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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6781 
End of Life 6781 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6781 
Shallow ambitions 6781 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6781 
Acronym 6781 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6769 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6769 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6769 
It is comming along.... 6588 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6588 
The perfect corrector. 6588 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6588 
The perfect corrector - II 6587 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6586 
Wrong values shown 6585 
The deliberate mistakes? 6585 
330R anode resistors 6585 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6585 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6585 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6583 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6583 
Going on from "There" 6583 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6583 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6582 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6581 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6581 
Good for them. 6581 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6581 
A few more 6581 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6581 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6580 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6580 
Hybridizing 6580 
I love it! 6580 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6578 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6578 
SSG 6577 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6577 
USSR SSG 6577 
USSR SSG 6577 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6577 
Fixed bias 6577 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6577 
More on this, please 6576 
Interesting development! 6576 
One-Story Jack 6576 
Nature's Bias 6576 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6576 
Apologies! 6575 
Tunable Y-factor? 6575 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6575 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6570 
The sound of one hand clapping 6570 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6569 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6561 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6561 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6560 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6560 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6560 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6475 
Specific air cap changes 6475 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6475 
One tube, two channels? 6475 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6475 
"Crosstalk" 6474 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6433 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6412 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5986 
Sucks! 5914 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5913 
Um, what? 5913 
Alternative Transformer 5913 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5913 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5913 
Hmmm,I suspect 5913 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5905 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5893 
The 100Hz hum? 5893 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5893 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5893 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5892 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5892 
DIY Air-Caps? 5892 
Capacitors 5889 
Hum again. 5868 
Hm, again.... 5868 
Tribute MC iron 5583 
Changing loads 5579 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5579 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5578 
Loading on primary? 5578 
Anticipating the needs 5578 
CCS heating? 5541 
2nd stage bias mystery 5424 
It is true but it negligible. 5424 
V2 biasing continued 5423 
Works +/- properly 5422 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5422 
My assault 5395 
What, No Breadboard? 5395 
Don't laugh too loud... 5395 
So far it is good. 5395 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5395 
The assembly and the buzz 5394 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5394 
Caps and chokes 5394 
The price of fame 5394 
Tribute 5394 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5394 
Schematics 5394 
Traces 5394 
Moving Magnet 5394 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5394 
Cat smells fish? 5393 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5393 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5393 
In the box 5393 
Schematics II 5393 
A few comments. 5393 
Miscelanea 5393 
I am surprised. 5393 
Don't be 5392 
It is not about power supply. 5392 
EMI/RFI madness 5392 
Drinking in Modulation 5392 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5392 
Finito 5391 
It is only partially outside the context. 5391 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5390 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5390 
Corresponding to ? 5390 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5363 
Qualitat 5362 
The baby is sick 5318 
Last Cleaning? 5318 
Mine too... 5318 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5318 
What the hell is going on!!! 5318 
...air-caps dirty.... 5317 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5317 
Hum points 5317 
Beats and pieces. 5317 
What else? 5317 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5317 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5317 
Veggie ham 5317 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5316 
Holly idiocy! 5315 
Yes sir 5313 
I think your game is not over. 5313 
More ham 5313 
Route(s) to Ground 5313 
Grounding arrangement 5312 
Ground Thoughts 5311 
0A2 Question 5311 
Where is the Bolt? 5311 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5311 
"End of Live" tube set 5311 
GND plane 5311 
That crazy 7025. 5311 
Distributed bolt 5311 
Amperex ECC83 5311 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5311 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5311 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5311 
More findings 5310 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5310 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5309 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5309 
Grounding and trannies 5309 
Ignorance is bliss... 5307 
Shakey DIY Basics 5307 
Poor photographer 5307 
Spare the Oxen... 5307 
Is SiC sick? 5305 
Possible, so what? 5305 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5304 
Seek and you’ll find. 5304 
Filament 5304 
Filament considerations 5304 
Air caps?Buffer? 5304 
Exorcisms 5258 
Floating? 5257 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5250 
Toilet ham 5250 
The Shield 5249 
It is hard to say. 5249 
Fake bugle/teles 5249 
Never again. 5249 
Bingo! 5240 
Total current per channel 5233 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5233 
I like iron 5233 
Choke ringing 5233 
Ringing 5233 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5233 
Choke ringing again 5232 
What ringing? 5232 
Ring-ring 5232 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5232 
TT Rider 5232 
Snubbers and motors 5231 
Nice idea... 5231 
B+ 5231 
Shielded Interconnect 5231 
IC shields 5228 
The horrors of calibration 5076 
Floating Away 5076 
Ground is +/- understood 5075 
"Calibrate"??? 5075 
The self-serving calibrations. 5074 
Fighting with RIAA 5074 
The Usual 5074 
That's it! 5074 
Parts Location 5074 
Lush layout 5073 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5025 
It might be very impressive 5025 
To be clear 5025 
Shall I co? 5024 
Parts 5024 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5024 
What does it mean? 5024 
Come on! 5024 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5024 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5024 
EAR polite recess 5024 
Power sequencing? 4994 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4994 
3 Position switch 4993 
How true... 4993 
DIY Failsafe 4993 
Switch.. 4968 
Calibration problem 4943 
Resolved 4940 
Looks good 4939 
Fat LF 4939 
Loading Up 4939 
SUT's 4939 
Shunt regulation 4858 
Application dependent 4858 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4826 
It migh be an interesting company. 4826 
Amo/silver 4826 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4826 
Silver considerations 4826 
Again With the Amo 4826 
Silver path 4826 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4826 
The Path of Least Resistance 4825 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4825 
Foil 4825 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4825 
Audiopedophile's hell 4825 
In da house 4824 
Consistent anality 4823 
Right 4823 
A speculation 4821 
Mone on silver Trabants 4820 
Parts Ag 4820 
Trabant done in pure silver 4820 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4820 
Silver swamp 4820 
In the Long Run 4820 
2RM? 4815 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4815 
DIY 4814 
95%? 4814 
More on that 4814 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4814 
Fully shielded 4814 
Interesting 4814 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4010 
Creative people 4010 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4010 
It is what it is. 4009 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4009 
Gray market 4009 
Mix up 4008 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4008 
Sound beats engeneering 3415 
Engineering Crap 3415 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3415 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2912 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2327 
Snubbers 2275 
More on snubbers 2275 
Capacitors Question 2275 
Capacitors & updates 2275 
Z-foil 2275 
Loading resistors & sockets 2275 
Low noise tubes 2274 
What Works Where 2273 
What are the REAL goals? 2273 
Good engineering parctices 2273 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2273 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2273 
It was 13 years back... 2273 
Thank you 2273 
Tube Selection 2262 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2159 
Big output capacitor question. 1920 
Context/Application/Circuit 1919 
EAR 1919 
Of Course... 1919 
834pT 1918 
Who knows.... 1918 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1917 
Where? 1917 
Big cap banks 1917 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 502 
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