# A litany of dumbassery

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From [Alternatives to BF245A in 1176 comp project | GroupDIY Audio Forum](https://groupdiy.com/index.php?topic=65155.0) :

> The 2n5457 is extremely close (I’m not certain but they may have been intended as replacements for each other) and that’s what I used in a stereo build I made.

And per Mouser, the 2n5457 is… obsolete.

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