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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6701 
End of Life 6701 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6701 
Shallow ambitions 6701 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6701 
Acronym 6701 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6689 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6689 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6689 
It is comming along.... 6508 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6508 
The perfect corrector. 6508 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6508 
The perfect corrector - II 6507 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6506 
Wrong values shown 6505 
The deliberate mistakes? 6505 
330R anode resistors 6505 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6505 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6505 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6503 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6503 
Going on from "There" 6503 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6503 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6502 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6501 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6501 
Good for them. 6501 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6501 
A few more 6501 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6501 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6500 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6500 
Hybridizing 6500 
I love it! 6500 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6498 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6498 
SSG 6497 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6497 
USSR SSG 6497 
USSR SSG 6497 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6497 
Fixed bias 6497 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6497 
More on this, please 6496 
Interesting development! 6496 
One-Story Jack 6496 
Nature's Bias 6496 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6496 
Apologies! 6495 
Tunable Y-factor? 6495 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6495 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6490 
The sound of one hand clapping 6490 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6489 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6481 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6481 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6480 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6480 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6480 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6395 
Specific air cap changes 6395 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6395 
One tube, two channels? 6395 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6395 
"Crosstalk" 6394 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6353 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6332 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5906 
Sucks! 5834 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5833 
Um, what? 5833 
Alternative Transformer 5833 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5833 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5833 
Hmmm,I suspect 5833 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5825 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5813 
The 100Hz hum? 5813 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5813 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5813 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5812 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5812 
DIY Air-Caps? 5812 
Capacitors 5809 
Hum again. 5788 
Hm, again.... 5788 
Tribute MC iron 5503 
Changing loads 5499 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5499 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5498 
Loading on primary? 5498 
Anticipating the needs 5498 
CCS heating? 5461 
2nd stage bias mystery 5344 
It is true but it negligible. 5344 
V2 biasing continued 5343 
Works +/- properly 5342 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5342 
My assault 5315 
What, No Breadboard? 5315 
Don't laugh too loud... 5315 
So far it is good. 5315 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5315 
The assembly and the buzz 5314 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5314 
Caps and chokes 5314 
The price of fame 5314 
Tribute 5314 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5314 
Schematics 5314 
Traces 5314 
Moving Magnet 5314 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5314 
Cat smells fish? 5313 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5313 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5313 
In the box 5313 
Schematics II 5313 
A few comments. 5313 
Miscelanea 5313 
I am surprised. 5313 
Don't be 5312 
It is not about power supply. 5312 
EMI/RFI madness 5312 
Drinking in Modulation 5312 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5312 
Finito 5311 
It is only partially outside the context. 5311 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5310 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5310 
Corresponding to ? 5310 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5283 
Qualitat 5282 
The baby is sick 5238 
Last Cleaning? 5238 
Mine too... 5238 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5238 
What the hell is going on!!! 5238 
...air-caps dirty.... 5237 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5237 
Hum points 5237 
Beats and pieces. 5237 
What else? 5237 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5237 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5237 
Veggie ham 5237 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5236 
Holly idiocy! 5235 
Yes sir 5233 
I think your game is not over. 5233 
More ham 5233 
Route(s) to Ground 5233 
Grounding arrangement 5232 
Ground Thoughts 5231 
0A2 Question 5231 
Where is the Bolt? 5231 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5231 
"End of Live" tube set 5231 
GND plane 5231 
That crazy 7025. 5231 
Distributed bolt 5231 
Amperex ECC83 5231 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5231 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5231 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5231 
More findings 5230 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5230 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5229 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5229 
Grounding and trannies 5229 
Ignorance is bliss... 5227 
Shakey DIY Basics 5227 
Poor photographer 5227 
Spare the Oxen... 5227 
Is SiC sick? 5225 
Possible, so what? 5225 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5224 
Seek and you’ll find. 5224 
Filament 5224 
Filament considerations 5224 
Air caps?Buffer? 5224 
Exorcisms 5178 
Floating? 5177 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5170 
Toilet ham 5170 
The Shield 5169 
It is hard to say. 5169 
Fake bugle/teles 5169 
Never again. 5169 
Bingo! 5160 
Total current per channel 5153 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5153 
I like iron 5153 
Choke ringing 5153 
Ringing 5153 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5153 
Choke ringing again 5152 
What ringing? 5152 
Ring-ring 5152 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5152 
TT Rider 5152 
Snubbers and motors 5151 
Nice idea... 5151 
B+ 5151 
Shielded Interconnect 5151 
IC shields 5148 
The horrors of calibration 4996 
Floating Away 4996 
Ground is +/- understood 4995 
"Calibrate"??? 4995 
The self-serving calibrations. 4994 
Fighting with RIAA 4994 
The Usual 4994 
That's it! 4994 
Parts Location 4994 
Lush layout 4993 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4945 
It might be very impressive 4945 
To be clear 4945 
Shall I co? 4944 
Parts 4944 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4944 
What does it mean? 4944 
Come on! 4944 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4944 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4944 
EAR polite recess 4944 
Power sequencing? 4914 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4914 
3 Position switch 4913 
How true... 4913 
DIY Failsafe 4913 
Switch.. 4888 
Calibration problem 4863 
Resolved 4860 
Looks good 4859 
Fat LF 4859 
Loading Up 4859 
SUT's 4859 
Shunt regulation 4778 
Application dependent 4778 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4746 
It migh be an interesting company. 4746 
Amo/silver 4746 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4746 
Silver considerations 4746 
Again With the Amo 4746 
Silver path 4746 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4746 
The Path of Least Resistance 4745 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4745 
Foil 4745 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4745 
Audiopedophile's hell 4745 
In da house 4744 
Consistent anality 4743 
Right 4743 
A speculation 4741 
Mone on silver Trabants 4740 
Parts Ag 4740 
Trabant done in pure silver 4740 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4740 
Silver swamp 4740 
In the Long Run 4740 
2RM? 4735 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4735 
DIY 4734 
95%? 4734 
More on that 4734 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4734 
Fully shielded 4734 
Interesting 4734 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3930 
Creative people 3930 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3930 
It is what it is. 3929 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3929 
Gray market 3929 
Mix up 3928 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3928 
Sound beats engeneering 3335 
Engineering Crap 3335 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3335 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2832 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2247 
Snubbers 2195 
More on snubbers 2195 
Capacitors Question 2195 
Capacitors & updates 2195 
Z-foil 2195 
Loading resistors & sockets 2195 
Low noise tubes 2194 
What Works Where 2193 
What are the REAL goals? 2193 
Good engineering parctices 2193 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2193 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2193 
It was 13 years back... 2193 
Thank you 2193 
Tube Selection 2182 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2079 
Big output capacitor question. 1840 
Context/Application/Circuit 1839 
EAR 1839 
Of Course... 1839 
834pT 1838 
Who knows.... 1838 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1837 
Where? 1837 
Big cap banks 1837 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 422 
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