The LM386 has its place — on the breadboard, in the one-off perfboarded circuit, or even free-formed with parts hanging off of it in mid-air. And as the granddaddy of DIP-format amplifiers ...

The dual JFET pre-amp provides tube-like sound, the BMP provides a nice tonal range while the LM386 can drive various ... post provides extremely detailed circuit analysis of every part of the ...