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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6592 
End of Life 6592 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6592 
Shallow ambitions 6592 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6592 
Acronym 6592 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6580 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6580 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6580 
It is comming along.... 6399 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6399 
The perfect corrector. 6399 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6399 
The perfect corrector - II 6398 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6397 
Wrong values shown 6396 
The deliberate mistakes? 6396 
330R anode resistors 6396 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6396 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6396 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6394 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6394 
Going on from "There" 6394 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6394 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6393 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6392 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6392 
Good for them. 6392 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6392 
A few more 6392 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6392 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6391 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6391 
Hybridizing 6391 
I love it! 6391 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6389 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6389 
SSG 6388 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6388 
USSR SSG 6388 
USSR SSG 6388 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6388 
Fixed bias 6388 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6388 
More on this, please 6387 
Interesting development! 6387 
One-Story Jack 6387 
Nature's Bias 6387 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6387 
Apologies! 6386 
Tunable Y-factor? 6386 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6386 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6381 
The sound of one hand clapping 6381 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6380 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6372 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6372 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6371 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6371 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6371 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6286 
Specific air cap changes 6286 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6286 
One tube, two channels? 6286 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6286 
"Crosstalk" 6285 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6244 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6223 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5797 
Sucks! 5725 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5724 
Um, what? 5724 
Alternative Transformer 5724 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5724 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5724 
Hmmm,I suspect 5724 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5716 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5704 
The 100Hz hum? 5704 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5704 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5704 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5703 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5703 
DIY Air-Caps? 5703 
Capacitors 5700 
Hum again. 5679 
Hm, again.... 5679 
Tribute MC iron 5394 
Changing loads 5390 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5390 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5389 
Loading on primary? 5389 
Anticipating the needs 5389 
CCS heating? 5352 
2nd stage bias mystery 5235 
It is true but it negligible. 5235 
V2 biasing continued 5234 
Works +/- properly 5233 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5233 
My assault 5206 
What, No Breadboard? 5206 
Don't laugh too loud... 5206 
So far it is good. 5206 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5206 
The assembly and the buzz 5205 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5205 
Caps and chokes 5205 
The price of fame 5205 
Tribute 5205 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5205 
Schematics 5205 
Traces 5205 
Moving Magnet 5205 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5205 
Cat smells fish? 5204 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5204 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5204 
In the box 5204 
Schematics II 5204 
A few comments. 5204 
Miscelanea 5204 
I am surprised. 5204 
Don't be 5203 
It is not about power supply. 5203 
EMI/RFI madness 5203 
Drinking in Modulation 5203 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5203 
Finito 5202 
It is only partially outside the context. 5202 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5201 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5201 
Corresponding to ? 5201 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5174 
Qualitat 5173 
The baby is sick 5129 
Last Cleaning? 5129 
Mine too... 5129 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5129 
What the hell is going on!!! 5129 
...air-caps dirty.... 5128 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5128 
Hum points 5128 
Beats and pieces. 5128 
What else? 5128 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5128 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5128 
Veggie ham 5128 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5127 
Holly idiocy! 5126 
Yes sir 5124 
I think your game is not over. 5124 
More ham 5124 
Route(s) to Ground 5124 
Grounding arrangement 5123 
Ground Thoughts 5122 
0A2 Question 5122 
Where is the Bolt? 5122 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5122 
"End of Live" tube set 5122 
GND plane 5122 
That crazy 7025. 5122 
Distributed bolt 5122 
Amperex ECC83 5122 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5122 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5122 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5122 
More findings 5121 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5121 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5120 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5120 
Grounding and trannies 5120 
Ignorance is bliss... 5118 
Shakey DIY Basics 5118 
Poor photographer 5118 
Spare the Oxen... 5118 
Is SiC sick? 5116 
Possible, so what? 5116 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5115 
Seek and you’ll find. 5115 
Filament 5115 
Filament considerations 5115 
Air caps?Buffer? 5115 
Exorcisms 5069 
Floating? 5068 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5061 
Toilet ham 5061 
The Shield 5060 
It is hard to say. 5060 
Fake bugle/teles 5060 
Never again. 5060 
Bingo! 5051 
Total current per channel 5044 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5044 
I like iron 5044 
Choke ringing 5044 
Ringing 5044 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5044 
Choke ringing again 5043 
What ringing? 5043 
Ring-ring 5043 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5043 
TT Rider 5043 
Snubbers and motors 5042 
Nice idea... 5042 
B+ 5042 
Shielded Interconnect 5042 
IC shields 5039 
The horrors of calibration 4887 
Floating Away 4887 
Ground is +/- understood 4886 
"Calibrate"??? 4886 
The self-serving calibrations. 4885 
Fighting with RIAA 4885 
The Usual 4885 
That's it! 4885 
Parts Location 4885 
Lush layout 4884 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4836 
It might be very impressive 4836 
To be clear 4836 
Shall I co? 4835 
Parts 4835 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4835 
What does it mean? 4835 
Come on! 4835 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4835 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4835 
EAR polite recess 4835 
Power sequencing? 4805 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4805 
3 Position switch 4804 
How true... 4804 
DIY Failsafe 4804 
Switch.. 4779 
Calibration problem 4754 
Resolved 4751 
Looks good 4750 
Fat LF 4750 
Loading Up 4750 
SUT's 4750 
Shunt regulation 4669 
Application dependent 4669 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4637 
It migh be an interesting company. 4637 
Amo/silver 4637 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4637 
Silver considerations 4637 
Again With the Amo 4637 
Silver path 4637 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4637 
The Path of Least Resistance 4636 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4636 
Foil 4636 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4636 
Audiopedophile's hell 4636 
In da house 4635 
Consistent anality 4634 
Right 4634 
A speculation 4632 
Mone on silver Trabants 4631 
Parts Ag 4631 
Trabant done in pure silver 4631 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4631 
Silver swamp 4631 
In the Long Run 4631 
2RM? 4626 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4626 
DIY 4625 
95%? 4625 
More on that 4625 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4625 
Fully shielded 4625 
Interesting 4625 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3821 
Creative people 3821 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3821 
It is what it is. 3820 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3820 
Gray market 3820 
Mix up 3819 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3819 
Sound beats engeneering 3226 
Engineering Crap 3226 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3226 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2723 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2138 
Snubbers 2086 
More on snubbers 2086 
Capacitors Question 2086 
Capacitors & updates 2086 
Z-foil 2086 
Loading resistors & sockets 2086 
Low noise tubes 2085 
What Works Where 2084 
What are the REAL goals? 2084 
Good engineering parctices 2084 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2084 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2084 
It was 13 years back... 2084 
Thank you 2084 
Tube Selection 2073 
Valvo mesh 0A2 1970 
Big output capacitor question. 1731 
Context/Application/Circuit 1730 
EAR 1730 
Of Course... 1730 
834pT 1729 
Who knows.... 1729 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1728 
Where? 1728 
Big cap banks 1728 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 313 
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