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Planning my DSET 4159 
Answers.... 4158 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4158 
A dangers zone? 4157 
DHT in the DSET 4157 
You will see. 4156 
Second round of questions... 4156 
The answers.... 4155 
Between S2 and OPT... 4155 
Exactly how I described above. 4153 
Fundamentals Channel... 4152 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4152 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4151 
There is truly no answer. 4151 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4151 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4150 
I did not tell the whole story... 4150 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4150 
More ansvers..... 4149 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4148 
Do not worry.... 4148 
HF Filter 4142 
The starting sequence. 4142 
A first world problem... 4142 
The remote start option. 4141 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4139 
The coupling capacitors 4138 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4138 
Cap rolling... 4135 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4135 
Caps at high frequencies... 4135 
Do not worry about it for now. 4134 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4131 
I think it is about right. 4131 
More Lpads... 4130 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4129 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4128 
A word of warning 4128 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4121 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4120 
The LPADs.... 4120 
Like This? 4120 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4114 
DIY 4114 
Better air-caps? 4114 
Top Plate Draft #1 4100 
Many options are available. 4100 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4094 
Interesting but…. 4092 
Heating is an issue... 4088 
LPad in Channel F 4084 
It does not matter. 4082 
A few power supply changes 4080 
The opportunities are endless. 4080 
The power supplies 4079 
How did you do it? 4079 
Two things I really liked... 4079 
Splitting the DSET 4013 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4013 
The heat issue 4011 
Be carefully however. 4011 
All about bass 3949 
Approaching the LF DSET 3948 
Many thanks 3948 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3948 
The long wall? 3946 
Multiple reasonings… 3946 
This is interesting! 3945 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3944 
First bass OPT prototype... 3729 
I do not know. 3729 
Yes, that is right... 3728 
DSET Grounding 3719 
As far as I remeber. 3718 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3646 
1R vs 16R 3646 
I've started building the power supplies... 3597 
Steel singing 3596 
Not yet 3596 
Copper? 3595 
Ringing 3557 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3557 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3540 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3540 
It look like the project progress well 3539 
Ventilation 3537 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3536 
Dust 3528 
A filter? 3528 
DHT Meter 3517 
Current matters? 3516 
Yes, that is it. 3516 
Do not rash 3515 
12.1k Resistor 3510 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3510 
DSET amplifier is designed 3478 
Prototype 3478 
Not built yet 3478 
Built in vibrosiolation 3478 
Impressive project 3478 
It is a good idea 3478 
I'm honoured 3478 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3478 
I second Romy, 3478 
Is this another N-Set? 3478 
The failing memory 3478 
Alzheimer! 3478 
Not too late 3478 
Airborne 3466 
EMF 3466 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3466 
Multiplying by zero 3466 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3466 
Valve damping 3466 
EM radiation 3466 
It's free 3466 
Gauss 3465 
Mmmm... 3465 
Without Looking Again 3465 
Something I observe… 3465 
Filter Caps 3465 
Very good 3465 
Nichicons 3465 
DigiKey 3465 
Iron? 3464 
No, no Pieter 3464 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3460 
Mock-up 3460 
Some more DSET photos.. 3246 
DSET labels 3163 
Some thoughts. 3162 
They are for mA 3161 
Finally firing up the DSET 2843 
The bias 2842 
Try to debug more. 2842 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2842 
Damn crossovers 2842 
Six Channels are UP 2841 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2841 
Shot too early... 2840 
Tube change simplicity 2840 
So far so good... 2840 
Keep dong what you do... 2840 
In my dreams 2840 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2839 
Very good. 2839 
Distressingly familiar 2839 
DSET Power draw 2839 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2839 
You would be most welcome... 2838 
EI vs toroids 2836 
Its about noise 2835 
The pin 8 question 2835 
Cont'ed 2835 
A good question. 2834 
Barbirolli Mahler 2821 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2821 
First music testing 2812 
So far so good. 2812 
All fixed? 2810 
It is all good. 2809 
Some time on it 2782 
Here's to You! 2782 
Very commendable and noble job 2782 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2782 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2782 
I deserved that 2781 
Many variables in play 2781 
I've got some work to do 2780 
Some leads to explore. 2780 
Small steps 2703 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2702 
Still no stereo 2610 
Good luck... :-) 2610 
I've not given up... 2609 
AVC experience 2609 
Read sun is rising... 2609 
I do not know. 2609 
Bass Channel OPT 2597 
Some perspectives... 2592 
More to do 2591 
I had it wrong all along... 2270 
Play It Again, Sam 2270 
R4 is the Culprit 2270 
Some explanations 2269 
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