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Planning my DSET 4172 
Answers.... 4171 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4171 
A dangers zone? 4170 
DHT in the DSET 4170 
You will see. 4169 
Second round of questions... 4169 
The answers.... 4168 
Between S2 and OPT... 4168 
Exactly how I described above. 4166 
Fundamentals Channel... 4165 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4165 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4164 
There is truly no answer. 4164 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4164 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4163 
I did not tell the whole story... 4163 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4163 
More ansvers..... 4162 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4161 
Do not worry.... 4161 
HF Filter 4155 
The starting sequence. 4155 
A first world problem... 4155 
The remote start option. 4154 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4152 
The coupling capacitors 4151 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4151 
Cap rolling... 4148 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4148 
Caps at high frequencies... 4148 
Do not worry about it for now. 4147 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4144 
I think it is about right. 4144 
More Lpads... 4143 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4142 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4141 
A word of warning 4141 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4134 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4133 
The LPADs.... 4133 
Like This? 4133 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4127 
DIY 4127 
Better air-caps? 4127 
Top Plate Draft #1 4113 
Many options are available. 4113 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4107 
Interesting but…. 4105 
Heating is an issue... 4101 
LPad in Channel F 4097 
It does not matter. 4095 
A few power supply changes 4093 
The opportunities are endless. 4093 
The power supplies 4092 
How did you do it? 4092 
Two things I really liked... 4092 
Splitting the DSET 4026 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4026 
The heat issue 4024 
Be carefully however. 4024 
All about bass 3962 
Approaching the LF DSET 3961 
Many thanks 3961 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3961 
The long wall? 3959 
Multiple reasonings… 3959 
This is interesting! 3958 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3957 
First bass OPT prototype... 3742 
I do not know. 3742 
Yes, that is right... 3741 
DSET Grounding 3732 
As far as I remeber. 3731 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3659 
1R vs 16R 3659 
I've started building the power supplies... 3610 
Steel singing 3609 
Not yet 3609 
Copper? 3608 
Ringing 3570 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3570 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3553 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3553 
It look like the project progress well 3552 
Ventilation 3550 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3549 
Dust 3541 
A filter? 3541 
DHT Meter 3530 
Current matters? 3529 
Yes, that is it. 3529 
Do not rash 3528 
12.1k Resistor 3523 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3523 
DSET amplifier is designed 3491 
Prototype 3491 
Not built yet 3491 
Built in vibrosiolation 3491 
Impressive project 3491 
It is a good idea 3491 
I'm honoured 3491 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3491 
I second Romy, 3491 
Is this another N-Set? 3491 
The failing memory 3491 
Alzheimer! 3491 
Not too late 3491 
Airborne 3479 
EMF 3479 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3479 
Multiplying by zero 3479 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3479 
Valve damping 3479 
EM radiation 3479 
It's free 3479 
Gauss 3478 
Mmmm... 3478 
Without Looking Again 3478 
Something I observe… 3478 
Filter Caps 3478 
Very good 3478 
Nichicons 3478 
DigiKey 3478 
Iron? 3477 
No, no Pieter 3477 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3473 
Mock-up 3473 
Some more DSET photos.. 3259 
DSET labels 3176 
Some thoughts. 3175 
They are for mA 3174 
Finally firing up the DSET 2856 
The bias 2855 
Try to debug more. 2855 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2855 
Damn crossovers 2855 
Six Channels are UP 2854 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2854 
Shot too early... 2853 
Tube change simplicity 2853 
So far so good... 2853 
Keep dong what you do... 2853 
In my dreams 2853 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2852 
Very good. 2852 
Distressingly familiar 2852 
DSET Power draw 2852 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2852 
You would be most welcome... 2851 
EI vs toroids 2849 
Its about noise 2848 
The pin 8 question 2848 
Cont'ed 2848 
A good question. 2847 
Barbirolli Mahler 2834 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2834 
First music testing 2825 
So far so good. 2825 
All fixed? 2823 
It is all good. 2822 
Some time on it 2795 
Here's to You! 2795 
Very commendable and noble job 2795 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2795 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2795 
I deserved that 2794 
Many variables in play 2794 
I've got some work to do 2793 
Some leads to explore. 2793 
Small steps 2716 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2715 
Still no stereo 2623 
Good luck... :-) 2623 
I've not given up... 2622 
AVC experience 2622 
Read sun is rising... 2622 
I do not know. 2622 
Bass Channel OPT 2610 
Some perspectives... 2605 
More to do 2604 
I had it wrong all along... 2283 
Play It Again, Sam 2283 
R4 is the Culprit 2283 
Some explanations 2282 
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