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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6614 
End of Life 6614 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6614 
Shallow ambitions 6614 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6614 
Acronym 6614 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6602 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6602 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6602 
It is comming along.... 6421 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6421 
The perfect corrector. 6421 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6421 
The perfect corrector - II 6420 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6419 
Wrong values shown 6418 
The deliberate mistakes? 6418 
330R anode resistors 6418 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6418 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6418 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6416 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6416 
Going on from "There" 6416 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6416 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6415 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6414 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6414 
Good for them. 6414 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6414 
A few more 6414 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6414 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6413 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6413 
Hybridizing 6413 
I love it! 6413 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6411 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6411 
SSG 6410 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6410 
USSR SSG 6410 
USSR SSG 6410 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6410 
Fixed bias 6410 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6410 
More on this, please 6409 
Interesting development! 6409 
One-Story Jack 6409 
Nature's Bias 6409 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6409 
Apologies! 6408 
Tunable Y-factor? 6408 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6408 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6403 
The sound of one hand clapping 6403 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6402 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6394 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6394 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6393 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6393 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6393 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6308 
Specific air cap changes 6308 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6308 
One tube, two channels? 6308 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6308 
"Crosstalk" 6307 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6266 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6245 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5819 
Sucks! 5747 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5746 
Um, what? 5746 
Alternative Transformer 5746 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5746 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5746 
Hmmm,I suspect 5746 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5738 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5726 
The 100Hz hum? 5726 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5726 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5726 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5725 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5725 
DIY Air-Caps? 5725 
Capacitors 5722 
Hum again. 5701 
Hm, again.... 5701 
Tribute MC iron 5416 
Changing loads 5412 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5412 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5411 
Loading on primary? 5411 
Anticipating the needs 5411 
CCS heating? 5374 
2nd stage bias mystery 5257 
It is true but it negligible. 5257 
V2 biasing continued 5256 
Works +/- properly 5255 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5255 
My assault 5228 
What, No Breadboard? 5228 
Don't laugh too loud... 5228 
So far it is good. 5228 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5228 
The assembly and the buzz 5227 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5227 
Caps and chokes 5227 
The price of fame 5227 
Tribute 5227 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5227 
Schematics 5227 
Traces 5227 
Moving Magnet 5227 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5227 
Cat smells fish? 5226 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5226 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5226 
In the box 5226 
Schematics II 5226 
A few comments. 5226 
Miscelanea 5226 
I am surprised. 5226 
Don't be 5225 
It is not about power supply. 5225 
EMI/RFI madness 5225 
Drinking in Modulation 5225 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5225 
Finito 5224 
It is only partially outside the context. 5224 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5223 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5223 
Corresponding to ? 5223 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5196 
Qualitat 5195 
The baby is sick 5151 
Last Cleaning? 5151 
Mine too... 5151 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5151 
What the hell is going on!!! 5151 
...air-caps dirty.... 5150 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5150 
Hum points 5150 
Beats and pieces. 5150 
What else? 5150 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5150 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5150 
Veggie ham 5150 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5149 
Holly idiocy! 5148 
Yes sir 5146 
I think your game is not over. 5146 
More ham 5146 
Route(s) to Ground 5146 
Grounding arrangement 5145 
Ground Thoughts 5144 
0A2 Question 5144 
Where is the Bolt? 5144 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5144 
"End of Live" tube set 5144 
GND plane 5144 
That crazy 7025. 5144 
Distributed bolt 5144 
Amperex ECC83 5144 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5144 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5144 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5144 
More findings 5143 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5143 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5142 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5142 
Grounding and trannies 5142 
Ignorance is bliss... 5140 
Shakey DIY Basics 5140 
Poor photographer 5140 
Spare the Oxen... 5140 
Is SiC sick? 5138 
Possible, so what? 5138 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5137 
Seek and you’ll find. 5137 
Filament 5137 
Filament considerations 5137 
Air caps?Buffer? 5137 
Exorcisms 5091 
Floating? 5090 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5083 
Toilet ham 5083 
The Shield 5082 
It is hard to say. 5082 
Fake bugle/teles 5082 
Never again. 5082 
Bingo! 5073 
Total current per channel 5066 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5066 
I like iron 5066 
Choke ringing 5066 
Ringing 5066 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5066 
Choke ringing again 5065 
What ringing? 5065 
Ring-ring 5065 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5065 
TT Rider 5065 
Snubbers and motors 5064 
Nice idea... 5064 
B+ 5064 
Shielded Interconnect 5064 
IC shields 5061 
The horrors of calibration 4909 
Floating Away 4909 
Ground is +/- understood 4908 
"Calibrate"??? 4908 
The self-serving calibrations. 4907 
Fighting with RIAA 4907 
The Usual 4907 
That's it! 4907 
Parts Location 4907 
Lush layout 4906 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4858 
It might be very impressive 4858 
To be clear 4858 
Shall I co? 4857 
Parts 4857 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4857 
What does it mean? 4857 
Come on! 4857 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4857 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4857 
EAR polite recess 4857 
Power sequencing? 4827 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4827 
3 Position switch 4826 
How true... 4826 
DIY Failsafe 4826 
Switch.. 4801 
Calibration problem 4776 
Resolved 4773 
Looks good 4772 
Fat LF 4772 
Loading Up 4772 
SUT's 4772 
Shunt regulation 4691 
Application dependent 4691 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4659 
It migh be an interesting company. 4659 
Amo/silver 4659 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4659 
Silver considerations 4659 
Again With the Amo 4659 
Silver path 4659 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4659 
The Path of Least Resistance 4658 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4658 
Foil 4658 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4658 
Audiopedophile's hell 4658 
In da house 4657 
Consistent anality 4656 
Right 4656 
A speculation 4654 
Mone on silver Trabants 4653 
Parts Ag 4653 
Trabant done in pure silver 4653 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4653 
Silver swamp 4653 
In the Long Run 4653 
2RM? 4648 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4648 
DIY 4647 
95%? 4647 
More on that 4647 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4647 
Fully shielded 4647 
Interesting 4647 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3843 
Creative people 3843 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3843 
It is what it is. 3842 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3842 
Gray market 3842 
Mix up 3841 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3841 
Sound beats engeneering 3248 
Engineering Crap 3248 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3248 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2745 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2160 
Snubbers 2108 
More on snubbers 2108 
Capacitors Question 2108 
Capacitors & updates 2108 
Z-foil 2108 
Loading resistors & sockets 2108 
Low noise tubes 2107 
What Works Where 2106 
What are the REAL goals? 2106 
Good engineering parctices 2106 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2106 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2106 
It was 13 years back... 2106 
Thank you 2106 
Tube Selection 2095 
Valvo mesh 0A2 1992 
Big output capacitor question. 1753 
Context/Application/Circuit 1752 
EAR 1752 
Of Course... 1752 
834pT 1751 
Who knows.... 1751 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1750 
Where? 1750 
Big cap banks 1750 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 335 
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