JFETs: The New Frontier, Part 1

The basic circuits on which Erno Borbely based most of his projects are described in “JFETs: The New Frontiers, Part I and II,” published in Audio Electronics AE 5/99 and 6/99. Referring to these articles frequently, the author admits, these were the “building blocks” on which many - if not all - of his amplifiers are based. This article is the first part, as originally published in Audio Electronics, Vol. 5 1999.

What can you do to ensure the best possible sound from your system? According to Nelson Pass, the “sweet spot” concept is generally regarded as “that happy balance of conditions that elicits the best possible sound,” including the interiors of the components themselves. This article was originally published by audioXpress, January 2010.

Linear Integrated Systems, a full-service manufacturer of specialty linear semiconductors, now offers the LSK 489, a 1.8-nV at 1-kHz, low-capacitance, N-channel monolithic dual JFET. The LSK 489 is part of a family of ultra-low-noise, dual JFETs specifically designed to provide users with less expensive solutions for obtaining tighter drain-source saturation current (IDSS) matching and better thermal tracking.