Now you guys have got *me* all confused:

> > Dont the 130/131s use the PA382 Mine do, but i dont know what

date they

> > were made.
> >
> > My 132s certainly use the CA3280.
> The PA382 is the Curtis Chip. Dough Curtis renamed the CA3381/3382

to

> PA381/382. don't ask me why.

Julian, does your A-132 _really_ use the CA3280, as opposed to the
CA3080 (the CA3280 is a dual OTA package with linearizing diodes)
The PA382/CEM3382 is the exponential flavour, which would seem to
have no place in a linear VCA! Just curious to know if there is
another variant A-132 out there I'm unaware of.

Tim (trying hard not to get all my 2's, 3's and 8's confused)