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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6931 
End of Life 6931 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6931 
Shallow ambitions 6931 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6931 
Acronym 6931 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6919 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6919 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6919 
It is comming along.... 6738 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6738 
The perfect corrector. 6738 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6738 
The perfect corrector - II 6737 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6736 
Wrong values shown 6735 
The deliberate mistakes? 6735 
330R anode resistors 6735 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6735 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6735 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6733 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6733 
Going on from "There" 6733 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6733 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6732 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6731 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6731 
Good for them. 6731 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6731 
A few more 6731 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6731 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6730 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6730 
Hybridizing 6730 
I love it! 6730 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6728 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6728 
SSG 6727 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6727 
USSR SSG 6727 
USSR SSG 6727 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6727 
Fixed bias 6727 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6727 
More on this, please 6726 
Interesting development! 6726 
One-Story Jack 6726 
Nature's Bias 6726 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6726 
Apologies! 6725 
Tunable Y-factor? 6725 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6725 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6720 
The sound of one hand clapping 6720 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6719 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6711 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6711 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6710 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6710 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6710 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6625 
Specific air cap changes 6625 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6625 
One tube, two channels? 6625 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6625 
"Crosstalk" 6624 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6583 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6562 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6136 
Sucks! 6064 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6063 
Um, what? 6063 
Alternative Transformer 6063 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6063 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6063 
Hmmm,I suspect 6063 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6055 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6043 
The 100Hz hum? 6043 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6043 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6043 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6042 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6042 
DIY Air-Caps? 6042 
Capacitors 6039 
Hum again. 6018 
Hm, again.... 6018 
Tribute MC iron 5733 
Changing loads 5729 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5729 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5728 
Loading on primary? 5728 
Anticipating the needs 5728 
CCS heating? 5691 
2nd stage bias mystery 5574 
It is true but it negligible. 5574 
V2 biasing continued 5573 
Works +/- properly 5572 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5572 
My assault 5545 
What, No Breadboard? 5545 
Don't laugh too loud... 5545 
So far it is good. 5545 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5545 
The assembly and the buzz 5544 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5544 
Caps and chokes 5544 
The price of fame 5544 
Tribute 5544 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5544 
Schematics 5544 
Traces 5544 
Moving Magnet 5544 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5544 
Cat smells fish? 5543 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5543 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5543 
In the box 5543 
Schematics II 5543 
A few comments. 5543 
Miscelanea 5543 
I am surprised. 5543 
Don't be 5542 
It is not about power supply. 5542 
EMI/RFI madness 5542 
Drinking in Modulation 5542 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5542 
Finito 5541 
It is only partially outside the context. 5541 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5540 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5540 
Corresponding to ? 5540 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5513 
Qualitat 5512 
The baby is sick 5468 
Last Cleaning? 5468 
Mine too... 5468 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5468 
What the hell is going on!!! 5468 
...air-caps dirty.... 5467 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5467 
Hum points 5467 
Beats and pieces. 5467 
What else? 5467 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5467 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5467 
Veggie ham 5467 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5466 
Holly idiocy! 5465 
Yes sir 5463 
I think your game is not over. 5463 
More ham 5463 
Route(s) to Ground 5463 
Grounding arrangement 5462 
Ground Thoughts 5461 
0A2 Question 5461 
Where is the Bolt? 5461 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5461 
"End of Live" tube set 5461 
GND plane 5461 
That crazy 7025. 5461 
Distributed bolt 5461 
Amperex ECC83 5461 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5461 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5461 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5461 
More findings 5460 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5460 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5459 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5459 
Grounding and trannies 5459 
Ignorance is bliss... 5457 
Shakey DIY Basics 5457 
Poor photographer 5457 
Spare the Oxen... 5457 
Is SiC sick? 5455 
Possible, so what? 5455 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5454 
Seek and you’ll find. 5454 
Filament 5454 
Filament considerations 5454 
Air caps?Buffer? 5454 
Exorcisms 5408 
Floating? 5407 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5400 
Toilet ham 5400 
The Shield 5399 
It is hard to say. 5399 
Fake bugle/teles 5399 
Never again. 5399 
Bingo! 5390 
Total current per channel 5383 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5383 
I like iron 5383 
Choke ringing 5383 
Ringing 5383 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5383 
Choke ringing again 5382 
What ringing? 5382 
Ring-ring 5382 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5382 
TT Rider 5382 
Snubbers and motors 5381 
Nice idea... 5381 
B+ 5381 
Shielded Interconnect 5381 
IC shields 5378 
The horrors of calibration 5226 
Floating Away 5226 
Ground is +/- understood 5225 
"Calibrate"??? 5225 
The self-serving calibrations. 5224 
Fighting with RIAA 5224 
The Usual 5224 
That's it! 5224 
Parts Location 5224 
Lush layout 5223 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5175 
It might be very impressive 5175 
To be clear 5175 
Shall I co? 5174 
Parts 5174 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5174 
What does it mean? 5174 
Come on! 5174 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5174 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5174 
EAR polite recess 5174 
Power sequencing? 5144 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5144 
3 Position switch 5143 
How true... 5143 
DIY Failsafe 5143 
Switch.. 5118 
Calibration problem 5093 
Resolved 5090 
Looks good 5089 
Fat LF 5089 
Loading Up 5089 
SUT's 5089 
Shunt regulation 5008 
Application dependent 5008 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4976 
It migh be an interesting company. 4976 
Amo/silver 4976 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4976 
Silver considerations 4976 
Again With the Amo 4976 
Silver path 4976 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4976 
The Path of Least Resistance 4975 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4975 
Foil 4975 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4975 
Audiopedophile's hell 4975 
In da house 4974 
Consistent anality 4973 
Right 4973 
A speculation 4971 
Mone on silver Trabants 4970 
Parts Ag 4970 
Trabant done in pure silver 4970 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4970 
Silver swamp 4970 
In the Long Run 4970 
2RM? 4965 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4965 
DIY 4964 
95%? 4964 
More on that 4964 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4964 
Fully shielded 4964 
Interesting 4964 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4160 
Creative people 4160 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4160 
It is what it is. 4159 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4159 
Gray market 4159 
Mix up 4158 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4158 
Sound beats engeneering 3565 
Engineering Crap 3565 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3565 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3062 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2477 
Snubbers 2425 
More on snubbers 2425 
Capacitors Question 2425 
Capacitors & updates 2425 
Z-foil 2425 
Loading resistors & sockets 2425 
Low noise tubes 2424 
What Works Where 2423 
What are the REAL goals? 2423 
Good engineering parctices 2423 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2423 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2423 
It was 13 years back... 2423 
Thank you 2423 
Tube Selection 2412 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2309 
Big output capacitor question. 2070 
Context/Application/Circuit 2069 
EAR 2069 
Of Course... 2069 
834pT 2068 
Who knows.... 2068 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2067 
Where? 2067 
Big cap banks 2067 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 652 
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