This audio expert from Germany shares with us his latest design—this mon-source amplifier, level-shifts the
DC of the first stage to 0V. The drain
one an all-FET line amp. By Erno Borbely voltage of JFET 1 is no longer required
to sit at half of the supply voltage, be-
cause it is not responsible for the out-
put voltage swing. The voltage drop
n Parts 1 and 2 of my JFET articles amps—always invites lots of discussion across the drain resistor should, in fact,
FIGURE 3: The constant-current source increases FIGURE 4: The source follower adds drive capability.
the open-loop gain. A-2094-3 A-2094-4