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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6631 
End of Life 6631 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6631 
Shallow ambitions 6631 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6631 
Acronym 6631 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6619 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6619 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6619 
It is comming along.... 6438 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6438 
The perfect corrector. 6438 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6438 
The perfect corrector - II 6437 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6436 
Wrong values shown 6435 
The deliberate mistakes? 6435 
330R anode resistors 6435 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6435 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6435 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6433 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6433 
Going on from "There" 6433 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6433 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6432 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6431 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6431 
Good for them. 6431 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6431 
A few more 6431 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6431 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6430 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6430 
Hybridizing 6430 
I love it! 6430 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6428 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6428 
SSG 6427 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6427 
USSR SSG 6427 
USSR SSG 6427 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6427 
Fixed bias 6427 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6427 
More on this, please 6426 
Interesting development! 6426 
One-Story Jack 6426 
Nature's Bias 6426 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6426 
Apologies! 6425 
Tunable Y-factor? 6425 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6425 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6420 
The sound of one hand clapping 6420 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6419 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6411 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6411 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6410 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6410 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6410 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6325 
Specific air cap changes 6325 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6325 
One tube, two channels? 6325 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6325 
"Crosstalk" 6324 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6283 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6262 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5836 
Sucks! 5764 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5763 
Um, what? 5763 
Alternative Transformer 5763 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5763 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5763 
Hmmm,I suspect 5763 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5755 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5743 
The 100Hz hum? 5743 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5743 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5743 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5742 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5742 
DIY Air-Caps? 5742 
Capacitors 5739 
Hum again. 5718 
Hm, again.... 5718 
Tribute MC iron 5433 
Changing loads 5429 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5429 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5428 
Loading on primary? 5428 
Anticipating the needs 5428 
CCS heating? 5391 
2nd stage bias mystery 5274 
It is true but it negligible. 5274 
V2 biasing continued 5273 
Works +/- properly 5272 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5272 
My assault 5245 
What, No Breadboard? 5245 
Don't laugh too loud... 5245 
So far it is good. 5245 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5245 
The assembly and the buzz 5244 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5244 
Caps and chokes 5244 
The price of fame 5244 
Tribute 5244 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5244 
Schematics 5244 
Traces 5244 
Moving Magnet 5244 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5244 
Cat smells fish? 5243 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5243 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5243 
In the box 5243 
Schematics II 5243 
A few comments. 5243 
Miscelanea 5243 
I am surprised. 5243 
Don't be 5242 
It is not about power supply. 5242 
EMI/RFI madness 5242 
Drinking in Modulation 5242 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5242 
Finito 5241 
It is only partially outside the context. 5241 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5240 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5240 
Corresponding to ? 5240 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5213 
Qualitat 5212 
The baby is sick 5168 
Last Cleaning? 5168 
Mine too... 5168 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5168 
What the hell is going on!!! 5168 
...air-caps dirty.... 5167 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5167 
Hum points 5167 
Beats and pieces. 5167 
What else? 5167 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5167 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5167 
Veggie ham 5167 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5166 
Holly idiocy! 5165 
Yes sir 5163 
I think your game is not over. 5163 
More ham 5163 
Route(s) to Ground 5163 
Grounding arrangement 5162 
Ground Thoughts 5161 
0A2 Question 5161 
Where is the Bolt? 5161 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5161 
"End of Live" tube set 5161 
GND plane 5161 
That crazy 7025. 5161 
Distributed bolt 5161 
Amperex ECC83 5161 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5161 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5161 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5161 
More findings 5160 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5160 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5159 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5159 
Grounding and trannies 5159 
Ignorance is bliss... 5157 
Shakey DIY Basics 5157 
Poor photographer 5157 
Spare the Oxen... 5157 
Is SiC sick? 5155 
Possible, so what? 5155 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5154 
Seek and you’ll find. 5154 
Filament 5154 
Filament considerations 5154 
Air caps?Buffer? 5154 
Exorcisms 5108 
Floating? 5107 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5100 
Toilet ham 5100 
The Shield 5099 
It is hard to say. 5099 
Fake bugle/teles 5099 
Never again. 5099 
Bingo! 5090 
Total current per channel 5083 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5083 
I like iron 5083 
Choke ringing 5083 
Ringing 5083 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5083 
Choke ringing again 5082 
What ringing? 5082 
Ring-ring 5082 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5082 
TT Rider 5082 
Snubbers and motors 5081 
Nice idea... 5081 
B+ 5081 
Shielded Interconnect 5081 
IC shields 5078 
The horrors of calibration 4926 
Floating Away 4926 
Ground is +/- understood 4925 
"Calibrate"??? 4925 
The self-serving calibrations. 4924 
Fighting with RIAA 4924 
The Usual 4924 
That's it! 4924 
Parts Location 4924 
Lush layout 4923 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4875 
It might be very impressive 4875 
To be clear 4875 
Shall I co? 4874 
Parts 4874 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4874 
What does it mean? 4874 
Come on! 4874 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4874 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4874 
EAR polite recess 4874 
Power sequencing? 4844 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4844 
3 Position switch 4843 
How true... 4843 
DIY Failsafe 4843 
Switch.. 4818 
Calibration problem 4793 
Resolved 4790 
Looks good 4789 
Fat LF 4789 
Loading Up 4789 
SUT's 4789 
Shunt regulation 4708 
Application dependent 4708 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4676 
It migh be an interesting company. 4676 
Amo/silver 4676 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4676 
Silver considerations 4676 
Again With the Amo 4676 
Silver path 4676 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4676 
The Path of Least Resistance 4675 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4675 
Foil 4675 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4675 
Audiopedophile's hell 4675 
In da house 4674 
Consistent anality 4673 
Right 4673 
A speculation 4671 
Mone on silver Trabants 4670 
Parts Ag 4670 
Trabant done in pure silver 4670 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4670 
Silver swamp 4670 
In the Long Run 4670 
2RM? 4665 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4665 
DIY 4664 
95%? 4664 
More on that 4664 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4664 
Fully shielded 4664 
Interesting 4664 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3860 
Creative people 3860 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3860 
It is what it is. 3859 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3859 
Gray market 3859 
Mix up 3858 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3858 
Sound beats engeneering 3265 
Engineering Crap 3265 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3265 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2762 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2177 
Snubbers 2125 
More on snubbers 2125 
Capacitors Question 2125 
Capacitors & updates 2125 
Z-foil 2125 
Loading resistors & sockets 2125 
Low noise tubes 2124 
What Works Where 2123 
What are the REAL goals? 2123 
Good engineering parctices 2123 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2123 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2123 
It was 13 years back... 2123 
Thank you 2123 
Tube Selection 2112 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2009 
Big output capacitor question. 1770 
Context/Application/Circuit 1769 
EAR 1769 
Of Course... 1769 
834pT 1768 
Who knows.... 1768 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1767 
Where? 1767 
Big cap banks 1767 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 352 
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