In Reply to: RE: Has anyone used LM317 as constant current source posted by Leo loves music on April 8, 2025 at 20:37:23:
With just 7V to work with, a cascode MOSFET CCS would require a negative PS. What's the bias current? For current less than 10mA I would recommend a cascode NPN BJT CCS. That too would entail a negative PS. My system has 16 long tail pairs; so, I have some experience with CCS tails. IME the higher impedance cascode CCSs are sonically superior.
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