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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6600 
End of Life 6600 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6600 
Shallow ambitions 6600 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6600 
Acronym 6600 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6588 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6588 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6588 
It is comming along.... 6407 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6407 
The perfect corrector. 6407 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6407 
The perfect corrector - II 6406 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6405 
Wrong values shown 6404 
The deliberate mistakes? 6404 
330R anode resistors 6404 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6404 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6404 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6402 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6402 
Going on from "There" 6402 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6402 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6401 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6400 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6400 
Good for them. 6400 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6400 
A few more 6400 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6400 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6399 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6399 
Hybridizing 6399 
I love it! 6399 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6397 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6397 
SSG 6396 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6396 
USSR SSG 6396 
USSR SSG 6396 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6396 
Fixed bias 6396 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6396 
More on this, please 6395 
Interesting development! 6395 
One-Story Jack 6395 
Nature's Bias 6395 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6395 
Apologies! 6394 
Tunable Y-factor? 6394 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6394 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6389 
The sound of one hand clapping 6389 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6388 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6380 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6380 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6379 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6379 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6379 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6294 
Specific air cap changes 6294 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6294 
One tube, two channels? 6294 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6294 
"Crosstalk" 6293 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6252 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6231 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5805 
Sucks! 5733 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5732 
Um, what? 5732 
Alternative Transformer 5732 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5732 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5732 
Hmmm,I suspect 5732 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5724 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5712 
The 100Hz hum? 5712 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5712 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5712 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5711 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5711 
DIY Air-Caps? 5711 
Capacitors 5708 
Hum again. 5687 
Hm, again.... 5687 
Tribute MC iron 5402 
Changing loads 5398 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5398 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5397 
Loading on primary? 5397 
Anticipating the needs 5397 
CCS heating? 5360 
2nd stage bias mystery 5243 
It is true but it negligible. 5243 
V2 biasing continued 5242 
Works +/- properly 5241 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5241 
My assault 5214 
What, No Breadboard? 5214 
Don't laugh too loud... 5214 
So far it is good. 5214 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5214 
The assembly and the buzz 5213 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5213 
Caps and chokes 5213 
The price of fame 5213 
Tribute 5213 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5213 
Schematics 5213 
Traces 5213 
Moving Magnet 5213 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5213 
Cat smells fish? 5212 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5212 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5212 
In the box 5212 
Schematics II 5212 
A few comments. 5212 
Miscelanea 5212 
I am surprised. 5212 
Don't be 5211 
It is not about power supply. 5211 
EMI/RFI madness 5211 
Drinking in Modulation 5211 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5211 
Finito 5210 
It is only partially outside the context. 5210 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5209 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5209 
Corresponding to ? 5209 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5182 
Qualitat 5181 
The baby is sick 5137 
Last Cleaning? 5137 
Mine too... 5137 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5137 
What the hell is going on!!! 5137 
...air-caps dirty.... 5136 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5136 
Hum points 5136 
Beats and pieces. 5136 
What else? 5136 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5136 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5136 
Veggie ham 5136 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5135 
Holly idiocy! 5134 
Yes sir 5132 
I think your game is not over. 5132 
More ham 5132 
Route(s) to Ground 5132 
Grounding arrangement 5131 
Ground Thoughts 5130 
0A2 Question 5130 
Where is the Bolt? 5130 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5130 
"End of Live" tube set 5130 
GND plane 5130 
That crazy 7025. 5130 
Distributed bolt 5130 
Amperex ECC83 5130 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5130 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5130 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5130 
More findings 5129 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5129 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5128 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5128 
Grounding and trannies 5128 
Ignorance is bliss... 5126 
Shakey DIY Basics 5126 
Poor photographer 5126 
Spare the Oxen... 5126 
Is SiC sick? 5124 
Possible, so what? 5124 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5123 
Seek and you’ll find. 5123 
Filament 5123 
Filament considerations 5123 
Air caps?Buffer? 5123 
Exorcisms 5077 
Floating? 5076 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5069 
Toilet ham 5069 
The Shield 5068 
It is hard to say. 5068 
Fake bugle/teles 5068 
Never again. 5068 
Bingo! 5059 
Total current per channel 5052 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5052 
I like iron 5052 
Choke ringing 5052 
Ringing 5052 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5052 
Choke ringing again 5051 
What ringing? 5051 
Ring-ring 5051 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5051 
TT Rider 5051 
Snubbers and motors 5050 
Nice idea... 5050 
B+ 5050 
Shielded Interconnect 5050 
IC shields 5047 
The horrors of calibration 4895 
Floating Away 4895 
Ground is +/- understood 4894 
"Calibrate"??? 4894 
The self-serving calibrations. 4893 
Fighting with RIAA 4893 
The Usual 4893 
That's it! 4893 
Parts Location 4893 
Lush layout 4892 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4844 
It might be very impressive 4844 
To be clear 4844 
Shall I co? 4843 
Parts 4843 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4843 
What does it mean? 4843 
Come on! 4843 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4843 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4843 
EAR polite recess 4843 
Power sequencing? 4813 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4813 
3 Position switch 4812 
How true... 4812 
DIY Failsafe 4812 
Switch.. 4787 
Calibration problem 4762 
Resolved 4759 
Looks good 4758 
Fat LF 4758 
Loading Up 4758 
SUT's 4758 
Shunt regulation 4677 
Application dependent 4677 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4645 
It migh be an interesting company. 4645 
Amo/silver 4645 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4645 
Silver considerations 4645 
Again With the Amo 4645 
Silver path 4645 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4645 
The Path of Least Resistance 4644 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4644 
Foil 4644 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4644 
Audiopedophile's hell 4644 
In da house 4643 
Consistent anality 4642 
Right 4642 
A speculation 4640 
Mone on silver Trabants 4639 
Parts Ag 4639 
Trabant done in pure silver 4639 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4639 
Silver swamp 4639 
In the Long Run 4639 
2RM? 4634 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4634 
DIY 4633 
95%? 4633 
More on that 4633 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4633 
Fully shielded 4633 
Interesting 4633 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3829 
Creative people 3829 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3829 
It is what it is. 3828 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3828 
Gray market 3828 
Mix up 3827 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3827 
Sound beats engeneering 3234 
Engineering Crap 3234 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3234 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2731 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2146 
Snubbers 2094 
More on snubbers 2094 
Capacitors Question 2094 
Capacitors & updates 2094 
Z-foil 2094 
Loading resistors & sockets 2094 
Low noise tubes 2093 
What Works Where 2092 
What are the REAL goals? 2092 
Good engineering parctices 2092 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2092 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2092 
It was 13 years back... 2092 
Thank you 2092 
Tube Selection 2081 
Valvo mesh 0A2 1978 
Big output capacitor question. 1739 
Context/Application/Circuit 1738 
EAR 1738 
Of Course... 1738 
834pT 1737 
Who knows.... 1737 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1736 
Where? 1736 
Big cap banks 1736 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 321 
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