30, just watch the pinouts.

benadrian wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:26 am I was under the impression that thru-hole J201 were becoming very hard to find, but surface mount versions are still plentiful.
If there are good sources of the thru-hole package J201, please let me know.

I guess that I could also just check mouser and parts express myself