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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6921 
End of Life 6921 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6921 
Shallow ambitions 6921 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6921 
Acronym 6921 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6909 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6909 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6909 
It is comming along.... 6728 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6728 
The perfect corrector. 6728 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6728 
The perfect corrector - II 6727 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6726 
Wrong values shown 6725 
The deliberate mistakes? 6725 
330R anode resistors 6725 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6725 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6725 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6723 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6723 
Going on from "There" 6723 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6723 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6722 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6721 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6721 
Good for them. 6721 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6721 
A few more 6721 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6721 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6720 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6720 
Hybridizing 6720 
I love it! 6720 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6718 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6718 
SSG 6717 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6717 
USSR SSG 6717 
USSR SSG 6717 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6717 
Fixed bias 6717 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6717 
More on this, please 6716 
Interesting development! 6716 
One-Story Jack 6716 
Nature's Bias 6716 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6716 
Apologies! 6715 
Tunable Y-factor? 6715 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6715 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6710 
The sound of one hand clapping 6710 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6709 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6701 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6701 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6700 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6700 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6700 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6615 
Specific air cap changes 6615 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6615 
One tube, two channels? 6615 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6615 
"Crosstalk" 6614 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6573 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6552 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6126 
Sucks! 6054 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6053 
Um, what? 6053 
Alternative Transformer 6053 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6053 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6053 
Hmmm,I suspect 6053 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6045 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6033 
The 100Hz hum? 6033 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6033 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6033 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6032 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6032 
DIY Air-Caps? 6032 
Capacitors 6029 
Hum again. 6008 
Hm, again.... 6008 
Tribute MC iron 5723 
Changing loads 5719 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5719 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5718 
Loading on primary? 5718 
Anticipating the needs 5718 
CCS heating? 5681 
2nd stage bias mystery 5564 
It is true but it negligible. 5564 
V2 biasing continued 5563 
Works +/- properly 5562 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5562 
My assault 5535 
What, No Breadboard? 5535 
Don't laugh too loud... 5535 
So far it is good. 5535 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5535 
The assembly and the buzz 5534 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5534 
Caps and chokes 5534 
The price of fame 5534 
Tribute 5534 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5534 
Schematics 5534 
Traces 5534 
Moving Magnet 5534 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5534 
Cat smells fish? 5533 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5533 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5533 
In the box 5533 
Schematics II 5533 
A few comments. 5533 
Miscelanea 5533 
I am surprised. 5533 
Don't be 5532 
It is not about power supply. 5532 
EMI/RFI madness 5532 
Drinking in Modulation 5532 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5532 
Finito 5531 
It is only partially outside the context. 5531 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5530 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5530 
Corresponding to ? 5530 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5503 
Qualitat 5502 
The baby is sick 5458 
Last Cleaning? 5458 
Mine too... 5458 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5458 
What the hell is going on!!! 5458 
...air-caps dirty.... 5457 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5457 
Hum points 5457 
Beats and pieces. 5457 
What else? 5457 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5457 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5457 
Veggie ham 5457 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5456 
Holly idiocy! 5455 
Yes sir 5453 
I think your game is not over. 5453 
More ham 5453 
Route(s) to Ground 5453 
Grounding arrangement 5452 
Ground Thoughts 5451 
0A2 Question 5451 
Where is the Bolt? 5451 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5451 
"End of Live" tube set 5451 
GND plane 5451 
That crazy 7025. 5451 
Distributed bolt 5451 
Amperex ECC83 5451 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5451 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5451 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5451 
More findings 5450 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5450 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5449 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5449 
Grounding and trannies 5449 
Ignorance is bliss... 5447 
Shakey DIY Basics 5447 
Poor photographer 5447 
Spare the Oxen... 5447 
Is SiC sick? 5445 
Possible, so what? 5445 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5444 
Seek and you’ll find. 5444 
Filament 5444 
Filament considerations 5444 
Air caps?Buffer? 5444 
Exorcisms 5398 
Floating? 5397 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5390 
Toilet ham 5390 
The Shield 5389 
It is hard to say. 5389 
Fake bugle/teles 5389 
Never again. 5389 
Bingo! 5380 
Total current per channel 5373 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5373 
I like iron 5373 
Choke ringing 5373 
Ringing 5373 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5373 
Choke ringing again 5372 
What ringing? 5372 
Ring-ring 5372 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5372 
TT Rider 5372 
Snubbers and motors 5371 
Nice idea... 5371 
B+ 5371 
Shielded Interconnect 5371 
IC shields 5368 
The horrors of calibration 5216 
Floating Away 5216 
Ground is +/- understood 5215 
"Calibrate"??? 5215 
The self-serving calibrations. 5214 
Fighting with RIAA 5214 
The Usual 5214 
That's it! 5214 
Parts Location 5214 
Lush layout 5213 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5165 
It might be very impressive 5165 
To be clear 5165 
Shall I co? 5164 
Parts 5164 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5164 
What does it mean? 5164 
Come on! 5164 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5164 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5164 
EAR polite recess 5164 
Power sequencing? 5134 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5134 
3 Position switch 5133 
How true... 5133 
DIY Failsafe 5133 
Switch.. 5108 
Calibration problem 5083 
Resolved 5080 
Looks good 5079 
Fat LF 5079 
Loading Up 5079 
SUT's 5079 
Shunt regulation 4998 
Application dependent 4998 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4966 
It migh be an interesting company. 4966 
Amo/silver 4966 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4966 
Silver considerations 4966 
Again With the Amo 4966 
Silver path 4966 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4966 
The Path of Least Resistance 4965 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4965 
Foil 4965 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4965 
Audiopedophile's hell 4965 
In da house 4964 
Consistent anality 4963 
Right 4963 
A speculation 4961 
Mone on silver Trabants 4960 
Parts Ag 4960 
Trabant done in pure silver 4960 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4960 
Silver swamp 4960 
In the Long Run 4960 
2RM? 4955 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4955 
DIY 4954 
95%? 4954 
More on that 4954 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4954 
Fully shielded 4954 
Interesting 4954 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4150 
Creative people 4150 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4150 
It is what it is. 4149 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4149 
Gray market 4149 
Mix up 4148 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4148 
Sound beats engeneering 3555 
Engineering Crap 3555 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3555 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3052 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2467 
Snubbers 2415 
More on snubbers 2415 
Capacitors Question 2415 
Capacitors & updates 2415 
Z-foil 2415 
Loading resistors & sockets 2415 
Low noise tubes 2414 
What Works Where 2413 
What are the REAL goals? 2413 
Good engineering parctices 2413 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2413 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2413 
It was 13 years back... 2413 
Thank you 2413 
Tube Selection 2402 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2299 
Big output capacitor question. 2060 
Context/Application/Circuit 2059 
EAR 2059 
Of Course... 2059 
834pT 2058 
Who knows.... 2058 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2057 
Where? 2057 
Big cap banks 2057 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 642 
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