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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6775 
End of Life 6775 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6775 
Shallow ambitions 6775 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6775 
Acronym 6775 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6763 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6763 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6763 
It is comming along.... 6582 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6582 
The perfect corrector. 6582 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6582 
The perfect corrector - II 6581 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6580 
Wrong values shown 6579 
The deliberate mistakes? 6579 
330R anode resistors 6579 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6579 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6579 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6577 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6577 
Going on from "There" 6577 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6577 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6576 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6575 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6575 
Good for them. 6575 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6575 
A few more 6575 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6575 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6574 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6574 
Hybridizing 6574 
I love it! 6574 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6572 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6572 
SSG 6571 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6571 
USSR SSG 6571 
USSR SSG 6571 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6571 
Fixed bias 6571 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6571 
More on this, please 6570 
Interesting development! 6570 
One-Story Jack 6570 
Nature's Bias 6570 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6570 
Apologies! 6569 
Tunable Y-factor? 6569 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6569 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6564 
The sound of one hand clapping 6564 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6563 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6555 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6555 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6554 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6554 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6554 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6469 
Specific air cap changes 6469 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6469 
One tube, two channels? 6469 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6469 
"Crosstalk" 6468 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6427 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6406 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5980 
Sucks! 5908 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5907 
Um, what? 5907 
Alternative Transformer 5907 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5907 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5907 
Hmmm,I suspect 5907 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5899 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5887 
The 100Hz hum? 5887 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5887 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5887 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5886 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5886 
DIY Air-Caps? 5886 
Capacitors 5883 
Hum again. 5862 
Hm, again.... 5862 
Tribute MC iron 5577 
Changing loads 5573 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5573 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5572 
Loading on primary? 5572 
Anticipating the needs 5572 
CCS heating? 5535 
2nd stage bias mystery 5418 
It is true but it negligible. 5418 
V2 biasing continued 5417 
Works +/- properly 5416 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5416 
My assault 5389 
What, No Breadboard? 5389 
Don't laugh too loud... 5389 
So far it is good. 5389 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5389 
The assembly and the buzz 5388 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5388 
Caps and chokes 5388 
The price of fame 5388 
Tribute 5388 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5388 
Schematics 5388 
Traces 5388 
Moving Magnet 5388 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5388 
Cat smells fish? 5387 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5387 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5387 
In the box 5387 
Schematics II 5387 
A few comments. 5387 
Miscelanea 5387 
I am surprised. 5387 
Don't be 5386 
It is not about power supply. 5386 
EMI/RFI madness 5386 
Drinking in Modulation 5386 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5386 
Finito 5385 
It is only partially outside the context. 5385 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5384 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5384 
Corresponding to ? 5384 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5357 
Qualitat 5356 
The baby is sick 5312 
Last Cleaning? 5312 
Mine too... 5312 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5312 
What the hell is going on!!! 5312 
...air-caps dirty.... 5311 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5311 
Hum points 5311 
Beats and pieces. 5311 
What else? 5311 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5311 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5311 
Veggie ham 5311 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5310 
Holly idiocy! 5309 
Yes sir 5307 
I think your game is not over. 5307 
More ham 5307 
Route(s) to Ground 5307 
Grounding arrangement 5306 
Ground Thoughts 5305 
0A2 Question 5305 
Where is the Bolt? 5305 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5305 
"End of Live" tube set 5305 
GND plane 5305 
That crazy 7025. 5305 
Distributed bolt 5305 
Amperex ECC83 5305 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5305 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5305 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5305 
More findings 5304 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5304 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5303 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5303 
Grounding and trannies 5303 
Ignorance is bliss... 5301 
Shakey DIY Basics 5301 
Poor photographer 5301 
Spare the Oxen... 5301 
Is SiC sick? 5299 
Possible, so what? 5299 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5298 
Seek and you’ll find. 5298 
Filament 5298 
Filament considerations 5298 
Air caps?Buffer? 5298 
Exorcisms 5252 
Floating? 5251 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5244 
Toilet ham 5244 
The Shield 5243 
It is hard to say. 5243 
Fake bugle/teles 5243 
Never again. 5243 
Bingo! 5234 
Total current per channel 5227 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5227 
I like iron 5227 
Choke ringing 5227 
Ringing 5227 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5227 
Choke ringing again 5226 
What ringing? 5226 
Ring-ring 5226 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5226 
TT Rider 5226 
Snubbers and motors 5225 
Nice idea... 5225 
B+ 5225 
Shielded Interconnect 5225 
IC shields 5222 
The horrors of calibration 5070 
Floating Away 5070 
Ground is +/- understood 5069 
"Calibrate"??? 5069 
The self-serving calibrations. 5068 
Fighting with RIAA 5068 
The Usual 5068 
That's it! 5068 
Parts Location 5068 
Lush layout 5067 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5019 
It might be very impressive 5019 
To be clear 5019 
Shall I co? 5018 
Parts 5018 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5018 
What does it mean? 5018 
Come on! 5018 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5018 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5018 
EAR polite recess 5018 
Power sequencing? 4988 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4988 
3 Position switch 4987 
How true... 4987 
DIY Failsafe 4987 
Switch.. 4962 
Calibration problem 4937 
Resolved 4934 
Looks good 4933 
Fat LF 4933 
Loading Up 4933 
SUT's 4933 
Shunt regulation 4852 
Application dependent 4852 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4820 
It migh be an interesting company. 4820 
Amo/silver 4820 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4820 
Silver considerations 4820 
Again With the Amo 4820 
Silver path 4820 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4820 
The Path of Least Resistance 4819 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4819 
Foil 4819 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4819 
Audiopedophile's hell 4819 
In da house 4818 
Consistent anality 4817 
Right 4817 
A speculation 4815 
Mone on silver Trabants 4814 
Parts Ag 4814 
Trabant done in pure silver 4814 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4814 
Silver swamp 4814 
In the Long Run 4814 
2RM? 4809 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4809 
DIY 4808 
95%? 4808 
More on that 4808 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4808 
Fully shielded 4808 
Interesting 4808 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4004 
Creative people 4004 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4004 
It is what it is. 4003 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4003 
Gray market 4003 
Mix up 4002 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4002 
Sound beats engeneering 3409 
Engineering Crap 3409 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3409 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2906 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2321 
Snubbers 2269 
More on snubbers 2269 
Capacitors Question 2269 
Capacitors & updates 2269 
Z-foil 2269 
Loading resistors & sockets 2269 
Low noise tubes 2268 
What Works Where 2267 
What are the REAL goals? 2267 
Good engineering parctices 2267 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2267 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2267 
It was 13 years back... 2267 
Thank you 2267 
Tube Selection 2256 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2153 
Big output capacitor question. 1914 
Context/Application/Circuit 1913 
EAR 1913 
Of Course... 1913 
834pT 1912 
Who knows.... 1912 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1911 
Where? 1911 
Big cap banks 1911 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 496 
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