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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6675 
End of Life 6675 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6675 
Shallow ambitions 6675 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6675 
Acronym 6675 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6663 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6663 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6663 
It is comming along.... 6482 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6482 
The perfect corrector. 6482 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6482 
The perfect corrector - II 6481 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6480 
Wrong values shown 6479 
The deliberate mistakes? 6479 
330R anode resistors 6479 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6479 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6479 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6477 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6477 
Going on from "There" 6477 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6477 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6476 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6475 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6475 
Good for them. 6475 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6475 
A few more 6475 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6475 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6474 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6474 
Hybridizing 6474 
I love it! 6474 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6472 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6472 
SSG 6471 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6471 
USSR SSG 6471 
USSR SSG 6471 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6471 
Fixed bias 6471 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6471 
More on this, please 6470 
Interesting development! 6470 
One-Story Jack 6470 
Nature's Bias 6470 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6470 
Apologies! 6469 
Tunable Y-factor? 6469 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6469 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6464 
The sound of one hand clapping 6464 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6463 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6455 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6455 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6454 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6454 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6454 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6369 
Specific air cap changes 6369 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6369 
One tube, two channels? 6369 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6369 
"Crosstalk" 6368 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6327 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6306 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5880 
Sucks! 5808 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5807 
Um, what? 5807 
Alternative Transformer 5807 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5807 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5807 
Hmmm,I suspect 5807 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5799 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5787 
The 100Hz hum? 5787 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5787 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5787 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5786 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5786 
DIY Air-Caps? 5786 
Capacitors 5783 
Hum again. 5762 
Hm, again.... 5762 
Tribute MC iron 5477 
Changing loads 5473 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5473 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5472 
Loading on primary? 5472 
Anticipating the needs 5472 
CCS heating? 5435 
2nd stage bias mystery 5318 
It is true but it negligible. 5318 
V2 biasing continued 5317 
Works +/- properly 5316 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5316 
My assault 5289 
What, No Breadboard? 5289 
Don't laugh too loud... 5289 
So far it is good. 5289 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5289 
The assembly and the buzz 5288 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5288 
Caps and chokes 5288 
The price of fame 5288 
Tribute 5288 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5288 
Schematics 5288 
Traces 5288 
Moving Magnet 5288 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5288 
Cat smells fish? 5287 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5287 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5287 
In the box 5287 
Schematics II 5287 
A few comments. 5287 
Miscelanea 5287 
I am surprised. 5287 
Don't be 5286 
It is not about power supply. 5286 
EMI/RFI madness 5286 
Drinking in Modulation 5286 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5286 
Finito 5285 
It is only partially outside the context. 5285 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5284 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5284 
Corresponding to ? 5284 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5257 
Qualitat 5256 
The baby is sick 5212 
Last Cleaning? 5212 
Mine too... 5212 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5212 
What the hell is going on!!! 5212 
...air-caps dirty.... 5211 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5211 
Hum points 5211 
Beats and pieces. 5211 
What else? 5211 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5211 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5211 
Veggie ham 5211 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5210 
Holly idiocy! 5209 
Yes sir 5207 
I think your game is not over. 5207 
More ham 5207 
Route(s) to Ground 5207 
Grounding arrangement 5206 
Ground Thoughts 5205 
0A2 Question 5205 
Where is the Bolt? 5205 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5205 
"End of Live" tube set 5205 
GND plane 5205 
That crazy 7025. 5205 
Distributed bolt 5205 
Amperex ECC83 5205 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5205 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5205 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5205 
More findings 5204 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5204 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5203 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5203 
Grounding and trannies 5203 
Ignorance is bliss... 5201 
Shakey DIY Basics 5201 
Poor photographer 5201 
Spare the Oxen... 5201 
Is SiC sick? 5199 
Possible, so what? 5199 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5198 
Seek and you’ll find. 5198 
Filament 5198 
Filament considerations 5198 
Air caps?Buffer? 5198 
Exorcisms 5152 
Floating? 5151 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5144 
Toilet ham 5144 
The Shield 5143 
It is hard to say. 5143 
Fake bugle/teles 5143 
Never again. 5143 
Bingo! 5134 
Total current per channel 5127 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5127 
I like iron 5127 
Choke ringing 5127 
Ringing 5127 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5127 
Choke ringing again 5126 
What ringing? 5126 
Ring-ring 5126 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5126 
TT Rider 5126 
Snubbers and motors 5125 
Nice idea... 5125 
B+ 5125 
Shielded Interconnect 5125 
IC shields 5122 
The horrors of calibration 4970 
Floating Away 4970 
Ground is +/- understood 4969 
"Calibrate"??? 4969 
The self-serving calibrations. 4968 
Fighting with RIAA 4968 
The Usual 4968 
That's it! 4968 
Parts Location 4968 
Lush layout 4967 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4919 
It might be very impressive 4919 
To be clear 4919 
Shall I co? 4918 
Parts 4918 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4918 
What does it mean? 4918 
Come on! 4918 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4918 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4918 
EAR polite recess 4918 
Power sequencing? 4888 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4888 
3 Position switch 4887 
How true... 4887 
DIY Failsafe 4887 
Switch.. 4862 
Calibration problem 4837 
Resolved 4834 
Looks good 4833 
Fat LF 4833 
Loading Up 4833 
SUT's 4833 
Shunt regulation 4752 
Application dependent 4752 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4720 
It migh be an interesting company. 4720 
Amo/silver 4720 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4720 
Silver considerations 4720 
Again With the Amo 4720 
Silver path 4720 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4720 
The Path of Least Resistance 4719 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4719 
Foil 4719 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4719 
Audiopedophile's hell 4719 
In da house 4718 
Consistent anality 4717 
Right 4717 
A speculation 4715 
Mone on silver Trabants 4714 
Parts Ag 4714 
Trabant done in pure silver 4714 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4714 
Silver swamp 4714 
In the Long Run 4714 
2RM? 4709 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4709 
DIY 4708 
95%? 4708 
More on that 4708 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4708 
Fully shielded 4708 
Interesting 4708 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3904 
Creative people 3904 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3904 
It is what it is. 3903 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3903 
Gray market 3903 
Mix up 3902 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3902 
Sound beats engeneering 3309 
Engineering Crap 3309 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3309 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2806 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2221 
Snubbers 2169 
More on snubbers 2169 
Capacitors Question 2169 
Capacitors & updates 2169 
Z-foil 2169 
Loading resistors & sockets 2169 
Low noise tubes 2168 
What Works Where 2167 
What are the REAL goals? 2167 
Good engineering parctices 2167 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2167 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2167 
It was 13 years back... 2167 
Thank you 2167 
Tube Selection 2156 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2053 
Big output capacitor question. 1814 
Context/Application/Circuit 1813 
EAR 1813 
Of Course... 1813 
834pT 1812 
Who knows.... 1812 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1811 
Where? 1811 
Big cap banks 1811 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 396 
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