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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6844 
End of Life 6844 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6844 
Shallow ambitions 6844 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6844 
Acronym 6844 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6832 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6832 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6832 
It is comming along.... 6651 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6651 
The perfect corrector. 6651 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6651 
The perfect corrector - II 6650 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6649 
Wrong values shown 6648 
The deliberate mistakes? 6648 
330R anode resistors 6648 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6648 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6648 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6646 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6646 
Going on from "There" 6646 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6646 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6645 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6644 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6644 
Good for them. 6644 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6644 
A few more 6644 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6644 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6643 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6643 
Hybridizing 6643 
I love it! 6643 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6641 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6641 
SSG 6640 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6640 
USSR SSG 6640 
USSR SSG 6640 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6640 
Fixed bias 6640 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6640 
More on this, please 6639 
Interesting development! 6639 
One-Story Jack 6639 
Nature's Bias 6639 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6639 
Apologies! 6638 
Tunable Y-factor? 6638 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6638 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6633 
The sound of one hand clapping 6633 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6632 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6624 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6624 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6623 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6623 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6623 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6538 
Specific air cap changes 6538 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6538 
One tube, two channels? 6538 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6538 
"Crosstalk" 6537 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6496 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6475 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6049 
Sucks! 5977 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5976 
Um, what? 5976 
Alternative Transformer 5976 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5976 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5976 
Hmmm,I suspect 5976 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5968 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5956 
The 100Hz hum? 5956 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5956 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5956 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5955 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5955 
DIY Air-Caps? 5955 
Capacitors 5952 
Hum again. 5931 
Hm, again.... 5931 
Tribute MC iron 5646 
Changing loads 5642 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5642 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5641 
Loading on primary? 5641 
Anticipating the needs 5641 
CCS heating? 5604 
2nd stage bias mystery 5487 
It is true but it negligible. 5487 
V2 biasing continued 5486 
Works +/- properly 5485 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5485 
My assault 5458 
What, No Breadboard? 5458 
Don't laugh too loud... 5458 
So far it is good. 5458 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5458 
The assembly and the buzz 5457 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5457 
Caps and chokes 5457 
The price of fame 5457 
Tribute 5457 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5457 
Schematics 5457 
Traces 5457 
Moving Magnet 5457 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5457 
Cat smells fish? 5456 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5456 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5456 
In the box 5456 
Schematics II 5456 
A few comments. 5456 
Miscelanea 5456 
I am surprised. 5456 
Don't be 5455 
It is not about power supply. 5455 
EMI/RFI madness 5455 
Drinking in Modulation 5455 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5455 
Finito 5454 
It is only partially outside the context. 5454 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5453 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5453 
Corresponding to ? 5453 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5426 
Qualitat 5425 
The baby is sick 5381 
Last Cleaning? 5381 
Mine too... 5381 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5381 
What the hell is going on!!! 5381 
...air-caps dirty.... 5380 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5380 
Hum points 5380 
Beats and pieces. 5380 
What else? 5380 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5380 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5380 
Veggie ham 5380 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5379 
Holly idiocy! 5378 
Yes sir 5376 
I think your game is not over. 5376 
More ham 5376 
Route(s) to Ground 5376 
Grounding arrangement 5375 
Ground Thoughts 5374 
0A2 Question 5374 
Where is the Bolt? 5374 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5374 
"End of Live" tube set 5374 
GND plane 5374 
That crazy 7025. 5374 
Distributed bolt 5374 
Amperex ECC83 5374 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5374 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5374 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5374 
More findings 5373 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5373 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5372 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5372 
Grounding and trannies 5372 
Ignorance is bliss... 5370 
Shakey DIY Basics 5370 
Poor photographer 5370 
Spare the Oxen... 5370 
Is SiC sick? 5368 
Possible, so what? 5368 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5367 
Seek and you’ll find. 5367 
Filament 5367 
Filament considerations 5367 
Air caps?Buffer? 5367 
Exorcisms 5321 
Floating? 5320 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5313 
Toilet ham 5313 
The Shield 5312 
It is hard to say. 5312 
Fake bugle/teles 5312 
Never again. 5312 
Bingo! 5303 
Total current per channel 5296 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5296 
I like iron 5296 
Choke ringing 5296 
Ringing 5296 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5296 
Choke ringing again 5295 
What ringing? 5295 
Ring-ring 5295 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5295 
TT Rider 5295 
Snubbers and motors 5294 
Nice idea... 5294 
B+ 5294 
Shielded Interconnect 5294 
IC shields 5291 
The horrors of calibration 5139 
Floating Away 5139 
Ground is +/- understood 5138 
"Calibrate"??? 5138 
The self-serving calibrations. 5137 
Fighting with RIAA 5137 
The Usual 5137 
That's it! 5137 
Parts Location 5137 
Lush layout 5136 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5088 
It might be very impressive 5088 
To be clear 5088 
Shall I co? 5087 
Parts 5087 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5087 
What does it mean? 5087 
Come on! 5087 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5087 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5087 
EAR polite recess 5087 
Power sequencing? 5057 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5057 
3 Position switch 5056 
How true... 5056 
DIY Failsafe 5056 
Switch.. 5031 
Calibration problem 5006 
Resolved 5003 
Looks good 5002 
Fat LF 5002 
Loading Up 5002 
SUT's 5002 
Shunt regulation 4921 
Application dependent 4921 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4889 
It migh be an interesting company. 4889 
Amo/silver 4889 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4889 
Silver considerations 4889 
Again With the Amo 4889 
Silver path 4889 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4889 
The Path of Least Resistance 4888 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4888 
Foil 4888 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4888 
Audiopedophile's hell 4888 
In da house 4887 
Consistent anality 4886 
Right 4886 
A speculation 4884 
Mone on silver Trabants 4883 
Parts Ag 4883 
Trabant done in pure silver 4883 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4883 
Silver swamp 4883 
In the Long Run 4883 
2RM? 4878 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4878 
DIY 4877 
95%? 4877 
More on that 4877 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4877 
Fully shielded 4877 
Interesting 4877 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4073 
Creative people 4073 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4073 
It is what it is. 4072 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4072 
Gray market 4072 
Mix up 4071 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4071 
Sound beats engeneering 3478 
Engineering Crap 3478 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3478 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2975 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2390 
Snubbers 2338 
More on snubbers 2338 
Capacitors Question 2338 
Capacitors & updates 2338 
Z-foil 2338 
Loading resistors & sockets 2338 
Low noise tubes 2337 
What Works Where 2336 
What are the REAL goals? 2336 
Good engineering parctices 2336 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2336 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2336 
It was 13 years back... 2336 
Thank you 2336 
Tube Selection 2325 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2222 
Big output capacitor question. 1983 
Context/Application/Circuit 1982 
EAR 1982 
Of Course... 1982 
834pT 1981 
Who knows.... 1981 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1980 
Where? 1980 
Big cap banks 1980 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 565 
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