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Planning my DSET 4154 
Answers.... 4153 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4153 
A dangers zone? 4152 
DHT in the DSET 4152 
You will see. 4151 
Second round of questions... 4151 
The answers.... 4150 
Between S2 and OPT... 4150 
Exactly how I described above. 4148 
Fundamentals Channel... 4147 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4147 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4146 
There is truly no answer. 4146 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4146 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4145 
I did not tell the whole story... 4145 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4145 
More ansvers..... 4144 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4143 
Do not worry.... 4143 
HF Filter 4137 
The starting sequence. 4137 
A first world problem... 4137 
The remote start option. 4136 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4134 
The coupling capacitors 4133 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4133 
Cap rolling... 4130 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4130 
Caps at high frequencies... 4130 
Do not worry about it for now. 4129 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4126 
I think it is about right. 4126 
More Lpads... 4125 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4124 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4123 
A word of warning 4123 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4116 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4115 
The LPADs.... 4115 
Like This? 4115 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4109 
DIY 4109 
Better air-caps? 4109 
Top Plate Draft #1 4095 
Many options are available. 4095 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4089 
Interesting but…. 4087 
Heating is an issue... 4083 
LPad in Channel F 4079 
It does not matter. 4077 
A few power supply changes 4075 
The opportunities are endless. 4075 
The power supplies 4074 
How did you do it? 4074 
Two things I really liked... 4074 
Splitting the DSET 4008 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4008 
The heat issue 4006 
Be carefully however. 4006 
All about bass 3944 
Approaching the LF DSET 3943 
Many thanks 3943 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3943 
The long wall? 3941 
Multiple reasonings… 3941 
This is interesting! 3940 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3939 
First bass OPT prototype... 3724 
I do not know. 3724 
Yes, that is right... 3723 
DSET Grounding 3714 
As far as I remeber. 3713 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3641 
1R vs 16R 3641 
I've started building the power supplies... 3592 
Steel singing 3591 
Not yet 3591 
Copper? 3590 
Ringing 3552 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3552 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3535 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3535 
It look like the project progress well 3534 
Ventilation 3532 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3531 
Dust 3523 
A filter? 3523 
DHT Meter 3512 
Current matters? 3511 
Yes, that is it. 3511 
Do not rash 3510 
12.1k Resistor 3505 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3505 
DSET amplifier is designed 3473 
Prototype 3473 
Not built yet 3473 
Built in vibrosiolation 3473 
Impressive project 3473 
It is a good idea 3473 
I'm honoured 3473 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3473 
I second Romy, 3473 
Is this another N-Set? 3473 
The failing memory 3473 
Alzheimer! 3473 
Not too late 3473 
Airborne 3461 
EMF 3461 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3461 
Multiplying by zero 3461 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3461 
Valve damping 3461 
EM radiation 3461 
It's free 3461 
Gauss 3460 
Mmmm... 3460 
Without Looking Again 3460 
Something I observe… 3460 
Filter Caps 3460 
Very good 3460 
Nichicons 3460 
DigiKey 3460 
Iron? 3459 
No, no Pieter 3459 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3455 
Mock-up 3455 
Some more DSET photos.. 3241 
DSET labels 3158 
Some thoughts. 3157 
They are for mA 3156 
Finally firing up the DSET 2838 
The bias 2837 
Try to debug more. 2837 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2837 
Damn crossovers 2837 
Six Channels are UP 2836 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2836 
Shot too early... 2835 
Tube change simplicity 2835 
So far so good... 2835 
Keep dong what you do... 2835 
In my dreams 2835 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2834 
Very good. 2834 
Distressingly familiar 2834 
DSET Power draw 2834 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2834 
You would be most welcome... 2833 
EI vs toroids 2831 
Its about noise 2830 
The pin 8 question 2830 
Cont'ed 2830 
A good question. 2829 
Barbirolli Mahler 2816 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2816 
First music testing 2807 
So far so good. 2807 
All fixed? 2805 
It is all good. 2804 
Some time on it 2777 
Here's to You! 2777 
Very commendable and noble job 2777 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2777 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2777 
I deserved that 2776 
Many variables in play 2776 
I've got some work to do 2775 
Some leads to explore. 2775 
Small steps 2698 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2697 
Still no stereo 2605 
Good luck... :-) 2605 
I've not given up... 2604 
AVC experience 2604 
Read sun is rising... 2604 
I do not know. 2604 
Bass Channel OPT 2592 
Some perspectives... 2587 
More to do 2586 
I had it wrong all along... 2265 
Play It Again, Sam 2265 
R4 is the Culprit 2265 
Some explanations 2264 
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