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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6719 
End of Life 6719 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6719 
Shallow ambitions 6719 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6719 
Acronym 6719 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6707 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6707 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6707 
It is comming along.... 6526 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6526 
The perfect corrector. 6526 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6526 
The perfect corrector - II 6525 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6524 
Wrong values shown 6523 
The deliberate mistakes? 6523 
330R anode resistors 6523 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6523 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6523 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6521 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6521 
Going on from "There" 6521 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6521 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6520 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6519 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6519 
Good for them. 6519 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6519 
A few more 6519 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6519 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6518 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6518 
Hybridizing 6518 
I love it! 6518 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6516 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6516 
SSG 6515 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6515 
USSR SSG 6515 
USSR SSG 6515 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6515 
Fixed bias 6515 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6515 
More on this, please 6514 
Interesting development! 6514 
One-Story Jack 6514 
Nature's Bias 6514 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6514 
Apologies! 6513 
Tunable Y-factor? 6513 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6513 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6508 
The sound of one hand clapping 6508 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6507 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6499 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6499 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6498 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6498 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6498 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6413 
Specific air cap changes 6413 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6413 
One tube, two channels? 6413 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6413 
"Crosstalk" 6412 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6371 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6350 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5924 
Sucks! 5852 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5851 
Um, what? 5851 
Alternative Transformer 5851 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5851 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5851 
Hmmm,I suspect 5851 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5843 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5831 
The 100Hz hum? 5831 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5831 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5831 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5830 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5830 
DIY Air-Caps? 5830 
Capacitors 5827 
Hum again. 5806 
Hm, again.... 5806 
Tribute MC iron 5521 
Changing loads 5517 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5517 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5516 
Loading on primary? 5516 
Anticipating the needs 5516 
CCS heating? 5479 
2nd stage bias mystery 5362 
It is true but it negligible. 5362 
V2 biasing continued 5361 
Works +/- properly 5360 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5360 
My assault 5333 
What, No Breadboard? 5333 
Don't laugh too loud... 5333 
So far it is good. 5333 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5333 
The assembly and the buzz 5332 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5332 
Caps and chokes 5332 
The price of fame 5332 
Tribute 5332 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5332 
Schematics 5332 
Traces 5332 
Moving Magnet 5332 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5332 
Cat smells fish? 5331 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5331 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5331 
In the box 5331 
Schematics II 5331 
A few comments. 5331 
Miscelanea 5331 
I am surprised. 5331 
Don't be 5330 
It is not about power supply. 5330 
EMI/RFI madness 5330 
Drinking in Modulation 5330 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5330 
Finito 5329 
It is only partially outside the context. 5329 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5328 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5328 
Corresponding to ? 5328 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5301 
Qualitat 5300 
The baby is sick 5256 
Last Cleaning? 5256 
Mine too... 5256 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5256 
What the hell is going on!!! 5256 
...air-caps dirty.... 5255 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5255 
Hum points 5255 
Beats and pieces. 5255 
What else? 5255 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5255 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5255 
Veggie ham 5255 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5254 
Holly idiocy! 5253 
Yes sir 5251 
I think your game is not over. 5251 
More ham 5251 
Route(s) to Ground 5251 
Grounding arrangement 5250 
Ground Thoughts 5249 
0A2 Question 5249 
Where is the Bolt? 5249 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5249 
"End of Live" tube set 5249 
GND plane 5249 
That crazy 7025. 5249 
Distributed bolt 5249 
Amperex ECC83 5249 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5249 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5249 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5249 
More findings 5248 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5248 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5247 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5247 
Grounding and trannies 5247 
Ignorance is bliss... 5245 
Shakey DIY Basics 5245 
Poor photographer 5245 
Spare the Oxen... 5245 
Is SiC sick? 5243 
Possible, so what? 5243 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5242 
Seek and you’ll find. 5242 
Filament 5242 
Filament considerations 5242 
Air caps?Buffer? 5242 
Exorcisms 5196 
Floating? 5195 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5188 
Toilet ham 5188 
The Shield 5187 
It is hard to say. 5187 
Fake bugle/teles 5187 
Never again. 5187 
Bingo! 5178 
Total current per channel 5171 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5171 
I like iron 5171 
Choke ringing 5171 
Ringing 5171 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5171 
Choke ringing again 5170 
What ringing? 5170 
Ring-ring 5170 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5170 
TT Rider 5170 
Snubbers and motors 5169 
Nice idea... 5169 
B+ 5169 
Shielded Interconnect 5169 
IC shields 5166 
The horrors of calibration 5014 
Floating Away 5014 
Ground is +/- understood 5013 
"Calibrate"??? 5013 
The self-serving calibrations. 5012 
Fighting with RIAA 5012 
The Usual 5012 
That's it! 5012 
Parts Location 5012 
Lush layout 5011 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4963 
It might be very impressive 4963 
To be clear 4963 
Shall I co? 4962 
Parts 4962 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4962 
What does it mean? 4962 
Come on! 4962 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4962 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4962 
EAR polite recess 4962 
Power sequencing? 4932 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4932 
3 Position switch 4931 
How true... 4931 
DIY Failsafe 4931 
Switch.. 4906 
Calibration problem 4881 
Resolved 4878 
Looks good 4877 
Fat LF 4877 
Loading Up 4877 
SUT's 4877 
Shunt regulation 4796 
Application dependent 4796 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4764 
It migh be an interesting company. 4764 
Amo/silver 4764 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4764 
Silver considerations 4764 
Again With the Amo 4764 
Silver path 4764 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4764 
The Path of Least Resistance 4763 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4763 
Foil 4763 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4763 
Audiopedophile's hell 4763 
In da house 4762 
Consistent anality 4761 
Right 4761 
A speculation 4759 
Mone on silver Trabants 4758 
Parts Ag 4758 
Trabant done in pure silver 4758 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4758 
Silver swamp 4758 
In the Long Run 4758 
2RM? 4753 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4753 
DIY 4752 
95%? 4752 
More on that 4752 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4752 
Fully shielded 4752 
Interesting 4752 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3948 
Creative people 3948 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3948 
It is what it is. 3947 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3947 
Gray market 3947 
Mix up 3946 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3946 
Sound beats engeneering 3353 
Engineering Crap 3353 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3353 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2850 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2265 
Snubbers 2213 
More on snubbers 2213 
Capacitors Question 2213 
Capacitors & updates 2213 
Z-foil 2213 
Loading resistors & sockets 2213 
Low noise tubes 2212 
What Works Where 2211 
What are the REAL goals? 2211 
Good engineering parctices 2211 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2211 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2211 
It was 13 years back... 2211 
Thank you 2211 
Tube Selection 2200 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2097 
Big output capacitor question. 1858 
Context/Application/Circuit 1857 
EAR 1857 
Of Course... 1857 
834pT 1856 
Who knows.... 1856 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1855 
Where? 1855 
Big cap banks 1855 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 440 
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