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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6852 
End of Life 6852 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6852 
Shallow ambitions 6852 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6852 
Acronym 6852 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6840 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6840 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6840 
It is comming along.... 6659 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6659 
The perfect corrector. 6659 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6659 
The perfect corrector - II 6658 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6657 
Wrong values shown 6656 
The deliberate mistakes? 6656 
330R anode resistors 6656 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6656 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6656 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6654 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6654 
Going on from "There" 6654 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6654 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6653 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6652 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6652 
Good for them. 6652 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6652 
A few more 6652 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6652 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6651 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6651 
Hybridizing 6651 
I love it! 6651 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6649 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6649 
SSG 6648 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6648 
USSR SSG 6648 
USSR SSG 6648 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6648 
Fixed bias 6648 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6648 
More on this, please 6647 
Interesting development! 6647 
One-Story Jack 6647 
Nature's Bias 6647 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6647 
Apologies! 6646 
Tunable Y-factor? 6646 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6646 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6641 
The sound of one hand clapping 6641 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6640 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6632 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6632 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6631 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6631 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6631 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6546 
Specific air cap changes 6546 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6546 
One tube, two channels? 6546 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6546 
"Crosstalk" 6545 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6504 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6483 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6057 
Sucks! 5985 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5984 
Um, what? 5984 
Alternative Transformer 5984 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5984 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5984 
Hmmm,I suspect 5984 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5976 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5964 
The 100Hz hum? 5964 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5964 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5964 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5963 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5963 
DIY Air-Caps? 5963 
Capacitors 5960 
Hum again. 5939 
Hm, again.... 5939 
Tribute MC iron 5654 
Changing loads 5650 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5650 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5649 
Loading on primary? 5649 
Anticipating the needs 5649 
CCS heating? 5612 
2nd stage bias mystery 5495 
It is true but it negligible. 5495 
V2 biasing continued 5494 
Works +/- properly 5493 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5493 
My assault 5466 
What, No Breadboard? 5466 
Don't laugh too loud... 5466 
So far it is good. 5466 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5466 
The assembly and the buzz 5465 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5465 
Caps and chokes 5465 
The price of fame 5465 
Tribute 5465 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5465 
Schematics 5465 
Traces 5465 
Moving Magnet 5465 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5465 
Cat smells fish? 5464 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5464 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5464 
In the box 5464 
Schematics II 5464 
A few comments. 5464 
Miscelanea 5464 
I am surprised. 5464 
Don't be 5463 
It is not about power supply. 5463 
EMI/RFI madness 5463 
Drinking in Modulation 5463 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5463 
Finito 5462 
It is only partially outside the context. 5462 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5461 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5461 
Corresponding to ? 5461 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5434 
Qualitat 5433 
The baby is sick 5389 
Last Cleaning? 5389 
Mine too... 5389 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5389 
What the hell is going on!!! 5389 
...air-caps dirty.... 5388 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5388 
Hum points 5388 
Beats and pieces. 5388 
What else? 5388 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5388 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5388 
Veggie ham 5388 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5387 
Holly idiocy! 5386 
Yes sir 5384 
I think your game is not over. 5384 
More ham 5384 
Route(s) to Ground 5384 
Grounding arrangement 5383 
Ground Thoughts 5382 
0A2 Question 5382 
Where is the Bolt? 5382 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5382 
"End of Live" tube set 5382 
GND plane 5382 
That crazy 7025. 5382 
Distributed bolt 5382 
Amperex ECC83 5382 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5382 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5382 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5382 
More findings 5381 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5381 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5380 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5380 
Grounding and trannies 5380 
Ignorance is bliss... 5378 
Shakey DIY Basics 5378 
Poor photographer 5378 
Spare the Oxen... 5378 
Is SiC sick? 5376 
Possible, so what? 5376 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5375 
Seek and you’ll find. 5375 
Filament 5375 
Filament considerations 5375 
Air caps?Buffer? 5375 
Exorcisms 5329 
Floating? 5328 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5321 
Toilet ham 5321 
The Shield 5320 
It is hard to say. 5320 
Fake bugle/teles 5320 
Never again. 5320 
Bingo! 5311 
Total current per channel 5304 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5304 
I like iron 5304 
Choke ringing 5304 
Ringing 5304 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5304 
Choke ringing again 5303 
What ringing? 5303 
Ring-ring 5303 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5303 
TT Rider 5303 
Snubbers and motors 5302 
Nice idea... 5302 
B+ 5302 
Shielded Interconnect 5302 
IC shields 5299 
The horrors of calibration 5147 
Floating Away 5147 
Ground is +/- understood 5146 
"Calibrate"??? 5146 
The self-serving calibrations. 5145 
Fighting with RIAA 5145 
The Usual 5145 
That's it! 5145 
Parts Location 5145 
Lush layout 5144 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5096 
It might be very impressive 5096 
To be clear 5096 
Shall I co? 5095 
Parts 5095 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5095 
What does it mean? 5095 
Come on! 5095 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5095 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5095 
EAR polite recess 5095 
Power sequencing? 5065 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5065 
3 Position switch 5064 
How true... 5064 
DIY Failsafe 5064 
Switch.. 5039 
Calibration problem 5014 
Resolved 5011 
Looks good 5010 
Fat LF 5010 
Loading Up 5010 
SUT's 5010 
Shunt regulation 4929 
Application dependent 4929 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4897 
It migh be an interesting company. 4897 
Amo/silver 4897 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4897 
Silver considerations 4897 
Again With the Amo 4897 
Silver path 4897 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4897 
The Path of Least Resistance 4896 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4896 
Foil 4896 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4896 
Audiopedophile's hell 4896 
In da house 4895 
Consistent anality 4894 
Right 4894 
A speculation 4892 
Mone on silver Trabants 4891 
Parts Ag 4891 
Trabant done in pure silver 4891 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4891 
Silver swamp 4891 
In the Long Run 4891 
2RM? 4886 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4886 
DIY 4885 
95%? 4885 
More on that 4885 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4885 
Fully shielded 4885 
Interesting 4885 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4081 
Creative people 4081 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4081 
It is what it is. 4080 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4080 
Gray market 4080 
Mix up 4079 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4079 
Sound beats engeneering 3486 
Engineering Crap 3486 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3486 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2983 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2398 
Snubbers 2346 
More on snubbers 2346 
Capacitors Question 2346 
Capacitors & updates 2346 
Z-foil 2346 
Loading resistors & sockets 2346 
Low noise tubes 2345 
What Works Where 2344 
What are the REAL goals? 2344 
Good engineering parctices 2344 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2344 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2344 
It was 13 years back... 2344 
Thank you 2344 
Tube Selection 2333 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2230 
Big output capacitor question. 1991 
Context/Application/Circuit 1990 
EAR 1990 
Of Course... 1990 
834pT 1989 
Who knows.... 1989 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1988 
Where? 1988 
Big cap banks 1988 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 573 
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