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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6597 
End of Life 6597 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6597 
Shallow ambitions 6597 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6597 
Acronym 6597 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6585 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6585 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6585 
It is comming along.... 6404 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6404 
The perfect corrector. 6404 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6404 
The perfect corrector - II 6403 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6402 
Wrong values shown 6401 
The deliberate mistakes? 6401 
330R anode resistors 6401 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6401 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6401 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6399 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6399 
Going on from "There" 6399 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6399 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6398 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6397 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6397 
Good for them. 6397 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6397 
A few more 6397 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6397 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6396 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6396 
Hybridizing 6396 
I love it! 6396 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6394 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6394 
SSG 6393 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6393 
USSR SSG 6393 
USSR SSG 6393 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6393 
Fixed bias 6393 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6393 
More on this, please 6392 
Interesting development! 6392 
One-Story Jack 6392 
Nature's Bias 6392 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6392 
Apologies! 6391 
Tunable Y-factor? 6391 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6391 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6386 
The sound of one hand clapping 6386 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6385 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6377 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6377 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6376 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6376 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6376 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6291 
Specific air cap changes 6291 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6291 
One tube, two channels? 6291 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6291 
"Crosstalk" 6290 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6249 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6228 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5802 
Sucks! 5730 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5729 
Um, what? 5729 
Alternative Transformer 5729 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5729 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5729 
Hmmm,I suspect 5729 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5721 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5709 
The 100Hz hum? 5709 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5709 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5709 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5708 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5708 
DIY Air-Caps? 5708 
Capacitors 5705 
Hum again. 5684 
Hm, again.... 5684 
Tribute MC iron 5399 
Changing loads 5395 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5395 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5394 
Loading on primary? 5394 
Anticipating the needs 5394 
CCS heating? 5357 
2nd stage bias mystery 5240 
It is true but it negligible. 5240 
V2 biasing continued 5239 
Works +/- properly 5238 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5238 
My assault 5211 
What, No Breadboard? 5211 
Don't laugh too loud... 5211 
So far it is good. 5211 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5211 
The assembly and the buzz 5210 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5210 
Caps and chokes 5210 
The price of fame 5210 
Tribute 5210 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5210 
Schematics 5210 
Traces 5210 
Moving Magnet 5210 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5210 
Cat smells fish? 5209 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5209 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5209 
In the box 5209 
Schematics II 5209 
A few comments. 5209 
Miscelanea 5209 
I am surprised. 5209 
Don't be 5208 
It is not about power supply. 5208 
EMI/RFI madness 5208 
Drinking in Modulation 5208 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5208 
Finito 5207 
It is only partially outside the context. 5207 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5206 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5206 
Corresponding to ? 5206 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5179 
Qualitat 5178 
The baby is sick 5134 
Last Cleaning? 5134 
Mine too... 5134 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5134 
What the hell is going on!!! 5134 
...air-caps dirty.... 5133 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5133 
Hum points 5133 
Beats and pieces. 5133 
What else? 5133 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5133 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5133 
Veggie ham 5133 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5132 
Holly idiocy! 5131 
Yes sir 5129 
I think your game is not over. 5129 
More ham 5129 
Route(s) to Ground 5129 
Grounding arrangement 5128 
Ground Thoughts 5127 
0A2 Question 5127 
Where is the Bolt? 5127 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5127 
"End of Live" tube set 5127 
GND plane 5127 
That crazy 7025. 5127 
Distributed bolt 5127 
Amperex ECC83 5127 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5127 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5127 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5127 
More findings 5126 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5126 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5125 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5125 
Grounding and trannies 5125 
Ignorance is bliss... 5123 
Shakey DIY Basics 5123 
Poor photographer 5123 
Spare the Oxen... 5123 
Is SiC sick? 5121 
Possible, so what? 5121 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5120 
Seek and you’ll find. 5120 
Filament 5120 
Filament considerations 5120 
Air caps?Buffer? 5120 
Exorcisms 5074 
Floating? 5073 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5066 
Toilet ham 5066 
The Shield 5065 
It is hard to say. 5065 
Fake bugle/teles 5065 
Never again. 5065 
Bingo! 5056 
Total current per channel 5049 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5049 
I like iron 5049 
Choke ringing 5049 
Ringing 5049 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5049 
Choke ringing again 5048 
What ringing? 5048 
Ring-ring 5048 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5048 
TT Rider 5048 
Snubbers and motors 5047 
Nice idea... 5047 
B+ 5047 
Shielded Interconnect 5047 
IC shields 5044 
The horrors of calibration 4892 
Floating Away 4892 
Ground is +/- understood 4891 
"Calibrate"??? 4891 
The self-serving calibrations. 4890 
Fighting with RIAA 4890 
The Usual 4890 
That's it! 4890 
Parts Location 4890 
Lush layout 4889 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4841 
It might be very impressive 4841 
To be clear 4841 
Shall I co? 4840 
Parts 4840 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4840 
What does it mean? 4840 
Come on! 4840 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4840 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4840 
EAR polite recess 4840 
Power sequencing? 4810 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4810 
3 Position switch 4809 
How true... 4809 
DIY Failsafe 4809 
Switch.. 4784 
Calibration problem 4759 
Resolved 4756 
Looks good 4755 
Fat LF 4755 
Loading Up 4755 
SUT's 4755 
Shunt regulation 4674 
Application dependent 4674 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4642 
It migh be an interesting company. 4642 
Amo/silver 4642 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4642 
Silver considerations 4642 
Again With the Amo 4642 
Silver path 4642 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4642 
The Path of Least Resistance 4641 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4641 
Foil 4641 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4641 
Audiopedophile's hell 4641 
In da house 4640 
Consistent anality 4639 
Right 4639 
A speculation 4637 
Mone on silver Trabants 4636 
Parts Ag 4636 
Trabant done in pure silver 4636 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4636 
Silver swamp 4636 
In the Long Run 4636 
2RM? 4631 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4631 
DIY 4630 
95%? 4630 
More on that 4630 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4630 
Fully shielded 4630 
Interesting 4630 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3826 
Creative people 3826 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3826 
It is what it is. 3825 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3825 
Gray market 3825 
Mix up 3824 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3824 
Sound beats engeneering 3231 
Engineering Crap 3231 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3231 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2728 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2143 
Snubbers 2091 
More on snubbers 2091 
Capacitors Question 2091 
Capacitors & updates 2091 
Z-foil 2091 
Loading resistors & sockets 2091 
Low noise tubes 2090 
What Works Where 2089 
What are the REAL goals? 2089 
Good engineering parctices 2089 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2089 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2089 
It was 13 years back... 2089 
Thank you 2089 
Tube Selection 2078 
Valvo mesh 0A2 1975 
Big output capacitor question. 1736 
Context/Application/Circuit 1735 
EAR 1735 
Of Course... 1735 
834pT 1734 
Who knows.... 1734 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1733 
Where? 1733 
Big cap banks 1733 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 318 
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