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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6823 
End of Life 6823 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6823 
Shallow ambitions 6823 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6823 
Acronym 6823 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6811 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6811 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6811 
It is comming along.... 6630 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6630 
The perfect corrector. 6630 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6630 
The perfect corrector - II 6629 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6628 
Wrong values shown 6627 
The deliberate mistakes? 6627 
330R anode resistors 6627 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6627 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6627 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6625 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6625 
Going on from "There" 6625 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6625 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6624 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6623 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6623 
Good for them. 6623 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6623 
A few more 6623 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6623 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6622 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6622 
Hybridizing 6622 
I love it! 6622 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6620 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6620 
SSG 6619 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6619 
USSR SSG 6619 
USSR SSG 6619 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6619 
Fixed bias 6619 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6619 
More on this, please 6618 
Interesting development! 6618 
One-Story Jack 6618 
Nature's Bias 6618 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6618 
Apologies! 6617 
Tunable Y-factor? 6617 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6617 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6612 
The sound of one hand clapping 6612 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6611 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6603 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6603 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6602 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6602 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6602 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6517 
Specific air cap changes 6517 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6517 
One tube, two channels? 6517 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6517 
"Crosstalk" 6516 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6475 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6454 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6028 
Sucks! 5956 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5955 
Um, what? 5955 
Alternative Transformer 5955 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5955 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5955 
Hmmm,I suspect 5955 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5947 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5935 
The 100Hz hum? 5935 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5935 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5935 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5934 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5934 
DIY Air-Caps? 5934 
Capacitors 5931 
Hum again. 5910 
Hm, again.... 5910 
Tribute MC iron 5625 
Changing loads 5621 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5621 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5620 
Loading on primary? 5620 
Anticipating the needs 5620 
CCS heating? 5583 
2nd stage bias mystery 5466 
It is true but it negligible. 5466 
V2 biasing continued 5465 
Works +/- properly 5464 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5464 
My assault 5437 
What, No Breadboard? 5437 
Don't laugh too loud... 5437 
So far it is good. 5437 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5437 
The assembly and the buzz 5436 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5436 
Caps and chokes 5436 
The price of fame 5436 
Tribute 5436 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5436 
Schematics 5436 
Traces 5436 
Moving Magnet 5436 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5436 
Cat smells fish? 5435 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5435 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5435 
In the box 5435 
Schematics II 5435 
A few comments. 5435 
Miscelanea 5435 
I am surprised. 5435 
Don't be 5434 
It is not about power supply. 5434 
EMI/RFI madness 5434 
Drinking in Modulation 5434 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5434 
Finito 5433 
It is only partially outside the context. 5433 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5432 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5432 
Corresponding to ? 5432 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5405 
Qualitat 5404 
The baby is sick 5360 
Last Cleaning? 5360 
Mine too... 5360 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5360 
What the hell is going on!!! 5360 
...air-caps dirty.... 5359 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5359 
Hum points 5359 
Beats and pieces. 5359 
What else? 5359 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5359 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5359 
Veggie ham 5359 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5358 
Holly idiocy! 5357 
Yes sir 5355 
I think your game is not over. 5355 
More ham 5355 
Route(s) to Ground 5355 
Grounding arrangement 5354 
Ground Thoughts 5353 
0A2 Question 5353 
Where is the Bolt? 5353 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5353 
"End of Live" tube set 5353 
GND plane 5353 
That crazy 7025. 5353 
Distributed bolt 5353 
Amperex ECC83 5353 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5353 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5353 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5353 
More findings 5352 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5352 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5351 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5351 
Grounding and trannies 5351 
Ignorance is bliss... 5349 
Shakey DIY Basics 5349 
Poor photographer 5349 
Spare the Oxen... 5349 
Is SiC sick? 5347 
Possible, so what? 5347 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5346 
Seek and you’ll find. 5346 
Filament 5346 
Filament considerations 5346 
Air caps?Buffer? 5346 
Exorcisms 5300 
Floating? 5299 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5292 
Toilet ham 5292 
The Shield 5291 
It is hard to say. 5291 
Fake bugle/teles 5291 
Never again. 5291 
Bingo! 5282 
Total current per channel 5275 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5275 
I like iron 5275 
Choke ringing 5275 
Ringing 5275 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5275 
Choke ringing again 5274 
What ringing? 5274 
Ring-ring 5274 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5274 
TT Rider 5274 
Snubbers and motors 5273 
Nice idea... 5273 
B+ 5273 
Shielded Interconnect 5273 
IC shields 5270 
The horrors of calibration 5118 
Floating Away 5118 
Ground is +/- understood 5117 
"Calibrate"??? 5117 
The self-serving calibrations. 5116 
Fighting with RIAA 5116 
The Usual 5116 
That's it! 5116 
Parts Location 5116 
Lush layout 5115 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5067 
It might be very impressive 5067 
To be clear 5067 
Shall I co? 5066 
Parts 5066 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5066 
What does it mean? 5066 
Come on! 5066 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5066 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5066 
EAR polite recess 5066 
Power sequencing? 5036 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5036 
3 Position switch 5035 
How true... 5035 
DIY Failsafe 5035 
Switch.. 5010 
Calibration problem 4985 
Resolved 4982 
Looks good 4981 
Fat LF 4981 
Loading Up 4981 
SUT's 4981 
Shunt regulation 4900 
Application dependent 4900 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4868 
It migh be an interesting company. 4868 
Amo/silver 4868 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4868 
Silver considerations 4868 
Again With the Amo 4868 
Silver path 4868 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4868 
The Path of Least Resistance 4867 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4867 
Foil 4867 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4867 
Audiopedophile's hell 4867 
In da house 4866 
Consistent anality 4865 
Right 4865 
A speculation 4863 
Mone on silver Trabants 4862 
Parts Ag 4862 
Trabant done in pure silver 4862 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4862 
Silver swamp 4862 
In the Long Run 4862 
2RM? 4857 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4857 
DIY 4856 
95%? 4856 
More on that 4856 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4856 
Fully shielded 4856 
Interesting 4856 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4052 
Creative people 4052 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4052 
It is what it is. 4051 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4051 
Gray market 4051 
Mix up 4050 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4050 
Sound beats engeneering 3457 
Engineering Crap 3457 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3457 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2954 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2369 
Snubbers 2317 
More on snubbers 2317 
Capacitors Question 2317 
Capacitors & updates 2317 
Z-foil 2317 
Loading resistors & sockets 2317 
Low noise tubes 2316 
What Works Where 2315 
What are the REAL goals? 2315 
Good engineering parctices 2315 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2315 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2315 
It was 13 years back... 2315 
Thank you 2315 
Tube Selection 2304 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2201 
Big output capacitor question. 1962 
Context/Application/Circuit 1961 
EAR 1961 
Of Course... 1961 
834pT 1960 
Who knows.... 1960 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1959 
Where? 1959 
Big cap banks 1959 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 544 
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