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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6771 
End of Life 6771 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6771 
Shallow ambitions 6771 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6771 
Acronym 6771 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6759 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6759 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6759 
It is comming along.... 6578 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6578 
The perfect corrector. 6578 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6578 
The perfect corrector - II 6577 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6576 
Wrong values shown 6575 
The deliberate mistakes? 6575 
330R anode resistors 6575 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6575 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6575 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6573 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6573 
Going on from "There" 6573 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6573 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6572 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6571 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6571 
Good for them. 6571 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6571 
A few more 6571 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6571 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6570 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6570 
Hybridizing 6570 
I love it! 6570 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6568 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6568 
SSG 6567 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6567 
USSR SSG 6567 
USSR SSG 6567 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6567 
Fixed bias 6567 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6567 
More on this, please 6566 
Interesting development! 6566 
One-Story Jack 6566 
Nature's Bias 6566 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6566 
Apologies! 6565 
Tunable Y-factor? 6565 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6565 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6560 
The sound of one hand clapping 6560 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6559 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6551 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6551 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6550 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6550 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6550 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6465 
Specific air cap changes 6465 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6465 
One tube, two channels? 6465 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6465 
"Crosstalk" 6464 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6423 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6402 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5976 
Sucks! 5904 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5903 
Um, what? 5903 
Alternative Transformer 5903 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5903 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5903 
Hmmm,I suspect 5903 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5895 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5883 
The 100Hz hum? 5883 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5883 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5883 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5882 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5882 
DIY Air-Caps? 5882 
Capacitors 5879 
Hum again. 5858 
Hm, again.... 5858 
Tribute MC iron 5573 
Changing loads 5569 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5569 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5568 
Loading on primary? 5568 
Anticipating the needs 5568 
CCS heating? 5531 
2nd stage bias mystery 5414 
It is true but it negligible. 5414 
V2 biasing continued 5413 
Works +/- properly 5412 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5412 
My assault 5385 
What, No Breadboard? 5385 
Don't laugh too loud... 5385 
So far it is good. 5385 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5385 
The assembly and the buzz 5384 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5384 
Caps and chokes 5384 
The price of fame 5384 
Tribute 5384 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5384 
Schematics 5384 
Traces 5384 
Moving Magnet 5384 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5384 
Cat smells fish? 5383 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5383 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5383 
In the box 5383 
Schematics II 5383 
A few comments. 5383 
Miscelanea 5383 
I am surprised. 5383 
Don't be 5382 
It is not about power supply. 5382 
EMI/RFI madness 5382 
Drinking in Modulation 5382 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5382 
Finito 5381 
It is only partially outside the context. 5381 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5380 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5380 
Corresponding to ? 5380 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5353 
Qualitat 5352 
The baby is sick 5308 
Last Cleaning? 5308 
Mine too... 5308 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5308 
What the hell is going on!!! 5308 
...air-caps dirty.... 5307 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5307 
Hum points 5307 
Beats and pieces. 5307 
What else? 5307 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5307 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5307 
Veggie ham 5307 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5306 
Holly idiocy! 5305 
Yes sir 5303 
I think your game is not over. 5303 
More ham 5303 
Route(s) to Ground 5303 
Grounding arrangement 5302 
Ground Thoughts 5301 
0A2 Question 5301 
Where is the Bolt? 5301 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5301 
"End of Live" tube set 5301 
GND plane 5301 
That crazy 7025. 5301 
Distributed bolt 5301 
Amperex ECC83 5301 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5301 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5301 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5301 
More findings 5300 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5300 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5299 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5299 
Grounding and trannies 5299 
Ignorance is bliss... 5297 
Shakey DIY Basics 5297 
Poor photographer 5297 
Spare the Oxen... 5297 
Is SiC sick? 5295 
Possible, so what? 5295 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5294 
Seek and you’ll find. 5294 
Filament 5294 
Filament considerations 5294 
Air caps?Buffer? 5294 
Exorcisms 5248 
Floating? 5247 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5240 
Toilet ham 5240 
The Shield 5239 
It is hard to say. 5239 
Fake bugle/teles 5239 
Never again. 5239 
Bingo! 5230 
Total current per channel 5223 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5223 
I like iron 5223 
Choke ringing 5223 
Ringing 5223 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5223 
Choke ringing again 5222 
What ringing? 5222 
Ring-ring 5222 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5222 
TT Rider 5222 
Snubbers and motors 5221 
Nice idea... 5221 
B+ 5221 
Shielded Interconnect 5221 
IC shields 5218 
The horrors of calibration 5066 
Floating Away 5066 
Ground is +/- understood 5065 
"Calibrate"??? 5065 
The self-serving calibrations. 5064 
Fighting with RIAA 5064 
The Usual 5064 
That's it! 5064 
Parts Location 5064 
Lush layout 5063 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5015 
It might be very impressive 5015 
To be clear 5015 
Shall I co? 5014 
Parts 5014 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5014 
What does it mean? 5014 
Come on! 5014 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5014 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5014 
EAR polite recess 5014 
Power sequencing? 4984 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4984 
3 Position switch 4983 
How true... 4983 
DIY Failsafe 4983 
Switch.. 4958 
Calibration problem 4933 
Resolved 4930 
Looks good 4929 
Fat LF 4929 
Loading Up 4929 
SUT's 4929 
Shunt regulation 4848 
Application dependent 4848 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4816 
It migh be an interesting company. 4816 
Amo/silver 4816 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4816 
Silver considerations 4816 
Again With the Amo 4816 
Silver path 4816 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4816 
The Path of Least Resistance 4815 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4815 
Foil 4815 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4815 
Audiopedophile's hell 4815 
In da house 4814 
Consistent anality 4813 
Right 4813 
A speculation 4811 
Mone on silver Trabants 4810 
Parts Ag 4810 
Trabant done in pure silver 4810 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4810 
Silver swamp 4810 
In the Long Run 4810 
2RM? 4805 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4805 
DIY 4804 
95%? 4804 
More on that 4804 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4804 
Fully shielded 4804 
Interesting 4804 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4000 
Creative people 4000 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4000 
It is what it is. 3999 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3999 
Gray market 3999 
Mix up 3998 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3998 
Sound beats engeneering 3405 
Engineering Crap 3405 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3405 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2902 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2317 
Snubbers 2265 
More on snubbers 2265 
Capacitors Question 2265 
Capacitors & updates 2265 
Z-foil 2265 
Loading resistors & sockets 2265 
Low noise tubes 2264 
What Works Where 2263 
What are the REAL goals? 2263 
Good engineering parctices 2263 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2263 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2263 
It was 13 years back... 2263 
Thank you 2263 
Tube Selection 2252 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2149 
Big output capacitor question. 1910 
Context/Application/Circuit 1909 
EAR 1909 
Of Course... 1909 
834pT 1908 
Who knows.... 1908 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1907 
Where? 1907 
Big cap banks 1907 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 492 
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