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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6786 
End of Life 6786 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6786 
Shallow ambitions 6786 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6786 
Acronym 6786 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6774 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6774 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6774 
It is comming along.... 6593 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6593 
The perfect corrector. 6593 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6593 
The perfect corrector - II 6592 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6591 
Wrong values shown 6590 
The deliberate mistakes? 6590 
330R anode resistors 6590 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6590 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6590 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6588 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6588 
Going on from "There" 6588 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6588 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6587 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6586 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6586 
Good for them. 6586 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6586 
A few more 6586 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6586 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6585 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6585 
Hybridizing 6585 
I love it! 6585 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6583 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6583 
SSG 6582 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6582 
USSR SSG 6582 
USSR SSG 6582 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6582 
Fixed bias 6582 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6582 
More on this, please 6581 
Interesting development! 6581 
One-Story Jack 6581 
Nature's Bias 6581 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6581 
Apologies! 6580 
Tunable Y-factor? 6580 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6580 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6575 
The sound of one hand clapping 6575 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6574 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6566 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6566 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6565 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6565 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6565 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6480 
Specific air cap changes 6480 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6480 
One tube, two channels? 6480 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6480 
"Crosstalk" 6479 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6438 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6417 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5991 
Sucks! 5919 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5918 
Um, what? 5918 
Alternative Transformer 5918 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5918 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5918 
Hmmm,I suspect 5918 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5910 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5898 
The 100Hz hum? 5898 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5898 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5898 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5897 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5897 
DIY Air-Caps? 5897 
Capacitors 5894 
Hum again. 5873 
Hm, again.... 5873 
Tribute MC iron 5588 
Changing loads 5584 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5584 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5583 
Loading on primary? 5583 
Anticipating the needs 5583 
CCS heating? 5546 
2nd stage bias mystery 5429 
It is true but it negligible. 5429 
V2 biasing continued 5428 
Works +/- properly 5427 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5427 
My assault 5400 
What, No Breadboard? 5400 
Don't laugh too loud... 5400 
So far it is good. 5400 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5400 
The assembly and the buzz 5399 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5399 
Caps and chokes 5399 
The price of fame 5399 
Tribute 5399 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5399 
Schematics 5399 
Traces 5399 
Moving Magnet 5399 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5399 
Cat smells fish? 5398 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5398 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5398 
In the box 5398 
Schematics II 5398 
A few comments. 5398 
Miscelanea 5398 
I am surprised. 5398 
Don't be 5397 
It is not about power supply. 5397 
EMI/RFI madness 5397 
Drinking in Modulation 5397 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5397 
Finito 5396 
It is only partially outside the context. 5396 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5395 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5395 
Corresponding to ? 5395 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5368 
Qualitat 5367 
The baby is sick 5323 
Last Cleaning? 5323 
Mine too... 5323 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5323 
What the hell is going on!!! 5323 
...air-caps dirty.... 5322 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5322 
Hum points 5322 
Beats and pieces. 5322 
What else? 5322 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5322 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5322 
Veggie ham 5322 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5321 
Holly idiocy! 5320 
Yes sir 5318 
I think your game is not over. 5318 
More ham 5318 
Route(s) to Ground 5318 
Grounding arrangement 5317 
Ground Thoughts 5316 
0A2 Question 5316 
Where is the Bolt? 5316 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5316 
"End of Live" tube set 5316 
GND plane 5316 
That crazy 7025. 5316 
Distributed bolt 5316 
Amperex ECC83 5316 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5316 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5316 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5316 
More findings 5315 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5315 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5314 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5314 
Grounding and trannies 5314 
Ignorance is bliss... 5312 
Shakey DIY Basics 5312 
Poor photographer 5312 
Spare the Oxen... 5312 
Is SiC sick? 5310 
Possible, so what? 5310 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5309 
Seek and you’ll find. 5309 
Filament 5309 
Filament considerations 5309 
Air caps?Buffer? 5309 
Exorcisms 5263 
Floating? 5262 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5255 
Toilet ham 5255 
The Shield 5254 
It is hard to say. 5254 
Fake bugle/teles 5254 
Never again. 5254 
Bingo! 5245 
Total current per channel 5238 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5238 
I like iron 5238 
Choke ringing 5238 
Ringing 5238 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5238 
Choke ringing again 5237 
What ringing? 5237 
Ring-ring 5237 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5237 
TT Rider 5237 
Snubbers and motors 5236 
Nice idea... 5236 
B+ 5236 
Shielded Interconnect 5236 
IC shields 5233 
The horrors of calibration 5081 
Floating Away 5081 
Ground is +/- understood 5080 
"Calibrate"??? 5080 
The self-serving calibrations. 5079 
Fighting with RIAA 5079 
The Usual 5079 
That's it! 5079 
Parts Location 5079 
Lush layout 5078 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5030 
It might be very impressive 5030 
To be clear 5030 
Shall I co? 5029 
Parts 5029 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5029 
What does it mean? 5029 
Come on! 5029 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5029 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5029 
EAR polite recess 5029 
Power sequencing? 4999 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4999 
3 Position switch 4998 
How true... 4998 
DIY Failsafe 4998 
Switch.. 4973 
Calibration problem 4948 
Resolved 4945 
Looks good 4944 
Fat LF 4944 
Loading Up 4944 
SUT's 4944 
Shunt regulation 4863 
Application dependent 4863 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4831 
It migh be an interesting company. 4831 
Amo/silver 4831 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4831 
Silver considerations 4831 
Again With the Amo 4831 
Silver path 4831 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4831 
The Path of Least Resistance 4830 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4830 
Foil 4830 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4830 
Audiopedophile's hell 4830 
In da house 4829 
Consistent anality 4828 
Right 4828 
A speculation 4826 
Mone on silver Trabants 4825 
Parts Ag 4825 
Trabant done in pure silver 4825 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4825 
Silver swamp 4825 
In the Long Run 4825 
2RM? 4820 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4820 
DIY 4819 
95%? 4819 
More on that 4819 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4819 
Fully shielded 4819 
Interesting 4819 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4015 
Creative people 4015 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4015 
It is what it is. 4014 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4014 
Gray market 4014 
Mix up 4013 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4013 
Sound beats engeneering 3420 
Engineering Crap 3420 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3420 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2917 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2332 
Snubbers 2280 
More on snubbers 2280 
Capacitors Question 2280 
Capacitors & updates 2280 
Z-foil 2280 
Loading resistors & sockets 2280 
Low noise tubes 2279 
What Works Where 2278 
What are the REAL goals? 2278 
Good engineering parctices 2278 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2278 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2278 
It was 13 years back... 2278 
Thank you 2278 
Tube Selection 2267 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2164 
Big output capacitor question. 1925 
Context/Application/Circuit 1924 
EAR 1924 
Of Course... 1924 
834pT 1923 
Who knows.... 1923 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1922 
Where? 1922 
Big cap banks 1922 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 507 
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