Thanks Fred. I was not aware of the history. The ones I have were sourced from DigiKey, so they are the EVVOSEMI parts. I also tested them in the Ikin Norton amp and they are equivalent to the 2SC5551 there as well. My hope was to find a suitable substitute that is still in production. The BFU590 seems to be one of the few still produced. I plan to test some in the future.
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