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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6893 
End of Life 6893 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6893 
Shallow ambitions 6893 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6893 
Acronym 6893 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6881 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6881 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6881 
It is comming along.... 6700 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6700 
The perfect corrector. 6700 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6700 
The perfect corrector - II 6699 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6698 
Wrong values shown 6697 
The deliberate mistakes? 6697 
330R anode resistors 6697 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6697 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6697 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6695 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6695 
Going on from "There" 6695 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6695 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6694 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6693 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6693 
Good for them. 6693 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6693 
A few more 6693 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6693 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6692 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6692 
Hybridizing 6692 
I love it! 6692 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6690 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6690 
SSG 6689 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6689 
USSR SSG 6689 
USSR SSG 6689 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6689 
Fixed bias 6689 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6689 
More on this, please 6688 
Interesting development! 6688 
One-Story Jack 6688 
Nature's Bias 6688 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6688 
Apologies! 6687 
Tunable Y-factor? 6687 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6687 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6682 
The sound of one hand clapping 6682 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6681 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6673 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6673 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6672 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6672 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6672 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6587 
Specific air cap changes 6587 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6587 
One tube, two channels? 6587 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6587 
"Crosstalk" 6586 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6545 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6524 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6098 
Sucks! 6026 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6025 
Um, what? 6025 
Alternative Transformer 6025 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6025 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6025 
Hmmm,I suspect 6025 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6017 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6005 
The 100Hz hum? 6005 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6005 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6005 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6004 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6004 
DIY Air-Caps? 6004 
Capacitors 6001 
Hum again. 5980 
Hm, again.... 5980 
Tribute MC iron 5695 
Changing loads 5691 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5691 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5690 
Loading on primary? 5690 
Anticipating the needs 5690 
CCS heating? 5653 
2nd stage bias mystery 5536 
It is true but it negligible. 5536 
V2 biasing continued 5535 
Works +/- properly 5534 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5534 
My assault 5507 
What, No Breadboard? 5507 
Don't laugh too loud... 5507 
So far it is good. 5507 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5507 
The assembly and the buzz 5506 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5506 
Caps and chokes 5506 
The price of fame 5506 
Tribute 5506 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5506 
Schematics 5506 
Traces 5506 
Moving Magnet 5506 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5506 
Cat smells fish? 5505 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5505 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5505 
In the box 5505 
Schematics II 5505 
A few comments. 5505 
Miscelanea 5505 
I am surprised. 5505 
Don't be 5504 
It is not about power supply. 5504 
EMI/RFI madness 5504 
Drinking in Modulation 5504 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5504 
Finito 5503 
It is only partially outside the context. 5503 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5502 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5502 
Corresponding to ? 5502 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5475 
Qualitat 5474 
The baby is sick 5430 
Last Cleaning? 5430 
Mine too... 5430 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5430 
What the hell is going on!!! 5430 
...air-caps dirty.... 5429 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5429 
Hum points 5429 
Beats and pieces. 5429 
What else? 5429 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5429 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5429 
Veggie ham 5429 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5428 
Holly idiocy! 5427 
Yes sir 5425 
I think your game is not over. 5425 
More ham 5425 
Route(s) to Ground 5425 
Grounding arrangement 5424 
Ground Thoughts 5423 
0A2 Question 5423 
Where is the Bolt? 5423 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5423 
"End of Live" tube set 5423 
GND plane 5423 
That crazy 7025. 5423 
Distributed bolt 5423 
Amperex ECC83 5423 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5423 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5423 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5423 
More findings 5422 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5422 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5421 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5421 
Grounding and trannies 5421 
Ignorance is bliss... 5419 
Shakey DIY Basics 5419 
Poor photographer 5419 
Spare the Oxen... 5419 
Is SiC sick? 5417 
Possible, so what? 5417 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5416 
Seek and you’ll find. 5416 
Filament 5416 
Filament considerations 5416 
Air caps?Buffer? 5416 
Exorcisms 5370 
Floating? 5369 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5362 
Toilet ham 5362 
The Shield 5361 
It is hard to say. 5361 
Fake bugle/teles 5361 
Never again. 5361 
Bingo! 5352 
Total current per channel 5345 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5345 
I like iron 5345 
Choke ringing 5345 
Ringing 5345 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5345 
Choke ringing again 5344 
What ringing? 5344 
Ring-ring 5344 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5344 
TT Rider 5344 
Snubbers and motors 5343 
Nice idea... 5343 
B+ 5343 
Shielded Interconnect 5343 
IC shields 5340 
The horrors of calibration 5188 
Floating Away 5188 
Ground is +/- understood 5187 
"Calibrate"??? 5187 
The self-serving calibrations. 5186 
Fighting with RIAA 5186 
The Usual 5186 
That's it! 5186 
Parts Location 5186 
Lush layout 5185 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5137 
It might be very impressive 5137 
To be clear 5137 
Shall I co? 5136 
Parts 5136 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5136 
What does it mean? 5136 
Come on! 5136 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5136 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5136 
EAR polite recess 5136 
Power sequencing? 5106 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5106 
3 Position switch 5105 
How true... 5105 
DIY Failsafe 5105 
Switch.. 5080 
Calibration problem 5055 
Resolved 5052 
Looks good 5051 
Fat LF 5051 
Loading Up 5051 
SUT's 5051 
Shunt regulation 4970 
Application dependent 4970 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4938 
It migh be an interesting company. 4938 
Amo/silver 4938 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4938 
Silver considerations 4938 
Again With the Amo 4938 
Silver path 4938 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4938 
The Path of Least Resistance 4937 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4937 
Foil 4937 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4937 
Audiopedophile's hell 4937 
In da house 4936 
Consistent anality 4935 
Right 4935 
A speculation 4933 
Mone on silver Trabants 4932 
Parts Ag 4932 
Trabant done in pure silver 4932 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4932 
Silver swamp 4932 
In the Long Run 4932 
2RM? 4927 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4927 
DIY 4926 
95%? 4926 
More on that 4926 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4926 
Fully shielded 4926 
Interesting 4926 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4122 
Creative people 4122 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4122 
It is what it is. 4121 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4121 
Gray market 4121 
Mix up 4120 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4120 
Sound beats engeneering 3527 
Engineering Crap 3527 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3527 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3024 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2439 
Snubbers 2387 
More on snubbers 2387 
Capacitors Question 2387 
Capacitors & updates 2387 
Z-foil 2387 
Loading resistors & sockets 2387 
Low noise tubes 2386 
What Works Where 2385 
What are the REAL goals? 2385 
Good engineering parctices 2385 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2385 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2385 
It was 13 years back... 2385 
Thank you 2385 
Tube Selection 2374 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2271 
Big output capacitor question. 2032 
Context/Application/Circuit 2031 
EAR 2031 
Of Course... 2031 
834pT 2030 
Who knows.... 2030 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2029 
Where? 2029 
Big cap banks 2029 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 614 
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