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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6885 
End of Life 6885 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6885 
Shallow ambitions 6885 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6885 
Acronym 6885 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6873 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6873 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6873 
It is comming along.... 6692 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6692 
The perfect corrector. 6692 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6692 
The perfect corrector - II 6691 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6690 
Wrong values shown 6689 
The deliberate mistakes? 6689 
330R anode resistors 6689 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6689 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6689 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6687 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6687 
Going on from "There" 6687 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6687 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6686 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6685 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6685 
Good for them. 6685 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6685 
A few more 6685 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6685 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6684 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6684 
Hybridizing 6684 
I love it! 6684 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6682 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6682 
SSG 6681 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6681 
USSR SSG 6681 
USSR SSG 6681 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6681 
Fixed bias 6681 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6681 
More on this, please 6680 
Interesting development! 6680 
One-Story Jack 6680 
Nature's Bias 6680 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6680 
Apologies! 6679 
Tunable Y-factor? 6679 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6679 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6674 
The sound of one hand clapping 6674 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6673 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6665 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6665 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6664 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6664 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6664 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6579 
Specific air cap changes 6579 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6579 
One tube, two channels? 6579 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6579 
"Crosstalk" 6578 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6537 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6516 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6090 
Sucks! 6018 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6017 
Um, what? 6017 
Alternative Transformer 6017 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6017 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6017 
Hmmm,I suspect 6017 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6009 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5997 
The 100Hz hum? 5997 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5997 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5997 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5996 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5996 
DIY Air-Caps? 5996 
Capacitors 5993 
Hum again. 5972 
Hm, again.... 5972 
Tribute MC iron 5687 
Changing loads 5683 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5683 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5682 
Loading on primary? 5682 
Anticipating the needs 5682 
CCS heating? 5645 
2nd stage bias mystery 5528 
It is true but it negligible. 5528 
V2 biasing continued 5527 
Works +/- properly 5526 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5526 
My assault 5499 
What, No Breadboard? 5499 
Don't laugh too loud... 5499 
So far it is good. 5499 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5499 
The assembly and the buzz 5498 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5498 
Caps and chokes 5498 
The price of fame 5498 
Tribute 5498 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5498 
Schematics 5498 
Traces 5498 
Moving Magnet 5498 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5498 
Cat smells fish? 5497 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5497 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5497 
In the box 5497 
Schematics II 5497 
A few comments. 5497 
Miscelanea 5497 
I am surprised. 5497 
Don't be 5496 
It is not about power supply. 5496 
EMI/RFI madness 5496 
Drinking in Modulation 5496 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5496 
Finito 5495 
It is only partially outside the context. 5495 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5494 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5494 
Corresponding to ? 5494 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5467 
Qualitat 5466 
The baby is sick 5422 
Last Cleaning? 5422 
Mine too... 5422 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5422 
What the hell is going on!!! 5422 
...air-caps dirty.... 5421 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5421 
Hum points 5421 
Beats and pieces. 5421 
What else? 5421 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5421 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5421 
Veggie ham 5421 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5420 
Holly idiocy! 5419 
Yes sir 5417 
I think your game is not over. 5417 
More ham 5417 
Route(s) to Ground 5417 
Grounding arrangement 5416 
Ground Thoughts 5415 
0A2 Question 5415 
Where is the Bolt? 5415 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5415 
"End of Live" tube set 5415 
GND plane 5415 
That crazy 7025. 5415 
Distributed bolt 5415 
Amperex ECC83 5415 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5415 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5415 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5415 
More findings 5414 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5414 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5413 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5413 
Grounding and trannies 5413 
Ignorance is bliss... 5411 
Shakey DIY Basics 5411 
Poor photographer 5411 
Spare the Oxen... 5411 
Is SiC sick? 5409 
Possible, so what? 5409 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5408 
Seek and you’ll find. 5408 
Filament 5408 
Filament considerations 5408 
Air caps?Buffer? 5408 
Exorcisms 5362 
Floating? 5361 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5354 
Toilet ham 5354 
The Shield 5353 
It is hard to say. 5353 
Fake bugle/teles 5353 
Never again. 5353 
Bingo! 5344 
Total current per channel 5337 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5337 
I like iron 5337 
Choke ringing 5337 
Ringing 5337 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5337 
Choke ringing again 5336 
What ringing? 5336 
Ring-ring 5336 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5336 
TT Rider 5336 
Snubbers and motors 5335 
Nice idea... 5335 
B+ 5335 
Shielded Interconnect 5335 
IC shields 5332 
The horrors of calibration 5180 
Floating Away 5180 
Ground is +/- understood 5179 
"Calibrate"??? 5179 
The self-serving calibrations. 5178 
Fighting with RIAA 5178 
The Usual 5178 
That's it! 5178 
Parts Location 5178 
Lush layout 5177 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5129 
It might be very impressive 5129 
To be clear 5129 
Shall I co? 5128 
Parts 5128 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5128 
What does it mean? 5128 
Come on! 5128 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5128 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5128 
EAR polite recess 5128 
Power sequencing? 5098 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5098 
3 Position switch 5097 
How true... 5097 
DIY Failsafe 5097 
Switch.. 5072 
Calibration problem 5047 
Resolved 5044 
Looks good 5043 
Fat LF 5043 
Loading Up 5043 
SUT's 5043 
Shunt regulation 4962 
Application dependent 4962 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4930 
It migh be an interesting company. 4930 
Amo/silver 4930 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4930 
Silver considerations 4930 
Again With the Amo 4930 
Silver path 4930 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4930 
The Path of Least Resistance 4929 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4929 
Foil 4929 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4929 
Audiopedophile's hell 4929 
In da house 4928 
Consistent anality 4927 
Right 4927 
A speculation 4925 
Mone on silver Trabants 4924 
Parts Ag 4924 
Trabant done in pure silver 4924 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4924 
Silver swamp 4924 
In the Long Run 4924 
2RM? 4919 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4919 
DIY 4918 
95%? 4918 
More on that 4918 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4918 
Fully shielded 4918 
Interesting 4918 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4114 
Creative people 4114 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4114 
It is what it is. 4113 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4113 
Gray market 4113 
Mix up 4112 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4112 
Sound beats engeneering 3519 
Engineering Crap 3519 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3519 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3016 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2431 
Snubbers 2379 
More on snubbers 2379 
Capacitors Question 2379 
Capacitors & updates 2379 
Z-foil 2379 
Loading resistors & sockets 2379 
Low noise tubes 2378 
What Works Where 2377 
What are the REAL goals? 2377 
Good engineering parctices 2377 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2377 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2377 
It was 13 years back... 2377 
Thank you 2377 
Tube Selection 2366 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2263 
Big output capacitor question. 2024 
Context/Application/Circuit 2023 
EAR 2023 
Of Course... 2023 
834pT 2022 
Who knows.... 2022 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2021 
Where? 2021 
Big cap banks 2021 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 606 
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