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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6894 
End of Life 6894 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6894 
Shallow ambitions 6894 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6894 
Acronym 6894 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6882 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6882 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6882 
It is comming along.... 6701 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6701 
The perfect corrector. 6701 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6701 
The perfect corrector - II 6700 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6699 
Wrong values shown 6698 
The deliberate mistakes? 6698 
330R anode resistors 6698 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6698 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6698 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6696 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6696 
Going on from "There" 6696 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6696 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6695 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6694 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6694 
Good for them. 6694 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6694 
A few more 6694 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6694 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6693 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6693 
Hybridizing 6693 
I love it! 6693 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6691 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6691 
SSG 6690 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6690 
USSR SSG 6690 
USSR SSG 6690 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6690 
Fixed bias 6690 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6690 
More on this, please 6689 
Interesting development! 6689 
One-Story Jack 6689 
Nature's Bias 6689 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6689 
Apologies! 6688 
Tunable Y-factor? 6688 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6688 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6683 
The sound of one hand clapping 6683 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6682 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6674 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6674 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6673 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6673 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6673 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6588 
Specific air cap changes 6588 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6588 
One tube, two channels? 6588 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6588 
"Crosstalk" 6587 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6546 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6525 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6099 
Sucks! 6027 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6026 
Um, what? 6026 
Alternative Transformer 6026 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6026 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6026 
Hmmm,I suspect 6026 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6018 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6006 
The 100Hz hum? 6006 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6006 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6006 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6005 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6005 
DIY Air-Caps? 6005 
Capacitors 6002 
Hum again. 5981 
Hm, again.... 5981 
Tribute MC iron 5696 
Changing loads 5692 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5692 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5691 
Loading on primary? 5691 
Anticipating the needs 5691 
CCS heating? 5654 
2nd stage bias mystery 5537 
It is true but it negligible. 5537 
V2 biasing continued 5536 
Works +/- properly 5535 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5535 
My assault 5508 
What, No Breadboard? 5508 
Don't laugh too loud... 5508 
So far it is good. 5508 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5508 
The assembly and the buzz 5507 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5507 
Caps and chokes 5507 
The price of fame 5507 
Tribute 5507 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5507 
Schematics 5507 
Traces 5507 
Moving Magnet 5507 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5507 
Cat smells fish? 5506 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5506 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5506 
In the box 5506 
Schematics II 5506 
A few comments. 5506 
Miscelanea 5506 
I am surprised. 5506 
Don't be 5505 
It is not about power supply. 5505 
EMI/RFI madness 5505 
Drinking in Modulation 5505 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5505 
Finito 5504 
It is only partially outside the context. 5504 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5503 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5503 
Corresponding to ? 5503 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5476 
Qualitat 5475 
The baby is sick 5431 
Last Cleaning? 5431 
Mine too... 5431 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5431 
What the hell is going on!!! 5431 
...air-caps dirty.... 5430 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5430 
Hum points 5430 
Beats and pieces. 5430 
What else? 5430 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5430 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5430 
Veggie ham 5430 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5429 
Holly idiocy! 5428 
Yes sir 5426 
I think your game is not over. 5426 
More ham 5426 
Route(s) to Ground 5426 
Grounding arrangement 5425 
Ground Thoughts 5424 
0A2 Question 5424 
Where is the Bolt? 5424 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5424 
"End of Live" tube set 5424 
GND plane 5424 
That crazy 7025. 5424 
Distributed bolt 5424 
Amperex ECC83 5424 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5424 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5424 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5424 
More findings 5423 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5423 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5422 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5422 
Grounding and trannies 5422 
Ignorance is bliss... 5420 
Shakey DIY Basics 5420 
Poor photographer 5420 
Spare the Oxen... 5420 
Is SiC sick? 5418 
Possible, so what? 5418 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5417 
Seek and you’ll find. 5417 
Filament 5417 
Filament considerations 5417 
Air caps?Buffer? 5417 
Exorcisms 5371 
Floating? 5370 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5363 
Toilet ham 5363 
The Shield 5362 
It is hard to say. 5362 
Fake bugle/teles 5362 
Never again. 5362 
Bingo! 5353 
Total current per channel 5346 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5346 
I like iron 5346 
Choke ringing 5346 
Ringing 5346 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5346 
Choke ringing again 5345 
What ringing? 5345 
Ring-ring 5345 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5345 
TT Rider 5345 
Snubbers and motors 5344 
Nice idea... 5344 
B+ 5344 
Shielded Interconnect 5344 
IC shields 5341 
The horrors of calibration 5189 
Floating Away 5189 
Ground is +/- understood 5188 
"Calibrate"??? 5188 
The self-serving calibrations. 5187 
Fighting with RIAA 5187 
The Usual 5187 
That's it! 5187 
Parts Location 5187 
Lush layout 5186 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5138 
It might be very impressive 5138 
To be clear 5138 
Shall I co? 5137 
Parts 5137 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5137 
What does it mean? 5137 
Come on! 5137 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5137 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5137 
EAR polite recess 5137 
Power sequencing? 5107 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5107 
3 Position switch 5106 
How true... 5106 
DIY Failsafe 5106 
Switch.. 5081 
Calibration problem 5056 
Resolved 5053 
Looks good 5052 
Fat LF 5052 
Loading Up 5052 
SUT's 5052 
Shunt regulation 4971 
Application dependent 4971 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4939 
It migh be an interesting company. 4939 
Amo/silver 4939 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4939 
Silver considerations 4939 
Again With the Amo 4939 
Silver path 4939 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4939 
The Path of Least Resistance 4938 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4938 
Foil 4938 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4938 
Audiopedophile's hell 4938 
In da house 4937 
Consistent anality 4936 
Right 4936 
A speculation 4934 
Mone on silver Trabants 4933 
Parts Ag 4933 
Trabant done in pure silver 4933 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4933 
Silver swamp 4933 
In the Long Run 4933 
2RM? 4928 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4928 
DIY 4927 
95%? 4927 
More on that 4927 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4927 
Fully shielded 4927 
Interesting 4927 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4123 
Creative people 4123 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4123 
It is what it is. 4122 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4122 
Gray market 4122 
Mix up 4121 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4121 
Sound beats engeneering 3528 
Engineering Crap 3528 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3528 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3025 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2440 
Snubbers 2388 
More on snubbers 2388 
Capacitors Question 2388 
Capacitors & updates 2388 
Z-foil 2388 
Loading resistors & sockets 2388 
Low noise tubes 2387 
What Works Where 2386 
What are the REAL goals? 2386 
Good engineering parctices 2386 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2386 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2386 
It was 13 years back... 2386 
Thank you 2386 
Tube Selection 2375 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2272 
Big output capacitor question. 2033 
Context/Application/Circuit 2032 
EAR 2032 
Of Course... 2032 
834pT 2031 
Who knows.... 2031 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2030 
Where? 2030 
Big cap banks 2030 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 615 
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