[sdiy] Germanium power amp: at a loss...

[Bob Weigel]

Yeah my guess is you'd do better selling it on ebay for someone who 
needs it for a replacement in something.  Designing for germanium 
doesn't really gain you must of anything musically in the sound I don't 
think.  Way better to mess with vacuum tubes than with those I think.  -Bob

anthony wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I have a magnificent looking, gold anodized, 2N441, that I am certain 
> at one time lived in an old car radio. I have been looking on the 
> internet for a nice design for a power amp using all germanium 
> transistors, including a big one for the output stage. I'm guessing I 
> could get 10-15 watts out of this thing easy with a decent heatsink 
> (which I will have to drill myself because this isn't quite a TO-3...).
>
> Anyone have any hints of old makes of guitar amps, car radios or 
> whatnot that used a single, big PNP transistor in the output stage 
> that might render my search fruitful?
>
> thanx,
> aa
>
> PS - I have this weird Sony amp that came out of a very old all-in-one 
> unit that used germanium PNP's and silicon NPN's - weird.
>
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