Little gem question

[jimbob]

Is there any substitution for the 386 that would sound good?

[smoguzbenjamin]

Try googling for "+LM386 +substitute"

[zener]

Is there any substitution for the 386 that would sound good?

Having problems finding a LM386? It is very easy to find.

[smoguzbenjamin]

Tell you what, I can't find it anywhere. The people always give me the LM386 N1 which is a 6V version :x

[Mark Hammer]

I made a small practice amp from a TBA820 which I thought sounded pretty good.  It is another of the many 8-pin DIP 1-watt amp chips.  Another one is the JRC 2073, which is actually a pair of amps in an 8-pin package which can be hooked up for bridged mode power increases.  A great place to look for these is any of the budget powered computer speakers.  You know the cheesy plastic ones that are about the size of your fist,  have awall-wart that delivers half an amp, and bill themselves as "360 watts PMP".

Enter "low power amplifier chips" into Google and I'm sure you'll stumble across lots of candidates.  Given the vast number of headphone-based personal listening devices out there, there is no shortage of such low-power chips on the market.

[javacody]

Small Bear has two different kinds of lm386's, both of which I think will take over 12 volts.