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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6689 
End of Life 6689 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6689 
Shallow ambitions 6689 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6689 
Acronym 6689 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6677 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6677 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6677 
It is comming along.... 6496 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6496 
The perfect corrector. 6496 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6496 
The perfect corrector - II 6495 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6494 
Wrong values shown 6493 
The deliberate mistakes? 6493 
330R anode resistors 6493 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6493 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6493 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6491 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6491 
Going on from "There" 6491 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6491 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6490 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6489 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6489 
Good for them. 6489 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6489 
A few more 6489 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6489 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6488 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6488 
Hybridizing 6488 
I love it! 6488 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6486 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6486 
SSG 6485 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6485 
USSR SSG 6485 
USSR SSG 6485 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6485 
Fixed bias 6485 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6485 
More on this, please 6484 
Interesting development! 6484 
One-Story Jack 6484 
Nature's Bias 6484 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6484 
Apologies! 6483 
Tunable Y-factor? 6483 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6483 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6478 
The sound of one hand clapping 6478 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6477 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6469 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6469 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6468 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6468 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6468 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6383 
Specific air cap changes 6383 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6383 
One tube, two channels? 6383 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6383 
"Crosstalk" 6382 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6341 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6320 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5894 
Sucks! 5822 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5821 
Um, what? 5821 
Alternative Transformer 5821 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5821 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5821 
Hmmm,I suspect 5821 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5813 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5801 
The 100Hz hum? 5801 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5801 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5801 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5800 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5800 
DIY Air-Caps? 5800 
Capacitors 5797 
Hum again. 5776 
Hm, again.... 5776 
Tribute MC iron 5491 
Changing loads 5487 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5487 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5486 
Loading on primary? 5486 
Anticipating the needs 5486 
CCS heating? 5449 
2nd stage bias mystery 5332 
It is true but it negligible. 5332 
V2 biasing continued 5331 
Works +/- properly 5330 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5330 
My assault 5303 
What, No Breadboard? 5303 
Don't laugh too loud... 5303 
So far it is good. 5303 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5303 
The assembly and the buzz 5302 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5302 
Caps and chokes 5302 
The price of fame 5302 
Tribute 5302 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5302 
Schematics 5302 
Traces 5302 
Moving Magnet 5302 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5302 
Cat smells fish? 5301 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5301 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5301 
In the box 5301 
Schematics II 5301 
A few comments. 5301 
Miscelanea 5301 
I am surprised. 5301 
Don't be 5300 
It is not about power supply. 5300 
EMI/RFI madness 5300 
Drinking in Modulation 5300 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5300 
Finito 5299 
It is only partially outside the context. 5299 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5298 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5298 
Corresponding to ? 5298 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5271 
Qualitat 5270 
The baby is sick 5226 
Last Cleaning? 5226 
Mine too... 5226 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5226 
What the hell is going on!!! 5226 
...air-caps dirty.... 5225 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5225 
Hum points 5225 
Beats and pieces. 5225 
What else? 5225 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5225 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5225 
Veggie ham 5225 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5224 
Holly idiocy! 5223 
Yes sir 5221 
I think your game is not over. 5221 
More ham 5221 
Route(s) to Ground 5221 
Grounding arrangement 5220 
Ground Thoughts 5219 
0A2 Question 5219 
Where is the Bolt? 5219 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5219 
"End of Live" tube set 5219 
GND plane 5219 
That crazy 7025. 5219 
Distributed bolt 5219 
Amperex ECC83 5219 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5219 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5219 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5219 
More findings 5218 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5218 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5217 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5217 
Grounding and trannies 5217 
Ignorance is bliss... 5215 
Shakey DIY Basics 5215 
Poor photographer 5215 
Spare the Oxen... 5215 
Is SiC sick? 5213 
Possible, so what? 5213 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5212 
Seek and you’ll find. 5212 
Filament 5212 
Filament considerations 5212 
Air caps?Buffer? 5212 
Exorcisms 5166 
Floating? 5165 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5158 
Toilet ham 5158 
The Shield 5157 
It is hard to say. 5157 
Fake bugle/teles 5157 
Never again. 5157 
Bingo! 5148 
Total current per channel 5141 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5141 
I like iron 5141 
Choke ringing 5141 
Ringing 5141 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5141 
Choke ringing again 5140 
What ringing? 5140 
Ring-ring 5140 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5140 
TT Rider 5140 
Snubbers and motors 5139 
Nice idea... 5139 
B+ 5139 
Shielded Interconnect 5139 
IC shields 5136 
The horrors of calibration 4984 
Floating Away 4984 
Ground is +/- understood 4983 
"Calibrate"??? 4983 
The self-serving calibrations. 4982 
Fighting with RIAA 4982 
The Usual 4982 
That's it! 4982 
Parts Location 4982 
Lush layout 4981 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4933 
It might be very impressive 4933 
To be clear 4933 
Shall I co? 4932 
Parts 4932 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4932 
What does it mean? 4932 
Come on! 4932 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4932 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4932 
EAR polite recess 4932 
Power sequencing? 4902 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4902 
3 Position switch 4901 
How true... 4901 
DIY Failsafe 4901 
Switch.. 4876 
Calibration problem 4851 
Resolved 4848 
Looks good 4847 
Fat LF 4847 
Loading Up 4847 
SUT's 4847 
Shunt regulation 4766 
Application dependent 4766 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4734 
It migh be an interesting company. 4734 
Amo/silver 4734 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4734 
Silver considerations 4734 
Again With the Amo 4734 
Silver path 4734 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4734 
The Path of Least Resistance 4733 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4733 
Foil 4733 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4733 
Audiopedophile's hell 4733 
In da house 4732 
Consistent anality 4731 
Right 4731 
A speculation 4729 
Mone on silver Trabants 4728 
Parts Ag 4728 
Trabant done in pure silver 4728 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4728 
Silver swamp 4728 
In the Long Run 4728 
2RM? 4723 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4723 
DIY 4722 
95%? 4722 
More on that 4722 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4722 
Fully shielded 4722 
Interesting 4722 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3918 
Creative people 3918 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3918 
It is what it is. 3917 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3917 
Gray market 3917 
Mix up 3916 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3916 
Sound beats engeneering 3323 
Engineering Crap 3323 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3323 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2820 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2235 
Snubbers 2183 
More on snubbers 2183 
Capacitors Question 2183 
Capacitors & updates 2183 
Z-foil 2183 
Loading resistors & sockets 2183 
Low noise tubes 2182 
What Works Where 2181 
What are the REAL goals? 2181 
Good engineering parctices 2181 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2181 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2181 
It was 13 years back... 2181 
Thank you 2181 
Tube Selection 2170 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2067 
Big output capacitor question. 1828 
Context/Application/Circuit 1827 
EAR 1827 
Of Course... 1827 
834pT 1826 
Who knows.... 1826 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1825 
Where? 1825 
Big cap banks 1825 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 410 
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