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Planning my DSET 4176 
Answers.... 4175 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4175 
A dangers zone? 4174 
DHT in the DSET 4174 
You will see. 4173 
Second round of questions... 4173 
The answers.... 4172 
Between S2 and OPT... 4172 
Exactly how I described above. 4170 
Fundamentals Channel... 4169 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4169 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4168 
There is truly no answer. 4168 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4168 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4167 
I did not tell the whole story... 4167 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4167 
More ansvers..... 4166 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4165 
Do not worry.... 4165 
HF Filter 4159 
The starting sequence. 4159 
A first world problem... 4159 
The remote start option. 4158 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4156 
The coupling capacitors 4155 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4155 
Cap rolling... 4152 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4152 
Caps at high frequencies... 4152 
Do not worry about it for now. 4151 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4148 
I think it is about right. 4148 
More Lpads... 4147 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4146 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4145 
A word of warning 4145 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4138 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4137 
The LPADs.... 4137 
Like This? 4137 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4131 
DIY 4131 
Better air-caps? 4131 
Top Plate Draft #1 4117 
Many options are available. 4117 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4111 
Interesting but…. 4109 
Heating is an issue... 4105 
LPad in Channel F 4101 
It does not matter. 4099 
A few power supply changes 4097 
The opportunities are endless. 4097 
The power supplies 4096 
How did you do it? 4096 
Two things I really liked... 4096 
Splitting the DSET 4030 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4030 
The heat issue 4028 
Be carefully however. 4028 
All about bass 3966 
Approaching the LF DSET 3965 
Many thanks 3965 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3965 
The long wall? 3963 
Multiple reasonings… 3963 
This is interesting! 3962 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3961 
First bass OPT prototype... 3746 
I do not know. 3746 
Yes, that is right... 3745 
DSET Grounding 3736 
As far as I remeber. 3735 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3663 
1R vs 16R 3663 
I've started building the power supplies... 3614 
Steel singing 3613 
Not yet 3613 
Copper? 3612 
Ringing 3574 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3574 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3557 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3557 
It look like the project progress well 3556 
Ventilation 3554 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3553 
Dust 3545 
A filter? 3545 
DHT Meter 3534 
Current matters? 3533 
Yes, that is it. 3533 
Do not rash 3532 
12.1k Resistor 3527 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3527 
DSET amplifier is designed 3495 
Prototype 3495 
Not built yet 3495 
Built in vibrosiolation 3495 
Impressive project 3495 
It is a good idea 3495 
I'm honoured 3495 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3495 
I second Romy, 3495 
Is this another N-Set? 3495 
The failing memory 3495 
Alzheimer! 3495 
Not too late 3495 
Airborne 3483 
EMF 3483 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3483 
Multiplying by zero 3483 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3483 
Valve damping 3483 
EM radiation 3483 
It's free 3483 
Gauss 3482 
Mmmm... 3482 
Without Looking Again 3482 
Something I observe… 3482 
Filter Caps 3482 
Very good 3482 
Nichicons 3482 
DigiKey 3482 
Iron? 3481 
No, no Pieter 3481 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3477 
Mock-up 3477 
Some more DSET photos.. 3263 
DSET labels 3180 
Some thoughts. 3179 
They are for mA 3178 
Finally firing up the DSET 2860 
The bias 2859 
Try to debug more. 2859 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2859 
Damn crossovers 2859 
Six Channels are UP 2858 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2858 
Shot too early... 2857 
Tube change simplicity 2857 
So far so good... 2857 
Keep dong what you do... 2857 
In my dreams 2857 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2856 
Very good. 2856 
Distressingly familiar 2856 
DSET Power draw 2856 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2856 
You would be most welcome... 2855 
EI vs toroids 2853 
Its about noise 2852 
The pin 8 question 2852 
Cont'ed 2852 
A good question. 2851 
Barbirolli Mahler 2838 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2838 
First music testing 2829 
So far so good. 2829 
All fixed? 2827 
It is all good. 2826 
Some time on it 2799 
Here's to You! 2799 
Very commendable and noble job 2799 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2799 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2799 
I deserved that 2798 
Many variables in play 2798 
I've got some work to do 2797 
Some leads to explore. 2797 
Small steps 2720 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2719 
Still no stereo 2627 
Good luck... :-) 2627 
I've not given up... 2626 
AVC experience 2626 
Read sun is rising... 2626 
I do not know. 2626 
Bass Channel OPT 2614 
Some perspectives... 2609 
More to do 2608 
I had it wrong all along... 2287 
Play It Again, Sam 2287 
R4 is the Culprit 2287 
Some explanations 2286 
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