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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6765 
End of Life 6765 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6765 
Shallow ambitions 6765 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6765 
Acronym 6765 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6753 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6753 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6753 
It is comming along.... 6572 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6572 
The perfect corrector. 6572 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6572 
The perfect corrector - II 6571 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6570 
Wrong values shown 6569 
The deliberate mistakes? 6569 
330R anode resistors 6569 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6569 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6569 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6567 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6567 
Going on from "There" 6567 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6567 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6566 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6565 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6565 
Good for them. 6565 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6565 
A few more 6565 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6565 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6564 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6564 
Hybridizing 6564 
I love it! 6564 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6562 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6562 
SSG 6561 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6561 
USSR SSG 6561 
USSR SSG 6561 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6561 
Fixed bias 6561 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6561 
More on this, please 6560 
Interesting development! 6560 
One-Story Jack 6560 
Nature's Bias 6560 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6560 
Apologies! 6559 
Tunable Y-factor? 6559 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6559 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6554 
The sound of one hand clapping 6554 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6553 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6545 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6545 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6544 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6544 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6544 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6459 
Specific air cap changes 6459 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6459 
One tube, two channels? 6459 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6459 
"Crosstalk" 6458 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6417 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6396 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5970 
Sucks! 5898 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5897 
Um, what? 5897 
Alternative Transformer 5897 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5897 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5897 
Hmmm,I suspect 5897 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5889 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5877 
The 100Hz hum? 5877 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5877 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5877 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5876 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5876 
DIY Air-Caps? 5876 
Capacitors 5873 
Hum again. 5852 
Hm, again.... 5852 
Tribute MC iron 5567 
Changing loads 5563 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5563 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5562 
Loading on primary? 5562 
Anticipating the needs 5562 
CCS heating? 5525 
2nd stage bias mystery 5408 
It is true but it negligible. 5408 
V2 biasing continued 5407 
Works +/- properly 5406 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5406 
My assault 5379 
What, No Breadboard? 5379 
Don't laugh too loud... 5379 
So far it is good. 5379 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5379 
The assembly and the buzz 5378 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5378 
Caps and chokes 5378 
The price of fame 5378 
Tribute 5378 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5378 
Schematics 5378 
Traces 5378 
Moving Magnet 5378 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5378 
Cat smells fish? 5377 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5377 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5377 
In the box 5377 
Schematics II 5377 
A few comments. 5377 
Miscelanea 5377 
I am surprised. 5377 
Don't be 5376 
It is not about power supply. 5376 
EMI/RFI madness 5376 
Drinking in Modulation 5376 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5376 
Finito 5375 
It is only partially outside the context. 5375 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5374 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5374 
Corresponding to ? 5374 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5347 
Qualitat 5346 
The baby is sick 5302 
Last Cleaning? 5302 
Mine too... 5302 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5302 
What the hell is going on!!! 5302 
...air-caps dirty.... 5301 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5301 
Hum points 5301 
Beats and pieces. 5301 
What else? 5301 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5301 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5301 
Veggie ham 5301 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5300 
Holly idiocy! 5299 
Yes sir 5297 
I think your game is not over. 5297 
More ham 5297 
Route(s) to Ground 5297 
Grounding arrangement 5296 
Ground Thoughts 5295 
0A2 Question 5295 
Where is the Bolt? 5295 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5295 
"End of Live" tube set 5295 
GND plane 5295 
That crazy 7025. 5295 
Distributed bolt 5295 
Amperex ECC83 5295 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5295 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5295 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5295 
More findings 5294 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5294 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5293 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5293 
Grounding and trannies 5293 
Ignorance is bliss... 5291 
Shakey DIY Basics 5291 
Poor photographer 5291 
Spare the Oxen... 5291 
Is SiC sick? 5289 
Possible, so what? 5289 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5288 
Seek and you’ll find. 5288 
Filament 5288 
Filament considerations 5288 
Air caps?Buffer? 5288 
Exorcisms 5242 
Floating? 5241 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5234 
Toilet ham 5234 
The Shield 5233 
It is hard to say. 5233 
Fake bugle/teles 5233 
Never again. 5233 
Bingo! 5224 
Total current per channel 5217 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5217 
I like iron 5217 
Choke ringing 5217 
Ringing 5217 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5217 
Choke ringing again 5216 
What ringing? 5216 
Ring-ring 5216 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5216 
TT Rider 5216 
Snubbers and motors 5215 
Nice idea... 5215 
B+ 5215 
Shielded Interconnect 5215 
IC shields 5212 
The horrors of calibration 5060 
Floating Away 5060 
Ground is +/- understood 5059 
"Calibrate"??? 5059 
The self-serving calibrations. 5058 
Fighting with RIAA 5058 
The Usual 5058 
That's it! 5058 
Parts Location 5058 
Lush layout 5057 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5009 
It might be very impressive 5009 
To be clear 5009 
Shall I co? 5008 
Parts 5008 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5008 
What does it mean? 5008 
Come on! 5008 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5008 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5008 
EAR polite recess 5008 
Power sequencing? 4978 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4978 
3 Position switch 4977 
How true... 4977 
DIY Failsafe 4977 
Switch.. 4952 
Calibration problem 4927 
Resolved 4924 
Looks good 4923 
Fat LF 4923 
Loading Up 4923 
SUT's 4923 
Shunt regulation 4842 
Application dependent 4842 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4810 
It migh be an interesting company. 4810 
Amo/silver 4810 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4810 
Silver considerations 4810 
Again With the Amo 4810 
Silver path 4810 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4810 
The Path of Least Resistance 4809 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4809 
Foil 4809 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4809 
Audiopedophile's hell 4809 
In da house 4808 
Consistent anality 4807 
Right 4807 
A speculation 4805 
Mone on silver Trabants 4804 
Parts Ag 4804 
Trabant done in pure silver 4804 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4804 
Silver swamp 4804 
In the Long Run 4804 
2RM? 4799 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4799 
DIY 4798 
95%? 4798 
More on that 4798 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4798 
Fully shielded 4798 
Interesting 4798 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3994 
Creative people 3994 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3994 
It is what it is. 3993 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3993 
Gray market 3993 
Mix up 3992 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3992 
Sound beats engeneering 3399 
Engineering Crap 3399 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3399 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2896 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2311 
Snubbers 2259 
More on snubbers 2259 
Capacitors Question 2259 
Capacitors & updates 2259 
Z-foil 2259 
Loading resistors & sockets 2259 
Low noise tubes 2258 
What Works Where 2257 
What are the REAL goals? 2257 
Good engineering parctices 2257 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2257 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2257 
It was 13 years back... 2257 
Thank you 2257 
Tube Selection 2246 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2143 
Big output capacitor question. 1904 
Context/Application/Circuit 1903 
EAR 1903 
Of Course... 1903 
834pT 1902 
Who knows.... 1902 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1901 
Where? 1901 
Big cap banks 1901 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 486 
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