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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6636 
End of Life 6636 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6636 
Shallow ambitions 6636 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6636 
Acronym 6636 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6624 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6624 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6624 
It is comming along.... 6443 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6443 
The perfect corrector. 6443 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6443 
The perfect corrector - II 6442 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6441 
Wrong values shown 6440 
The deliberate mistakes? 6440 
330R anode resistors 6440 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6440 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6440 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6438 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6438 
Going on from "There" 6438 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6438 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6437 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6436 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6436 
Good for them. 6436 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6436 
A few more 6436 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6436 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6435 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6435 
Hybridizing 6435 
I love it! 6435 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6433 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6433 
SSG 6432 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6432 
USSR SSG 6432 
USSR SSG 6432 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6432 
Fixed bias 6432 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6432 
More on this, please 6431 
Interesting development! 6431 
One-Story Jack 6431 
Nature's Bias 6431 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6431 
Apologies! 6430 
Tunable Y-factor? 6430 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6430 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6425 
The sound of one hand clapping 6425 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6424 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6416 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6416 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6415 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6415 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6415 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6330 
Specific air cap changes 6330 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6330 
One tube, two channels? 6330 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6330 
"Crosstalk" 6329 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6288 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6267 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5841 
Sucks! 5769 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5768 
Um, what? 5768 
Alternative Transformer 5768 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5768 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5768 
Hmmm,I suspect 5768 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5760 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5748 
The 100Hz hum? 5748 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5748 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5748 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5747 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5747 
DIY Air-Caps? 5747 
Capacitors 5744 
Hum again. 5723 
Hm, again.... 5723 
Tribute MC iron 5438 
Changing loads 5434 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5434 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5433 
Loading on primary? 5433 
Anticipating the needs 5433 
CCS heating? 5396 
2nd stage bias mystery 5279 
It is true but it negligible. 5279 
V2 biasing continued 5278 
Works +/- properly 5277 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5277 
My assault 5250 
What, No Breadboard? 5250 
Don't laugh too loud... 5250 
So far it is good. 5250 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5250 
The assembly and the buzz 5249 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5249 
Caps and chokes 5249 
The price of fame 5249 
Tribute 5249 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5249 
Schematics 5249 
Traces 5249 
Moving Magnet 5249 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5249 
Cat smells fish? 5248 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5248 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5248 
In the box 5248 
Schematics II 5248 
A few comments. 5248 
Miscelanea 5248 
I am surprised. 5248 
Don't be 5247 
It is not about power supply. 5247 
EMI/RFI madness 5247 
Drinking in Modulation 5247 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5247 
Finito 5246 
It is only partially outside the context. 5246 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5245 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5245 
Corresponding to ? 5245 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5218 
Qualitat 5217 
The baby is sick 5173 
Last Cleaning? 5173 
Mine too... 5173 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5173 
What the hell is going on!!! 5173 
...air-caps dirty.... 5172 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5172 
Hum points 5172 
Beats and pieces. 5172 
What else? 5172 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5172 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5172 
Veggie ham 5172 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5171 
Holly idiocy! 5170 
Yes sir 5168 
I think your game is not over. 5168 
More ham 5168 
Route(s) to Ground 5168 
Grounding arrangement 5167 
Ground Thoughts 5166 
0A2 Question 5166 
Where is the Bolt? 5166 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5166 
"End of Live" tube set 5166 
GND plane 5166 
That crazy 7025. 5166 
Distributed bolt 5166 
Amperex ECC83 5166 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5166 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5166 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5166 
More findings 5165 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5165 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5164 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5164 
Grounding and trannies 5164 
Ignorance is bliss... 5162 
Shakey DIY Basics 5162 
Poor photographer 5162 
Spare the Oxen... 5162 
Is SiC sick? 5160 
Possible, so what? 5160 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5159 
Seek and you’ll find. 5159 
Filament 5159 
Filament considerations 5159 
Air caps?Buffer? 5159 
Exorcisms 5113 
Floating? 5112 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5105 
Toilet ham 5105 
The Shield 5104 
It is hard to say. 5104 
Fake bugle/teles 5104 
Never again. 5104 
Bingo! 5095 
Total current per channel 5088 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5088 
I like iron 5088 
Choke ringing 5088 
Ringing 5088 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5088 
Choke ringing again 5087 
What ringing? 5087 
Ring-ring 5087 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5087 
TT Rider 5087 
Snubbers and motors 5086 
Nice idea... 5086 
B+ 5086 
Shielded Interconnect 5086 
IC shields 5083 
The horrors of calibration 4931 
Floating Away 4931 
Ground is +/- understood 4930 
"Calibrate"??? 4930 
The self-serving calibrations. 4929 
Fighting with RIAA 4929 
The Usual 4929 
That's it! 4929 
Parts Location 4929 
Lush layout 4928 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4880 
It might be very impressive 4880 
To be clear 4880 
Shall I co? 4879 
Parts 4879 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4879 
What does it mean? 4879 
Come on! 4879 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4879 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4879 
EAR polite recess 4879 
Power sequencing? 4849 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4849 
3 Position switch 4848 
How true... 4848 
DIY Failsafe 4848 
Switch.. 4823 
Calibration problem 4798 
Resolved 4795 
Looks good 4794 
Fat LF 4794 
Loading Up 4794 
SUT's 4794 
Shunt regulation 4713 
Application dependent 4713 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4681 
It migh be an interesting company. 4681 
Amo/silver 4681 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4681 
Silver considerations 4681 
Again With the Amo 4681 
Silver path 4681 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4681 
The Path of Least Resistance 4680 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4680 
Foil 4680 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4680 
Audiopedophile's hell 4680 
In da house 4679 
Consistent anality 4678 
Right 4678 
A speculation 4676 
Mone on silver Trabants 4675 
Parts Ag 4675 
Trabant done in pure silver 4675 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4675 
Silver swamp 4675 
In the Long Run 4675 
2RM? 4670 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4670 
DIY 4669 
95%? 4669 
More on that 4669 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4669 
Fully shielded 4669 
Interesting 4669 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3865 
Creative people 3865 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3865 
It is what it is. 3864 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3864 
Gray market 3864 
Mix up 3863 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3863 
Sound beats engeneering 3270 
Engineering Crap 3270 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3270 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2767 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2182 
Snubbers 2130 
More on snubbers 2130 
Capacitors Question 2130 
Capacitors & updates 2130 
Z-foil 2130 
Loading resistors & sockets 2130 
Low noise tubes 2129 
What Works Where 2128 
What are the REAL goals? 2128 
Good engineering parctices 2128 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2128 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2128 
It was 13 years back... 2128 
Thank you 2128 
Tube Selection 2117 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2014 
Big output capacitor question. 1775 
Context/Application/Circuit 1774 
EAR 1774 
Of Course... 1774 
834pT 1773 
Who knows.... 1773 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1772 
Where? 1772 
Big cap banks 1772 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 357 
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