"James Sweet" bravely wrote to "All" (18 Oct 05 06:14:25)
--- on the heady topic of " Which discrete transistor would you use for a
boost circuit?"

JS From: "James Sweet"
JS circuit? Xref: core-easynews sci.electronics.repair:345577

JS Well the idea is that generally you need more than a single transistor
JS for an amp, but as with anything like this feel free to experiment,
JS there's no one correct solution by any means.

The thing is the original query was for a bit of a level boost. Also
an advantage of a single transistor is that it might be able to drive
more signal current than an ordinary opamp output. However, note that
an NE5532 can drive line level signals directly into 600 ohms.

A*s*i*m*o*v

.... A stereo system is the altar to the god of music.