Some other Source Follower Configurations

Patrick , you got it wrong, I am afraid.Mouser don't have it. Digikey won't sell it less than 3000 at 20cents per piece that is 600$. The 40$ is just for shipping from other source excluding device price to US from Japan. I had better luck matching BF862 close to 1% IDSs with just 10-15. I got one exact match in 20 with ID and Vp.BF 862 is much more easier to source too.
 
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Patrick, I vaguely remember somewhere you explained the preference of K209 over BF862. I looked at noise levels one is in dB and other is in nV/ Root Hz so could not compare. In general BF862 is considered not an audio FET and made for RF use , is it the reason?
 
BF862 or the the circuit above Papa?

It don't currently have LTSpice installed on this machine, so I have not
seen the schematic. Rather I compared the curves of the BF862 relative
to a 2SK170 in a follower using two such transistors, one as a constant
current source and the other the follower.

The 2SK209 looks like a nice part, but I would be selecting for Idss > 6 mA
for a follower.