Best transistor cross reference?

[Duke1921]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

If you get the Sam's for it Sam's often lists NTE equivalents. You don't want to use NTE equivalents in the sweep stages as some Sony's are picky about what parts will work in those stages, but for signal stages the NTE should be fine.

It’s for the Blue Chroma. In your opinion, is the NTE replacement ok for this application? Thanks so much.