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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6724 
End of Life 6724 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6724 
Shallow ambitions 6724 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6724 
Acronym 6724 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6712 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6712 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6712 
It is comming along.... 6531 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6531 
The perfect corrector. 6531 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6531 
The perfect corrector - II 6530 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6529 
Wrong values shown 6528 
The deliberate mistakes? 6528 
330R anode resistors 6528 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6528 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6528 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6526 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6526 
Going on from "There" 6526 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6526 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6525 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6524 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6524 
Good for them. 6524 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6524 
A few more 6524 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6524 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6523 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6523 
Hybridizing 6523 
I love it! 6523 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6521 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6521 
SSG 6520 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6520 
USSR SSG 6520 
USSR SSG 6520 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6520 
Fixed bias 6520 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6520 
More on this, please 6519 
Interesting development! 6519 
One-Story Jack 6519 
Nature's Bias 6519 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6519 
Apologies! 6518 
Tunable Y-factor? 6518 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6518 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6513 
The sound of one hand clapping 6513 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6512 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6504 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6504 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6503 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6503 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6503 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6418 
Specific air cap changes 6418 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6418 
One tube, two channels? 6418 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6418 
"Crosstalk" 6417 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6376 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6355 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5929 
Sucks! 5857 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5856 
Um, what? 5856 
Alternative Transformer 5856 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5856 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5856 
Hmmm,I suspect 5856 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5848 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5836 
The 100Hz hum? 5836 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5836 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5836 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5835 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5835 
DIY Air-Caps? 5835 
Capacitors 5832 
Hum again. 5811 
Hm, again.... 5811 
Tribute MC iron 5526 
Changing loads 5522 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5522 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5521 
Loading on primary? 5521 
Anticipating the needs 5521 
CCS heating? 5484 
2nd stage bias mystery 5367 
It is true but it negligible. 5367 
V2 biasing continued 5366 
Works +/- properly 5365 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5365 
My assault 5338 
What, No Breadboard? 5338 
Don't laugh too loud... 5338 
So far it is good. 5338 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5338 
The assembly and the buzz 5337 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5337 
Caps and chokes 5337 
The price of fame 5337 
Tribute 5337 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5337 
Schematics 5337 
Traces 5337 
Moving Magnet 5337 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5337 
Cat smells fish? 5336 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5336 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5336 
In the box 5336 
Schematics II 5336 
A few comments. 5336 
Miscelanea 5336 
I am surprised. 5336 
Don't be 5335 
It is not about power supply. 5335 
EMI/RFI madness 5335 
Drinking in Modulation 5335 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5335 
Finito 5334 
It is only partially outside the context. 5334 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5333 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5333 
Corresponding to ? 5333 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5306 
Qualitat 5305 
The baby is sick 5261 
Last Cleaning? 5261 
Mine too... 5261 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5261 
What the hell is going on!!! 5261 
...air-caps dirty.... 5260 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5260 
Hum points 5260 
Beats and pieces. 5260 
What else? 5260 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5260 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5260 
Veggie ham 5260 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5259 
Holly idiocy! 5258 
Yes sir 5256 
I think your game is not over. 5256 
More ham 5256 
Route(s) to Ground 5256 
Grounding arrangement 5255 
Ground Thoughts 5254 
0A2 Question 5254 
Where is the Bolt? 5254 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5254 
"End of Live" tube set 5254 
GND plane 5254 
That crazy 7025. 5254 
Distributed bolt 5254 
Amperex ECC83 5254 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5254 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5254 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5254 
More findings 5253 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5253 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5252 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5252 
Grounding and trannies 5252 
Ignorance is bliss... 5250 
Shakey DIY Basics 5250 
Poor photographer 5250 
Spare the Oxen... 5250 
Is SiC sick? 5248 
Possible, so what? 5248 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5247 
Seek and you’ll find. 5247 
Filament 5247 
Filament considerations 5247 
Air caps?Buffer? 5247 
Exorcisms 5201 
Floating? 5200 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5193 
Toilet ham 5193 
The Shield 5192 
It is hard to say. 5192 
Fake bugle/teles 5192 
Never again. 5192 
Bingo! 5183 
Total current per channel 5176 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5176 
I like iron 5176 
Choke ringing 5176 
Ringing 5176 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5176 
Choke ringing again 5175 
What ringing? 5175 
Ring-ring 5175 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5175 
TT Rider 5175 
Snubbers and motors 5174 
Nice idea... 5174 
B+ 5174 
Shielded Interconnect 5174 
IC shields 5171 
The horrors of calibration 5019 
Floating Away 5019 
Ground is +/- understood 5018 
"Calibrate"??? 5018 
The self-serving calibrations. 5017 
Fighting with RIAA 5017 
The Usual 5017 
That's it! 5017 
Parts Location 5017 
Lush layout 5016 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4968 
It might be very impressive 4968 
To be clear 4968 
Shall I co? 4967 
Parts 4967 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4967 
What does it mean? 4967 
Come on! 4967 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4967 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4967 
EAR polite recess 4967 
Power sequencing? 4937 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4937 
3 Position switch 4936 
How true... 4936 
DIY Failsafe 4936 
Switch.. 4911 
Calibration problem 4886 
Resolved 4883 
Looks good 4882 
Fat LF 4882 
Loading Up 4882 
SUT's 4882 
Shunt regulation 4801 
Application dependent 4801 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4769 
It migh be an interesting company. 4769 
Amo/silver 4769 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4769 
Silver considerations 4769 
Again With the Amo 4769 
Silver path 4769 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4769 
The Path of Least Resistance 4768 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4768 
Foil 4768 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4768 
Audiopedophile's hell 4768 
In da house 4767 
Consistent anality 4766 
Right 4766 
A speculation 4764 
Mone on silver Trabants 4763 
Parts Ag 4763 
Trabant done in pure silver 4763 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4763 
Silver swamp 4763 
In the Long Run 4763 
2RM? 4758 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4758 
DIY 4757 
95%? 4757 
More on that 4757 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4757 
Fully shielded 4757 
Interesting 4757 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3953 
Creative people 3953 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3953 
It is what it is. 3952 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3952 
Gray market 3952 
Mix up 3951 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3951 
Sound beats engeneering 3358 
Engineering Crap 3358 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3358 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2855 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2270 
Snubbers 2218 
More on snubbers 2218 
Capacitors Question 2218 
Capacitors & updates 2218 
Z-foil 2218 
Loading resistors & sockets 2218 
Low noise tubes 2217 
What Works Where 2216 
What are the REAL goals? 2216 
Good engineering parctices 2216 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2216 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2216 
It was 13 years back... 2216 
Thank you 2216 
Tube Selection 2205 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2102 
Big output capacitor question. 1863 
Context/Application/Circuit 1862 
EAR 1862 
Of Course... 1862 
834pT 1861 
Who knows.... 1861 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1860 
Where? 1860 
Big cap banks 1860 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 445 
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