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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6777 
End of Life 6777 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6777 
Shallow ambitions 6777 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6777 
Acronym 6777 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6765 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6765 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6765 
It is comming along.... 6584 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6584 
The perfect corrector. 6584 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6584 
The perfect corrector - II 6583 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6582 
Wrong values shown 6581 
The deliberate mistakes? 6581 
330R anode resistors 6581 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6581 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6581 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6579 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6579 
Going on from "There" 6579 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6579 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6578 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6577 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6577 
Good for them. 6577 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6577 
A few more 6577 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6577 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6576 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6576 
Hybridizing 6576 
I love it! 6576 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6574 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6574 
SSG 6573 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6573 
USSR SSG 6573 
USSR SSG 6573 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6573 
Fixed bias 6573 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6573 
More on this, please 6572 
Interesting development! 6572 
One-Story Jack 6572 
Nature's Bias 6572 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6572 
Apologies! 6571 
Tunable Y-factor? 6571 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6571 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6566 
The sound of one hand clapping 6566 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6565 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6557 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6557 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6556 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6556 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6556 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6471 
Specific air cap changes 6471 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6471 
One tube, two channels? 6471 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6471 
"Crosstalk" 6470 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6429 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6408 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5982 
Sucks! 5910 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5909 
Um, what? 5909 
Alternative Transformer 5909 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5909 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5909 
Hmmm,I suspect 5909 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5901 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5889 
The 100Hz hum? 5889 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5889 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5889 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5888 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5888 
DIY Air-Caps? 5888 
Capacitors 5885 
Hum again. 5864 
Hm, again.... 5864 
Tribute MC iron 5579 
Changing loads 5575 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5575 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5574 
Loading on primary? 5574 
Anticipating the needs 5574 
CCS heating? 5537 
2nd stage bias mystery 5420 
It is true but it negligible. 5420 
V2 biasing continued 5419 
Works +/- properly 5418 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5418 
My assault 5391 
What, No Breadboard? 5391 
Don't laugh too loud... 5391 
So far it is good. 5391 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5391 
The assembly and the buzz 5390 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5390 
Caps and chokes 5390 
The price of fame 5390 
Tribute 5390 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5390 
Schematics 5390 
Traces 5390 
Moving Magnet 5390 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5390 
Cat smells fish? 5389 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5389 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5389 
In the box 5389 
Schematics II 5389 
A few comments. 5389 
Miscelanea 5389 
I am surprised. 5389 
Don't be 5388 
It is not about power supply. 5388 
EMI/RFI madness 5388 
Drinking in Modulation 5388 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5388 
Finito 5387 
It is only partially outside the context. 5387 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5386 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5386 
Corresponding to ? 5386 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5359 
Qualitat 5358 
The baby is sick 5314 
Last Cleaning? 5314 
Mine too... 5314 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5314 
What the hell is going on!!! 5314 
...air-caps dirty.... 5313 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5313 
Hum points 5313 
Beats and pieces. 5313 
What else? 5313 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5313 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5313 
Veggie ham 5313 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5312 
Holly idiocy! 5311 
Yes sir 5309 
I think your game is not over. 5309 
More ham 5309 
Route(s) to Ground 5309 
Grounding arrangement 5308 
Ground Thoughts 5307 
0A2 Question 5307 
Where is the Bolt? 5307 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5307 
"End of Live" tube set 5307 
GND plane 5307 
That crazy 7025. 5307 
Distributed bolt 5307 
Amperex ECC83 5307 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5307 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5307 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5307 
More findings 5306 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5306 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5305 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5305 
Grounding and trannies 5305 
Ignorance is bliss... 5303 
Shakey DIY Basics 5303 
Poor photographer 5303 
Spare the Oxen... 5303 
Is SiC sick? 5301 
Possible, so what? 5301 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5300 
Seek and you’ll find. 5300 
Filament 5300 
Filament considerations 5300 
Air caps?Buffer? 5300 
Exorcisms 5254 
Floating? 5253 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5246 
Toilet ham 5246 
The Shield 5245 
It is hard to say. 5245 
Fake bugle/teles 5245 
Never again. 5245 
Bingo! 5236 
Total current per channel 5229 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5229 
I like iron 5229 
Choke ringing 5229 
Ringing 5229 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5229 
Choke ringing again 5228 
What ringing? 5228 
Ring-ring 5228 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5228 
TT Rider 5228 
Snubbers and motors 5227 
Nice idea... 5227 
B+ 5227 
Shielded Interconnect 5227 
IC shields 5224 
The horrors of calibration 5072 
Floating Away 5072 
Ground is +/- understood 5071 
"Calibrate"??? 5071 
The self-serving calibrations. 5070 
Fighting with RIAA 5070 
The Usual 5070 
That's it! 5070 
Parts Location 5070 
Lush layout 5069 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5021 
It might be very impressive 5021 
To be clear 5021 
Shall I co? 5020 
Parts 5020 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5020 
What does it mean? 5020 
Come on! 5020 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5020 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5020 
EAR polite recess 5020 
Power sequencing? 4990 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4990 
3 Position switch 4989 
How true... 4989 
DIY Failsafe 4989 
Switch.. 4964 
Calibration problem 4939 
Resolved 4936 
Looks good 4935 
Fat LF 4935 
Loading Up 4935 
SUT's 4935 
Shunt regulation 4854 
Application dependent 4854 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4822 
It migh be an interesting company. 4822 
Amo/silver 4822 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4822 
Silver considerations 4822 
Again With the Amo 4822 
Silver path 4822 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4822 
The Path of Least Resistance 4821 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4821 
Foil 4821 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4821 
Audiopedophile's hell 4821 
In da house 4820 
Consistent anality 4819 
Right 4819 
A speculation 4817 
Mone on silver Trabants 4816 
Parts Ag 4816 
Trabant done in pure silver 4816 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4816 
Silver swamp 4816 
In the Long Run 4816 
2RM? 4811 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4811 
DIY 4810 
95%? 4810 
More on that 4810 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4810 
Fully shielded 4810 
Interesting 4810 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4006 
Creative people 4006 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4006 
It is what it is. 4005 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4005 
Gray market 4005 
Mix up 4004 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4004 
Sound beats engeneering 3411 
Engineering Crap 3411 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3411 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2908 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2323 
Snubbers 2271 
More on snubbers 2271 
Capacitors Question 2271 
Capacitors & updates 2271 
Z-foil 2271 
Loading resistors & sockets 2271 
Low noise tubes 2270 
What Works Where 2269 
What are the REAL goals? 2269 
Good engineering parctices 2269 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2269 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2269 
It was 13 years back... 2269 
Thank you 2269 
Tube Selection 2258 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2155 
Big output capacitor question. 1916 
Context/Application/Circuit 1915 
EAR 1915 
Of Course... 1915 
834pT 1914 
Who knows.... 1914 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1913 
Where? 1913 
Big cap banks 1913 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 498 
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