So everyone except marc and myself have forgotten how JFET (and grid leak) amplifiers/oscillators generate their self-bias? The JFET gate is at the maximum AC voltage node and will rectify whatever drive it sees.
What troubles me is that NXP lists the BB201 as a double diode and only one is accounted for. Maybe they're in parallel.
The audio stage needs pre-emphasis or it will sound muddy.
What troubles me is that NXP lists the BB201 as a double diode and only one is accounted for. Maybe they're in parallel.
The audio stage needs pre-emphasis or it will sound muddy.
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