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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6626 
End of Life 6626 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6626 
Shallow ambitions 6626 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6626 
Acronym 6626 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6614 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6614 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6614 
It is comming along.... 6433 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6433 
The perfect corrector. 6433 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6433 
The perfect corrector - II 6432 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6431 
Wrong values shown 6430 
The deliberate mistakes? 6430 
330R anode resistors 6430 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6430 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6430 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6428 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6428 
Going on from "There" 6428 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6428 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6427 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6426 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6426 
Good for them. 6426 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6426 
A few more 6426 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6426 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6425 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6425 
Hybridizing 6425 
I love it! 6425 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6423 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6423 
SSG 6422 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6422 
USSR SSG 6422 
USSR SSG 6422 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6422 
Fixed bias 6422 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6422 
More on this, please 6421 
Interesting development! 6421 
One-Story Jack 6421 
Nature's Bias 6421 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6421 
Apologies! 6420 
Tunable Y-factor? 6420 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6420 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6415 
The sound of one hand clapping 6415 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6414 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6406 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6406 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6405 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6405 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6405 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6320 
Specific air cap changes 6320 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6320 
One tube, two channels? 6320 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6320 
"Crosstalk" 6319 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6278 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6257 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5831 
Sucks! 5759 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5758 
Um, what? 5758 
Alternative Transformer 5758 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5758 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5758 
Hmmm,I suspect 5758 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5750 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5738 
The 100Hz hum? 5738 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5738 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5738 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5737 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5737 
DIY Air-Caps? 5737 
Capacitors 5734 
Hum again. 5713 
Hm, again.... 5713 
Tribute MC iron 5428 
Changing loads 5424 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5424 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5423 
Loading on primary? 5423 
Anticipating the needs 5423 
CCS heating? 5386 
2nd stage bias mystery 5269 
It is true but it negligible. 5269 
V2 biasing continued 5268 
Works +/- properly 5267 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5267 
My assault 5240 
What, No Breadboard? 5240 
Don't laugh too loud... 5240 
So far it is good. 5240 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5240 
The assembly and the buzz 5239 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5239 
Caps and chokes 5239 
The price of fame 5239 
Tribute 5239 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5239 
Schematics 5239 
Traces 5239 
Moving Magnet 5239 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5239 
Cat smells fish? 5238 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5238 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5238 
In the box 5238 
Schematics II 5238 
A few comments. 5238 
Miscelanea 5238 
I am surprised. 5238 
Don't be 5237 
It is not about power supply. 5237 
EMI/RFI madness 5237 
Drinking in Modulation 5237 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5237 
Finito 5236 
It is only partially outside the context. 5236 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5235 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5235 
Corresponding to ? 5235 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5208 
Qualitat 5207 
The baby is sick 5163 
Last Cleaning? 5163 
Mine too... 5163 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5163 
What the hell is going on!!! 5163 
...air-caps dirty.... 5162 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5162 
Hum points 5162 
Beats and pieces. 5162 
What else? 5162 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5162 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5162 
Veggie ham 5162 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5161 
Holly idiocy! 5160 
Yes sir 5158 
I think your game is not over. 5158 
More ham 5158 
Route(s) to Ground 5158 
Grounding arrangement 5157 
Ground Thoughts 5156 
0A2 Question 5156 
Where is the Bolt? 5156 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5156 
"End of Live" tube set 5156 
GND plane 5156 
That crazy 7025. 5156 
Distributed bolt 5156 
Amperex ECC83 5156 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5156 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5156 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5156 
More findings 5155 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5155 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5154 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5154 
Grounding and trannies 5154 
Ignorance is bliss... 5152 
Shakey DIY Basics 5152 
Poor photographer 5152 
Spare the Oxen... 5152 
Is SiC sick? 5150 
Possible, so what? 5150 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5149 
Seek and you’ll find. 5149 
Filament 5149 
Filament considerations 5149 
Air caps?Buffer? 5149 
Exorcisms 5103 
Floating? 5102 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5095 
Toilet ham 5095 
The Shield 5094 
It is hard to say. 5094 
Fake bugle/teles 5094 
Never again. 5094 
Bingo! 5085 
Total current per channel 5078 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5078 
I like iron 5078 
Choke ringing 5078 
Ringing 5078 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5078 
Choke ringing again 5077 
What ringing? 5077 
Ring-ring 5077 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5077 
TT Rider 5077 
Snubbers and motors 5076 
Nice idea... 5076 
B+ 5076 
Shielded Interconnect 5076 
IC shields 5073 
The horrors of calibration 4921 
Floating Away 4921 
Ground is +/- understood 4920 
"Calibrate"??? 4920 
The self-serving calibrations. 4919 
Fighting with RIAA 4919 
The Usual 4919 
That's it! 4919 
Parts Location 4919 
Lush layout 4918 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4870 
It might be very impressive 4870 
To be clear 4870 
Shall I co? 4869 
Parts 4869 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4869 
What does it mean? 4869 
Come on! 4869 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4869 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4869 
EAR polite recess 4869 
Power sequencing? 4839 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4839 
3 Position switch 4838 
How true... 4838 
DIY Failsafe 4838 
Switch.. 4813 
Calibration problem 4788 
Resolved 4785 
Looks good 4784 
Fat LF 4784 
Loading Up 4784 
SUT's 4784 
Shunt regulation 4703 
Application dependent 4703 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4671 
It migh be an interesting company. 4671 
Amo/silver 4671 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4671 
Silver considerations 4671 
Again With the Amo 4671 
Silver path 4671 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4671 
The Path of Least Resistance 4670 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4670 
Foil 4670 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4670 
Audiopedophile's hell 4670 
In da house 4669 
Consistent anality 4668 
Right 4668 
A speculation 4666 
Mone on silver Trabants 4665 
Parts Ag 4665 
Trabant done in pure silver 4665 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4665 
Silver swamp 4665 
In the Long Run 4665 
2RM? 4660 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4660 
DIY 4659 
95%? 4659 
More on that 4659 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4659 
Fully shielded 4659 
Interesting 4659 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3855 
Creative people 3855 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3855 
It is what it is. 3854 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3854 
Gray market 3854 
Mix up 3853 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3853 
Sound beats engeneering 3260 
Engineering Crap 3260 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3260 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2757 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2172 
Snubbers 2120 
More on snubbers 2120 
Capacitors Question 2120 
Capacitors & updates 2120 
Z-foil 2120 
Loading resistors & sockets 2120 
Low noise tubes 2119 
What Works Where 2118 
What are the REAL goals? 2118 
Good engineering parctices 2118 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2118 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2118 
It was 13 years back... 2118 
Thank you 2118 
Tube Selection 2107 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2004 
Big output capacitor question. 1765 
Context/Application/Circuit 1764 
EAR 1764 
Of Course... 1764 
834pT 1763 
Who knows.... 1763 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1762 
Where? 1762 
Big cap banks 1762 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 347 
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