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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6649 
End of Life 6649 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6649 
Shallow ambitions 6649 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6649 
Acronym 6649 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6637 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6637 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6637 
It is comming along.... 6456 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6456 
The perfect corrector. 6456 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6456 
The perfect corrector - II 6455 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6454 
Wrong values shown 6453 
The deliberate mistakes? 6453 
330R anode resistors 6453 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6453 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6453 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6451 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6451 
Going on from "There" 6451 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6451 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6450 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6449 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6449 
Good for them. 6449 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6449 
A few more 6449 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6449 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6448 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6448 
Hybridizing 6448 
I love it! 6448 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6446 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6446 
SSG 6445 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6445 
USSR SSG 6445 
USSR SSG 6445 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6445 
Fixed bias 6445 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6445 
More on this, please 6444 
Interesting development! 6444 
One-Story Jack 6444 
Nature's Bias 6444 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6444 
Apologies! 6443 
Tunable Y-factor? 6443 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6443 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6438 
The sound of one hand clapping 6438 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6437 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6429 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6429 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6428 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6428 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6428 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6343 
Specific air cap changes 6343 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6343 
One tube, two channels? 6343 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6343 
"Crosstalk" 6342 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6301 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6280 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5854 
Sucks! 5782 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5781 
Um, what? 5781 
Alternative Transformer 5781 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5781 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5781 
Hmmm,I suspect 5781 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5773 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5761 
The 100Hz hum? 5761 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5761 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5761 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5760 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5760 
DIY Air-Caps? 5760 
Capacitors 5757 
Hum again. 5736 
Hm, again.... 5736 
Tribute MC iron 5451 
Changing loads 5447 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5447 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5446 
Loading on primary? 5446 
Anticipating the needs 5446 
CCS heating? 5409 
2nd stage bias mystery 5292 
It is true but it negligible. 5292 
V2 biasing continued 5291 
Works +/- properly 5290 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5290 
My assault 5263 
What, No Breadboard? 5263 
Don't laugh too loud... 5263 
So far it is good. 5263 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5263 
The assembly and the buzz 5262 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5262 
Caps and chokes 5262 
The price of fame 5262 
Tribute 5262 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5262 
Schematics 5262 
Traces 5262 
Moving Magnet 5262 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5262 
Cat smells fish? 5261 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5261 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5261 
In the box 5261 
Schematics II 5261 
A few comments. 5261 
Miscelanea 5261 
I am surprised. 5261 
Don't be 5260 
It is not about power supply. 5260 
EMI/RFI madness 5260 
Drinking in Modulation 5260 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5260 
Finito 5259 
It is only partially outside the context. 5259 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5258 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5258 
Corresponding to ? 5258 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5231 
Qualitat 5230 
The baby is sick 5186 
Last Cleaning? 5186 
Mine too... 5186 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5186 
What the hell is going on!!! 5186 
...air-caps dirty.... 5185 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5185 
Hum points 5185 
Beats and pieces. 5185 
What else? 5185 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5185 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5185 
Veggie ham 5185 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5184 
Holly idiocy! 5183 
Yes sir 5181 
I think your game is not over. 5181 
More ham 5181 
Route(s) to Ground 5181 
Grounding arrangement 5180 
Ground Thoughts 5179 
0A2 Question 5179 
Where is the Bolt? 5179 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5179 
"End of Live" tube set 5179 
GND plane 5179 
That crazy 7025. 5179 
Distributed bolt 5179 
Amperex ECC83 5179 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5179 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5179 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5179 
More findings 5178 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5178 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5177 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5177 
Grounding and trannies 5177 
Ignorance is bliss... 5175 
Shakey DIY Basics 5175 
Poor photographer 5175 
Spare the Oxen... 5175 
Is SiC sick? 5173 
Possible, so what? 5173 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5172 
Seek and you’ll find. 5172 
Filament 5172 
Filament considerations 5172 
Air caps?Buffer? 5172 
Exorcisms 5126 
Floating? 5125 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5118 
Toilet ham 5118 
The Shield 5117 
It is hard to say. 5117 
Fake bugle/teles 5117 
Never again. 5117 
Bingo! 5108 
Total current per channel 5101 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5101 
I like iron 5101 
Choke ringing 5101 
Ringing 5101 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5101 
Choke ringing again 5100 
What ringing? 5100 
Ring-ring 5100 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5100 
TT Rider 5100 
Snubbers and motors 5099 
Nice idea... 5099 
B+ 5099 
Shielded Interconnect 5099 
IC shields 5096 
The horrors of calibration 4944 
Floating Away 4944 
Ground is +/- understood 4943 
"Calibrate"??? 4943 
The self-serving calibrations. 4942 
Fighting with RIAA 4942 
The Usual 4942 
That's it! 4942 
Parts Location 4942 
Lush layout 4941 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4893 
It might be very impressive 4893 
To be clear 4893 
Shall I co? 4892 
Parts 4892 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4892 
What does it mean? 4892 
Come on! 4892 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4892 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4892 
EAR polite recess 4892 
Power sequencing? 4862 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4862 
3 Position switch 4861 
How true... 4861 
DIY Failsafe 4861 
Switch.. 4836 
Calibration problem 4811 
Resolved 4808 
Looks good 4807 
Fat LF 4807 
Loading Up 4807 
SUT's 4807 
Shunt regulation 4726 
Application dependent 4726 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4694 
It migh be an interesting company. 4694 
Amo/silver 4694 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4694 
Silver considerations 4694 
Again With the Amo 4694 
Silver path 4694 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4694 
The Path of Least Resistance 4693 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4693 
Foil 4693 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4693 
Audiopedophile's hell 4693 
In da house 4692 
Consistent anality 4691 
Right 4691 
A speculation 4689 
Mone on silver Trabants 4688 
Parts Ag 4688 
Trabant done in pure silver 4688 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4688 
Silver swamp 4688 
In the Long Run 4688 
2RM? 4683 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4683 
DIY 4682 
95%? 4682 
More on that 4682 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4682 
Fully shielded 4682 
Interesting 4682 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3878 
Creative people 3878 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3878 
It is what it is. 3877 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3877 
Gray market 3877 
Mix up 3876 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3876 
Sound beats engeneering 3283 
Engineering Crap 3283 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3283 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2780 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2195 
Snubbers 2143 
More on snubbers 2143 
Capacitors Question 2143 
Capacitors & updates 2143 
Z-foil 2143 
Loading resistors & sockets 2143 
Low noise tubes 2142 
What Works Where 2141 
What are the REAL goals? 2141 
Good engineering parctices 2141 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2141 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2141 
It was 13 years back... 2141 
Thank you 2141 
Tube Selection 2130 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2027 
Big output capacitor question. 1788 
Context/Application/Circuit 1787 
EAR 1787 
Of Course... 1787 
834pT 1786 
Who knows.... 1786 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1785 
Where? 1785 
Big cap banks 1785 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 370 
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