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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6837 
End of Life 6837 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6837 
Shallow ambitions 6837 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6837 
Acronym 6837 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6825 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6825 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6825 
It is comming along.... 6644 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6644 
The perfect corrector. 6644 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6644 
The perfect corrector - II 6643 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6642 
Wrong values shown 6641 
The deliberate mistakes? 6641 
330R anode resistors 6641 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6641 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6641 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6639 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6639 
Going on from "There" 6639 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6639 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6638 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6637 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6637 
Good for them. 6637 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6637 
A few more 6637 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6637 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6636 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6636 
Hybridizing 6636 
I love it! 6636 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6634 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6634 
SSG 6633 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6633 
USSR SSG 6633 
USSR SSG 6633 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6633 
Fixed bias 6633 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6633 
More on this, please 6632 
Interesting development! 6632 
One-Story Jack 6632 
Nature's Bias 6632 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6632 
Apologies! 6631 
Tunable Y-factor? 6631 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6631 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6626 
The sound of one hand clapping 6626 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6625 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6617 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6617 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6616 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6616 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6616 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6531 
Specific air cap changes 6531 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6531 
One tube, two channels? 6531 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6531 
"Crosstalk" 6530 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6489 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6468 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6042 
Sucks! 5970 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5969 
Um, what? 5969 
Alternative Transformer 5969 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5969 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5969 
Hmmm,I suspect 5969 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5961 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5949 
The 100Hz hum? 5949 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5949 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5949 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5948 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5948 
DIY Air-Caps? 5948 
Capacitors 5945 
Hum again. 5924 
Hm, again.... 5924 
Tribute MC iron 5639 
Changing loads 5635 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5635 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5634 
Loading on primary? 5634 
Anticipating the needs 5634 
CCS heating? 5597 
2nd stage bias mystery 5480 
It is true but it negligible. 5480 
V2 biasing continued 5479 
Works +/- properly 5478 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5478 
My assault 5451 
What, No Breadboard? 5451 
Don't laugh too loud... 5451 
So far it is good. 5451 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5451 
The assembly and the buzz 5450 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5450 
Caps and chokes 5450 
The price of fame 5450 
Tribute 5450 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5450 
Schematics 5450 
Traces 5450 
Moving Magnet 5450 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5450 
Cat smells fish? 5449 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5449 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5449 
In the box 5449 
Schematics II 5449 
A few comments. 5449 
Miscelanea 5449 
I am surprised. 5449 
Don't be 5448 
It is not about power supply. 5448 
EMI/RFI madness 5448 
Drinking in Modulation 5448 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5448 
Finito 5447 
It is only partially outside the context. 5447 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5446 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5446 
Corresponding to ? 5446 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5419 
Qualitat 5418 
The baby is sick 5374 
Last Cleaning? 5374 
Mine too... 5374 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5374 
What the hell is going on!!! 5374 
...air-caps dirty.... 5373 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5373 
Hum points 5373 
Beats and pieces. 5373 
What else? 5373 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5373 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5373 
Veggie ham 5373 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5372 
Holly idiocy! 5371 
Yes sir 5369 
I think your game is not over. 5369 
More ham 5369 
Route(s) to Ground 5369 
Grounding arrangement 5368 
Ground Thoughts 5367 
0A2 Question 5367 
Where is the Bolt? 5367 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5367 
"End of Live" tube set 5367 
GND plane 5367 
That crazy 7025. 5367 
Distributed bolt 5367 
Amperex ECC83 5367 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5367 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5367 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5367 
More findings 5366 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5366 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5365 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5365 
Grounding and trannies 5365 
Ignorance is bliss... 5363 
Shakey DIY Basics 5363 
Poor photographer 5363 
Spare the Oxen... 5363 
Is SiC sick? 5361 
Possible, so what? 5361 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5360 
Seek and you’ll find. 5360 
Filament 5360 
Filament considerations 5360 
Air caps?Buffer? 5360 
Exorcisms 5314 
Floating? 5313 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5306 
Toilet ham 5306 
The Shield 5305 
It is hard to say. 5305 
Fake bugle/teles 5305 
Never again. 5305 
Bingo! 5296 
Total current per channel 5289 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5289 
I like iron 5289 
Choke ringing 5289 
Ringing 5289 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5289 
Choke ringing again 5288 
What ringing? 5288 
Ring-ring 5288 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5288 
TT Rider 5288 
Snubbers and motors 5287 
Nice idea... 5287 
B+ 5287 
Shielded Interconnect 5287 
IC shields 5284 
The horrors of calibration 5132 
Floating Away 5132 
Ground is +/- understood 5131 
"Calibrate"??? 5131 
The self-serving calibrations. 5130 
Fighting with RIAA 5130 
The Usual 5130 
That's it! 5130 
Parts Location 5130 
Lush layout 5129 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5081 
It might be very impressive 5081 
To be clear 5081 
Shall I co? 5080 
Parts 5080 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5080 
What does it mean? 5080 
Come on! 5080 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5080 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5080 
EAR polite recess 5080 
Power sequencing? 5050 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5050 
3 Position switch 5049 
How true... 5049 
DIY Failsafe 5049 
Switch.. 5024 
Calibration problem 4999 
Resolved 4996 
Looks good 4995 
Fat LF 4995 
Loading Up 4995 
SUT's 4995 
Shunt regulation 4914 
Application dependent 4914 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4882 
It migh be an interesting company. 4882 
Amo/silver 4882 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4882 
Silver considerations 4882 
Again With the Amo 4882 
Silver path 4882 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4882 
The Path of Least Resistance 4881 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4881 
Foil 4881 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4881 
Audiopedophile's hell 4881 
In da house 4880 
Consistent anality 4879 
Right 4879 
A speculation 4877 
Mone on silver Trabants 4876 
Parts Ag 4876 
Trabant done in pure silver 4876 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4876 
Silver swamp 4876 
In the Long Run 4876 
2RM? 4871 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4871 
DIY 4870 
95%? 4870 
More on that 4870 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4870 
Fully shielded 4870 
Interesting 4870 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4066 
Creative people 4066 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4066 
It is what it is. 4065 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4065 
Gray market 4065 
Mix up 4064 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4064 
Sound beats engeneering 3471 
Engineering Crap 3471 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3471 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2968 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2383 
Snubbers 2331 
More on snubbers 2331 
Capacitors Question 2331 
Capacitors & updates 2331 
Z-foil 2331 
Loading resistors & sockets 2331 
Low noise tubes 2330 
What Works Where 2329 
What are the REAL goals? 2329 
Good engineering parctices 2329 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2329 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2329 
It was 13 years back... 2329 
Thank you 2329 
Tube Selection 2318 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2215 
Big output capacitor question. 1976 
Context/Application/Circuit 1975 
EAR 1975 
Of Course... 1975 
834pT 1974 
Who knows.... 1974 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1973 
Where? 1973 
Big cap banks 1973 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 558 
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