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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6889 
End of Life 6889 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6889 
Shallow ambitions 6889 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6889 
Acronym 6889 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6877 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6877 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6877 
It is comming along.... 6696 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6696 
The perfect corrector. 6696 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6696 
The perfect corrector - II 6695 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6694 
Wrong values shown 6693 
The deliberate mistakes? 6693 
330R anode resistors 6693 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6693 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6693 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6691 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6691 
Going on from "There" 6691 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6691 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6690 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6689 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6689 
Good for them. 6689 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6689 
A few more 6689 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6689 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6688 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6688 
Hybridizing 6688 
I love it! 6688 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6686 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6686 
SSG 6685 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6685 
USSR SSG 6685 
USSR SSG 6685 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6685 
Fixed bias 6685 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6685 
More on this, please 6684 
Interesting development! 6684 
One-Story Jack 6684 
Nature's Bias 6684 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6684 
Apologies! 6683 
Tunable Y-factor? 6683 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6683 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6678 
The sound of one hand clapping 6678 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6677 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6669 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6669 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6668 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6668 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6668 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6583 
Specific air cap changes 6583 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6583 
One tube, two channels? 6583 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6583 
"Crosstalk" 6582 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6541 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6520 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6094 
Sucks! 6022 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6021 
Um, what? 6021 
Alternative Transformer 6021 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6021 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6021 
Hmmm,I suspect 6021 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6013 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6001 
The 100Hz hum? 6001 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6001 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6001 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6000 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6000 
DIY Air-Caps? 6000 
Capacitors 5997 
Hum again. 5976 
Hm, again.... 5976 
Tribute MC iron 5691 
Changing loads 5687 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5687 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5686 
Loading on primary? 5686 
Anticipating the needs 5686 
CCS heating? 5649 
2nd stage bias mystery 5532 
It is true but it negligible. 5532 
V2 biasing continued 5531 
Works +/- properly 5530 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5530 
My assault 5503 
What, No Breadboard? 5503 
Don't laugh too loud... 5503 
So far it is good. 5503 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5503 
The assembly and the buzz 5502 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5502 
Caps and chokes 5502 
The price of fame 5502 
Tribute 5502 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5502 
Schematics 5502 
Traces 5502 
Moving Magnet 5502 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5502 
Cat smells fish? 5501 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5501 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5501 
In the box 5501 
Schematics II 5501 
A few comments. 5501 
Miscelanea 5501 
I am surprised. 5501 
Don't be 5500 
It is not about power supply. 5500 
EMI/RFI madness 5500 
Drinking in Modulation 5500 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5500 
Finito 5499 
It is only partially outside the context. 5499 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5498 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5498 
Corresponding to ? 5498 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5471 
Qualitat 5470 
The baby is sick 5426 
Last Cleaning? 5426 
Mine too... 5426 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5426 
What the hell is going on!!! 5426 
...air-caps dirty.... 5425 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5425 
Hum points 5425 
Beats and pieces. 5425 
What else? 5425 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5425 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5425 
Veggie ham 5425 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5424 
Holly idiocy! 5423 
Yes sir 5421 
I think your game is not over. 5421 
More ham 5421 
Route(s) to Ground 5421 
Grounding arrangement 5420 
Ground Thoughts 5419 
0A2 Question 5419 
Where is the Bolt? 5419 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5419 
"End of Live" tube set 5419 
GND plane 5419 
That crazy 7025. 5419 
Distributed bolt 5419 
Amperex ECC83 5419 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5419 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5419 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5419 
More findings 5418 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5418 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5417 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5417 
Grounding and trannies 5417 
Ignorance is bliss... 5415 
Shakey DIY Basics 5415 
Poor photographer 5415 
Spare the Oxen... 5415 
Is SiC sick? 5413 
Possible, so what? 5413 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5412 
Seek and you’ll find. 5412 
Filament 5412 
Filament considerations 5412 
Air caps?Buffer? 5412 
Exorcisms 5366 
Floating? 5365 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5358 
Toilet ham 5358 
The Shield 5357 
It is hard to say. 5357 
Fake bugle/teles 5357 
Never again. 5357 
Bingo! 5348 
Total current per channel 5341 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5341 
I like iron 5341 
Choke ringing 5341 
Ringing 5341 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5341 
Choke ringing again 5340 
What ringing? 5340 
Ring-ring 5340 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5340 
TT Rider 5340 
Snubbers and motors 5339 
Nice idea... 5339 
B+ 5339 
Shielded Interconnect 5339 
IC shields 5336 
The horrors of calibration 5184 
Floating Away 5184 
Ground is +/- understood 5183 
"Calibrate"??? 5183 
The self-serving calibrations. 5182 
Fighting with RIAA 5182 
The Usual 5182 
That's it! 5182 
Parts Location 5182 
Lush layout 5181 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5133 
It might be very impressive 5133 
To be clear 5133 
Shall I co? 5132 
Parts 5132 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5132 
What does it mean? 5132 
Come on! 5132 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5132 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5132 
EAR polite recess 5132 
Power sequencing? 5102 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5102 
3 Position switch 5101 
How true... 5101 
DIY Failsafe 5101 
Switch.. 5076 
Calibration problem 5051 
Resolved 5048 
Looks good 5047 
Fat LF 5047 
Loading Up 5047 
SUT's 5047 
Shunt regulation 4966 
Application dependent 4966 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4934 
It migh be an interesting company. 4934 
Amo/silver 4934 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4934 
Silver considerations 4934 
Again With the Amo 4934 
Silver path 4934 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4934 
The Path of Least Resistance 4933 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4933 
Foil 4933 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4933 
Audiopedophile's hell 4933 
In da house 4932 
Consistent anality 4931 
Right 4931 
A speculation 4929 
Mone on silver Trabants 4928 
Parts Ag 4928 
Trabant done in pure silver 4928 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4928 
Silver swamp 4928 
In the Long Run 4928 
2RM? 4923 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4923 
DIY 4922 
95%? 4922 
More on that 4922 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4922 
Fully shielded 4922 
Interesting 4922 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4118 
Creative people 4118 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4118 
It is what it is. 4117 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4117 
Gray market 4117 
Mix up 4116 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4116 
Sound beats engeneering 3523 
Engineering Crap 3523 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3523 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3020 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2435 
Snubbers 2383 
More on snubbers 2383 
Capacitors Question 2383 
Capacitors & updates 2383 
Z-foil 2383 
Loading resistors & sockets 2383 
Low noise tubes 2382 
What Works Where 2381 
What are the REAL goals? 2381 
Good engineering parctices 2381 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2381 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2381 
It was 13 years back... 2381 
Thank you 2381 
Tube Selection 2370 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2267 
Big output capacitor question. 2028 
Context/Application/Circuit 2027 
EAR 2027 
Of Course... 2027 
834pT 2026 
Who knows.... 2026 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2025 
Where? 2025 
Big cap banks 2025 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 610 
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