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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6907 
End of Life 6907 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6907 
Shallow ambitions 6907 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6907 
Acronym 6907 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6895 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6895 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6895 
It is comming along.... 6714 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6714 
The perfect corrector. 6714 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6714 
The perfect corrector - II 6713 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6712 
Wrong values shown 6711 
The deliberate mistakes? 6711 
330R anode resistors 6711 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6711 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6711 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6709 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6709 
Going on from "There" 6709 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6709 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6708 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6707 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6707 
Good for them. 6707 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6707 
A few more 6707 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6707 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6706 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6706 
Hybridizing 6706 
I love it! 6706 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6704 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6704 
SSG 6703 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6703 
USSR SSG 6703 
USSR SSG 6703 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6703 
Fixed bias 6703 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6703 
More on this, please 6702 
Interesting development! 6702 
One-Story Jack 6702 
Nature's Bias 6702 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6702 
Apologies! 6701 
Tunable Y-factor? 6701 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6701 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6696 
The sound of one hand clapping 6696 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6695 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6687 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6687 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6686 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6686 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6686 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6601 
Specific air cap changes 6601 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6601 
One tube, two channels? 6601 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6601 
"Crosstalk" 6600 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6559 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6538 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6112 
Sucks! 6040 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6039 
Um, what? 6039 
Alternative Transformer 6039 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6039 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6039 
Hmmm,I suspect 6039 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6031 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6019 
The 100Hz hum? 6019 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6019 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6019 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6018 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6018 
DIY Air-Caps? 6018 
Capacitors 6015 
Hum again. 5994 
Hm, again.... 5994 
Tribute MC iron 5709 
Changing loads 5705 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5705 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5704 
Loading on primary? 5704 
Anticipating the needs 5704 
CCS heating? 5667 
2nd stage bias mystery 5550 
It is true but it negligible. 5550 
V2 biasing continued 5549 
Works +/- properly 5548 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5548 
My assault 5521 
What, No Breadboard? 5521 
Don't laugh too loud... 5521 
So far it is good. 5521 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5521 
The assembly and the buzz 5520 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5520 
Caps and chokes 5520 
The price of fame 5520 
Tribute 5520 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5520 
Schematics 5520 
Traces 5520 
Moving Magnet 5520 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5520 
Cat smells fish? 5519 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5519 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5519 
In the box 5519 
Schematics II 5519 
A few comments. 5519 
Miscelanea 5519 
I am surprised. 5519 
Don't be 5518 
It is not about power supply. 5518 
EMI/RFI madness 5518 
Drinking in Modulation 5518 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5518 
Finito 5517 
It is only partially outside the context. 5517 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5516 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5516 
Corresponding to ? 5516 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5489 
Qualitat 5488 
The baby is sick 5444 
Last Cleaning? 5444 
Mine too... 5444 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5444 
What the hell is going on!!! 5444 
...air-caps dirty.... 5443 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5443 
Hum points 5443 
Beats and pieces. 5443 
What else? 5443 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5443 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5443 
Veggie ham 5443 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5442 
Holly idiocy! 5441 
Yes sir 5439 
I think your game is not over. 5439 
More ham 5439 
Route(s) to Ground 5439 
Grounding arrangement 5438 
Ground Thoughts 5437 
0A2 Question 5437 
Where is the Bolt? 5437 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5437 
"End of Live" tube set 5437 
GND plane 5437 
That crazy 7025. 5437 
Distributed bolt 5437 
Amperex ECC83 5437 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5437 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5437 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5437 
More findings 5436 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5436 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5435 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5435 
Grounding and trannies 5435 
Ignorance is bliss... 5433 
Shakey DIY Basics 5433 
Poor photographer 5433 
Spare the Oxen... 5433 
Is SiC sick? 5431 
Possible, so what? 5431 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5430 
Seek and you’ll find. 5430 
Filament 5430 
Filament considerations 5430 
Air caps?Buffer? 5430 
Exorcisms 5384 
Floating? 5383 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5376 
Toilet ham 5376 
The Shield 5375 
It is hard to say. 5375 
Fake bugle/teles 5375 
Never again. 5375 
Bingo! 5366 
Total current per channel 5359 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5359 
I like iron 5359 
Choke ringing 5359 
Ringing 5359 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5359 
Choke ringing again 5358 
What ringing? 5358 
Ring-ring 5358 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5358 
TT Rider 5358 
Snubbers and motors 5357 
Nice idea... 5357 
B+ 5357 
Shielded Interconnect 5357 
IC shields 5354 
The horrors of calibration 5202 
Floating Away 5202 
Ground is +/- understood 5201 
"Calibrate"??? 5201 
The self-serving calibrations. 5200 
Fighting with RIAA 5200 
The Usual 5200 
That's it! 5200 
Parts Location 5200 
Lush layout 5199 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5151 
It might be very impressive 5151 
To be clear 5151 
Shall I co? 5150 
Parts 5150 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5150 
What does it mean? 5150 
Come on! 5150 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5150 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5150 
EAR polite recess 5150 
Power sequencing? 5120 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5120 
3 Position switch 5119 
How true... 5119 
DIY Failsafe 5119 
Switch.. 5094 
Calibration problem 5069 
Resolved 5066 
Looks good 5065 
Fat LF 5065 
Loading Up 5065 
SUT's 5065 
Shunt regulation 4984 
Application dependent 4984 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4952 
It migh be an interesting company. 4952 
Amo/silver 4952 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4952 
Silver considerations 4952 
Again With the Amo 4952 
Silver path 4952 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4952 
The Path of Least Resistance 4951 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4951 
Foil 4951 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4951 
Audiopedophile's hell 4951 
In da house 4950 
Consistent anality 4949 
Right 4949 
A speculation 4947 
Mone on silver Trabants 4946 
Parts Ag 4946 
Trabant done in pure silver 4946 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4946 
Silver swamp 4946 
In the Long Run 4946 
2RM? 4941 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4941 
DIY 4940 
95%? 4940 
More on that 4940 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4940 
Fully shielded 4940 
Interesting 4940 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4136 
Creative people 4136 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4136 
It is what it is. 4135 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4135 
Gray market 4135 
Mix up 4134 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4134 
Sound beats engeneering 3541 
Engineering Crap 3541 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3541 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3038 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2453 
Snubbers 2401 
More on snubbers 2401 
Capacitors Question 2401 
Capacitors & updates 2401 
Z-foil 2401 
Loading resistors & sockets 2401 
Low noise tubes 2400 
What Works Where 2399 
What are the REAL goals? 2399 
Good engineering parctices 2399 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2399 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2399 
It was 13 years back... 2399 
Thank you 2399 
Tube Selection 2388 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2285 
Big output capacitor question. 2046 
Context/Application/Circuit 2045 
EAR 2045 
Of Course... 2045 
834pT 2044 
Who knows.... 2044 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2043 
Where? 2043 
Big cap banks 2043 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 628 
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