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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6680 
End of Life 6680 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6680 
Shallow ambitions 6680 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6680 
Acronym 6680 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6668 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6668 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6668 
It is comming along.... 6487 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6487 
The perfect corrector. 6487 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6487 
The perfect corrector - II 6486 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6485 
Wrong values shown 6484 
The deliberate mistakes? 6484 
330R anode resistors 6484 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6484 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6484 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6482 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6482 
Going on from "There" 6482 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6482 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6481 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6480 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6480 
Good for them. 6480 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6480 
A few more 6480 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6480 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6479 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6479 
Hybridizing 6479 
I love it! 6479 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6477 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6477 
SSG 6476 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6476 
USSR SSG 6476 
USSR SSG 6476 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6476 
Fixed bias 6476 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6476 
More on this, please 6475 
Interesting development! 6475 
One-Story Jack 6475 
Nature's Bias 6475 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6475 
Apologies! 6474 
Tunable Y-factor? 6474 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6474 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6469 
The sound of one hand clapping 6469 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6468 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6460 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6460 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6459 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6459 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6459 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6374 
Specific air cap changes 6374 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6374 
One tube, two channels? 6374 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6374 
"Crosstalk" 6373 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6332 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6311 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5885 
Sucks! 5813 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5812 
Um, what? 5812 
Alternative Transformer 5812 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5812 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5812 
Hmmm,I suspect 5812 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5804 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5792 
The 100Hz hum? 5792 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5792 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5792 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5791 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5791 
DIY Air-Caps? 5791 
Capacitors 5788 
Hum again. 5767 
Hm, again.... 5767 
Tribute MC iron 5482 
Changing loads 5478 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5478 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5477 
Loading on primary? 5477 
Anticipating the needs 5477 
CCS heating? 5440 
2nd stage bias mystery 5323 
It is true but it negligible. 5323 
V2 biasing continued 5322 
Works +/- properly 5321 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5321 
My assault 5294 
What, No Breadboard? 5294 
Don't laugh too loud... 5294 
So far it is good. 5294 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5294 
The assembly and the buzz 5293 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5293 
Caps and chokes 5293 
The price of fame 5293 
Tribute 5293 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5293 
Schematics 5293 
Traces 5293 
Moving Magnet 5293 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5293 
Cat smells fish? 5292 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5292 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5292 
In the box 5292 
Schematics II 5292 
A few comments. 5292 
Miscelanea 5292 
I am surprised. 5292 
Don't be 5291 
It is not about power supply. 5291 
EMI/RFI madness 5291 
Drinking in Modulation 5291 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5291 
Finito 5290 
It is only partially outside the context. 5290 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5289 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5289 
Corresponding to ? 5289 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5262 
Qualitat 5261 
The baby is sick 5217 
Last Cleaning? 5217 
Mine too... 5217 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5217 
What the hell is going on!!! 5217 
...air-caps dirty.... 5216 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5216 
Hum points 5216 
Beats and pieces. 5216 
What else? 5216 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5216 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5216 
Veggie ham 5216 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5215 
Holly idiocy! 5214 
Yes sir 5212 
I think your game is not over. 5212 
More ham 5212 
Route(s) to Ground 5212 
Grounding arrangement 5211 
Ground Thoughts 5210 
0A2 Question 5210 
Where is the Bolt? 5210 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5210 
"End of Live" tube set 5210 
GND plane 5210 
That crazy 7025. 5210 
Distributed bolt 5210 
Amperex ECC83 5210 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5210 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5210 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5210 
More findings 5209 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5209 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5208 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5208 
Grounding and trannies 5208 
Ignorance is bliss... 5206 
Shakey DIY Basics 5206 
Poor photographer 5206 
Spare the Oxen... 5206 
Is SiC sick? 5204 
Possible, so what? 5204 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5203 
Seek and you’ll find. 5203 
Filament 5203 
Filament considerations 5203 
Air caps?Buffer? 5203 
Exorcisms 5157 
Floating? 5156 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5149 
Toilet ham 5149 
The Shield 5148 
It is hard to say. 5148 
Fake bugle/teles 5148 
Never again. 5148 
Bingo! 5139 
Total current per channel 5132 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5132 
I like iron 5132 
Choke ringing 5132 
Ringing 5132 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5132 
Choke ringing again 5131 
What ringing? 5131 
Ring-ring 5131 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5131 
TT Rider 5131 
Snubbers and motors 5130 
Nice idea... 5130 
B+ 5130 
Shielded Interconnect 5130 
IC shields 5127 
The horrors of calibration 4975 
Floating Away 4975 
Ground is +/- understood 4974 
"Calibrate"??? 4974 
The self-serving calibrations. 4973 
Fighting with RIAA 4973 
The Usual 4973 
That's it! 4973 
Parts Location 4973 
Lush layout 4972 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4924 
It might be very impressive 4924 
To be clear 4924 
Shall I co? 4923 
Parts 4923 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4923 
What does it mean? 4923 
Come on! 4923 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4923 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4923 
EAR polite recess 4923 
Power sequencing? 4893 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4893 
3 Position switch 4892 
How true... 4892 
DIY Failsafe 4892 
Switch.. 4867 
Calibration problem 4842 
Resolved 4839 
Looks good 4838 
Fat LF 4838 
Loading Up 4838 
SUT's 4838 
Shunt regulation 4757 
Application dependent 4757 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4725 
It migh be an interesting company. 4725 
Amo/silver 4725 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4725 
Silver considerations 4725 
Again With the Amo 4725 
Silver path 4725 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4725 
The Path of Least Resistance 4724 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4724 
Foil 4724 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4724 
Audiopedophile's hell 4724 
In da house 4723 
Consistent anality 4722 
Right 4722 
A speculation 4720 
Mone on silver Trabants 4719 
Parts Ag 4719 
Trabant done in pure silver 4719 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4719 
Silver swamp 4719 
In the Long Run 4719 
2RM? 4714 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4714 
DIY 4713 
95%? 4713 
More on that 4713 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4713 
Fully shielded 4713 
Interesting 4713 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3909 
Creative people 3909 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3909 
It is what it is. 3908 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3908 
Gray market 3908 
Mix up 3907 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3907 
Sound beats engeneering 3314 
Engineering Crap 3314 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3314 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2811 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2226 
Snubbers 2174 
More on snubbers 2174 
Capacitors Question 2174 
Capacitors & updates 2174 
Z-foil 2174 
Loading resistors & sockets 2174 
Low noise tubes 2173 
What Works Where 2172 
What are the REAL goals? 2172 
Good engineering parctices 2172 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2172 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2172 
It was 13 years back... 2172 
Thank you 2172 
Tube Selection 2161 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2058 
Big output capacitor question. 1819 
Context/Application/Circuit 1818 
EAR 1818 
Of Course... 1818 
834pT 1817 
Who knows.... 1817 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1816 
Where? 1816 
Big cap banks 1816 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 401 
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