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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6933 
End of Life 6933 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6933 
Shallow ambitions 6933 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6933 
Acronym 6933 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6921 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6921 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6921 
It is comming along.... 6740 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6740 
The perfect corrector. 6740 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6740 
The perfect corrector - II 6739 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6738 
Wrong values shown 6737 
The deliberate mistakes? 6737 
330R anode resistors 6737 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6737 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6737 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6735 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6735 
Going on from "There" 6735 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6735 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6734 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6733 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6733 
Good for them. 6733 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6733 
A few more 6733 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6733 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6732 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6732 
Hybridizing 6732 
I love it! 6732 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6730 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6730 
SSG 6729 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6729 
USSR SSG 6729 
USSR SSG 6729 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6729 
Fixed bias 6729 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6729 
More on this, please 6728 
Interesting development! 6728 
One-Story Jack 6728 
Nature's Bias 6728 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6728 
Apologies! 6727 
Tunable Y-factor? 6727 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6727 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6722 
The sound of one hand clapping 6722 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6721 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6713 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6713 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6712 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6712 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6712 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6627 
Specific air cap changes 6627 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6627 
One tube, two channels? 6627 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6627 
"Crosstalk" 6626 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6585 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6564 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6138 
Sucks! 6066 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6065 
Um, what? 6065 
Alternative Transformer 6065 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6065 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6065 
Hmmm,I suspect 6065 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6057 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6045 
The 100Hz hum? 6045 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6045 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6045 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6044 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6044 
DIY Air-Caps? 6044 
Capacitors 6041 
Hum again. 6020 
Hm, again.... 6020 
Tribute MC iron 5735 
Changing loads 5731 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5731 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5730 
Loading on primary? 5730 
Anticipating the needs 5730 
CCS heating? 5693 
2nd stage bias mystery 5576 
It is true but it negligible. 5576 
V2 biasing continued 5575 
Works +/- properly 5574 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5574 
My assault 5547 
What, No Breadboard? 5547 
Don't laugh too loud... 5547 
So far it is good. 5547 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5547 
The assembly and the buzz 5546 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5546 
Caps and chokes 5546 
The price of fame 5546 
Tribute 5546 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5546 
Schematics 5546 
Traces 5546 
Moving Magnet 5546 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5546 
Cat smells fish? 5545 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5545 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5545 
In the box 5545 
Schematics II 5545 
A few comments. 5545 
Miscelanea 5545 
I am surprised. 5545 
Don't be 5544 
It is not about power supply. 5544 
EMI/RFI madness 5544 
Drinking in Modulation 5544 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5544 
Finito 5543 
It is only partially outside the context. 5543 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5542 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5542 
Corresponding to ? 5542 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5515 
Qualitat 5514 
The baby is sick 5470 
Last Cleaning? 5470 
Mine too... 5470 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5470 
What the hell is going on!!! 5470 
...air-caps dirty.... 5469 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5469 
Hum points 5469 
Beats and pieces. 5469 
What else? 5469 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5469 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5469 
Veggie ham 5469 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5468 
Holly idiocy! 5467 
Yes sir 5465 
I think your game is not over. 5465 
More ham 5465 
Route(s) to Ground 5465 
Grounding arrangement 5464 
Ground Thoughts 5463 
0A2 Question 5463 
Where is the Bolt? 5463 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5463 
"End of Live" tube set 5463 
GND plane 5463 
That crazy 7025. 5463 
Distributed bolt 5463 
Amperex ECC83 5463 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5463 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5463 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5463 
More findings 5462 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5462 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5461 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5461 
Grounding and trannies 5461 
Ignorance is bliss... 5459 
Shakey DIY Basics 5459 
Poor photographer 5459 
Spare the Oxen... 5459 
Is SiC sick? 5457 
Possible, so what? 5457 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5456 
Seek and you’ll find. 5456 
Filament 5456 
Filament considerations 5456 
Air caps?Buffer? 5456 
Exorcisms 5410 
Floating? 5409 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5402 
Toilet ham 5402 
The Shield 5401 
It is hard to say. 5401 
Fake bugle/teles 5401 
Never again. 5401 
Bingo! 5392 
Total current per channel 5385 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5385 
I like iron 5385 
Choke ringing 5385 
Ringing 5385 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5385 
Choke ringing again 5384 
What ringing? 5384 
Ring-ring 5384 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5384 
TT Rider 5384 
Snubbers and motors 5383 
Nice idea... 5383 
B+ 5383 
Shielded Interconnect 5383 
IC shields 5380 
The horrors of calibration 5228 
Floating Away 5228 
Ground is +/- understood 5227 
"Calibrate"??? 5227 
The self-serving calibrations. 5226 
Fighting with RIAA 5226 
The Usual 5226 
That's it! 5226 
Parts Location 5226 
Lush layout 5225 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5177 
It might be very impressive 5177 
To be clear 5177 
Shall I co? 5176 
Parts 5176 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5176 
What does it mean? 5176 
Come on! 5176 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5176 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5176 
EAR polite recess 5176 
Power sequencing? 5146 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5146 
3 Position switch 5145 
How true... 5145 
DIY Failsafe 5145 
Switch.. 5120 
Calibration problem 5095 
Resolved 5092 
Looks good 5091 
Fat LF 5091 
Loading Up 5091 
SUT's 5091 
Shunt regulation 5010 
Application dependent 5010 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4978 
It migh be an interesting company. 4978 
Amo/silver 4978 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4978 
Silver considerations 4978 
Again With the Amo 4978 
Silver path 4978 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4978 
The Path of Least Resistance 4977 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4977 
Foil 4977 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4977 
Audiopedophile's hell 4977 
In da house 4976 
Consistent anality 4975 
Right 4975 
A speculation 4973 
Mone on silver Trabants 4972 
Parts Ag 4972 
Trabant done in pure silver 4972 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4972 
Silver swamp 4972 
In the Long Run 4972 
2RM? 4967 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4967 
DIY 4966 
95%? 4966 
More on that 4966 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4966 
Fully shielded 4966 
Interesting 4966 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4162 
Creative people 4162 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4162 
It is what it is. 4161 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4161 
Gray market 4161 
Mix up 4160 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4160 
Sound beats engeneering 3567 
Engineering Crap 3567 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3567 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3064 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2479 
Snubbers 2427 
More on snubbers 2427 
Capacitors Question 2427 
Capacitors & updates 2427 
Z-foil 2427 
Loading resistors & sockets 2427 
Low noise tubes 2426 
What Works Where 2425 
What are the REAL goals? 2425 
Good engineering parctices 2425 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2425 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2425 
It was 13 years back... 2425 
Thank you 2425 
Tube Selection 2414 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2311 
Big output capacitor question. 2072 
Context/Application/Circuit 2071 
EAR 2071 
Of Course... 2071 
834pT 2070 
Who knows.... 2070 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2069 
Where? 2069 
Big cap banks 2069 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 654 
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