Need help simulating discrete impedance matching buffer in LTSpice - using 2N7002 and BC856

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Hi all,

Not sure if I can combine few voltage source and run it. For some reason it gives me funky output.

Help is much appreciated!

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After playing with values I was able to find ones that worked.

Output voltage swing is limited to +14.3V and -10.5V into 500R load.
Voffset at the output is 16mV.
Looks like it is comfortable driving loads all the way down to 150 ohm.
 

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looking at currents.

Changing R1 to 10K made the Fets around 1ma
so probably worked better.

likely should be around 2ma since no mirror.
then you can fine tune DC offset with R3
which will probably come down to 1 or 2K ish

Main concern is R2 at 200 ohms ?
think that BC656 is little hot at 75 ma ?

Dont know what you want the current to be.
seems high. In the model sure it drives
loads no problem.
 
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Nothing wrong with experimenting. It would be a bit like using TIP41's as the input pair of a differential input stage but it could equally sound really good.

The power FET will have a much higher gate/source junction capacitance for one thing and the noise will be high compared to a JFET. I'm pretty sure the small signal gain or transconductance will be low for the FET.
 
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Nothing wrong with experimenting. It would be a bit like using TIP41's as the input pair of a differential input stage but it could equally sound really good.

The power FET will have a much higher gate/source junction capacitance for one thing and the noise will be high compared to a JFET. I'm pretty sure the small signal gain or transconductance will be low for the FET.
Wake up, 2n7002 is 60v 300ma transistor. In TO92 it is 2n7000.
https://assets.nexperia.com/documents/data-sheet/2N7002.pdf
 
The 2N7000/7002 has capacitances comparable to a J112 FET, and the dispersion in threshold voltage must be comparable, maybe even smaller for the MOS, thus little to be gained there.
Instead of a shunt compensation, a more classical dominant pole scheme could be used, with a small capacitor (22p to 47p) between the B and C of the BJT.
For a robust buffer, not too sensitive to loading effects by cables, etc. including an emitter follower in the output might be a good idea. Depends on the finality
 
Increasing R2 limits negative voltage swing. What would you recommend for its value to be safe current for BC856?
Be something similar to what @Mooly did in post #7
He's keeping current down to 8 or 10ma
And added compensation R8 and C1 to make it feasible Stable at unity gain/or gain

this circuit really wont drive low impedance loads.
without making the current very high, which is melting transistors.
It is rather fun though, because I been thinking about doing a
N channel fet differential circuit for something.
So is inspiring for sure.
A discrete opamp with power section is more likely approach.
And would use something like Mooly's compensation
to make it unity stable
 
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