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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6021 
End of Life 6021 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6021 
Shallow ambitions 6021 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6021 
Acronym 6021 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6009 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6009 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6009 
It is comming along.... 5828 
Now, that's a phono stage! 5828 
The perfect corrector. 5828 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 5828 
The perfect corrector - II 5827 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 5826 
Wrong values shown 5825 
The deliberate mistakes? 5825 
330R anode resistors 5825 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 5825 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 5825 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 5823 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 5823 
Going on from "There" 5823 
Ok, it is already almost there. 5823 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 5822 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 5821 
MFA Systems Phonostage 5821 
Good for them. 5821 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 5821 
A few more 5821 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 5821 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 5820 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 5820 
Hybridizing 5820 
I love it! 5820 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 5818 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 5818 
SSG 5817 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 5817 
USSR SSG 5817 
USSR SSG 5817 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 5817 
Fixed bias 5817 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 5817 
More on this, please 5816 
Interesting development! 5816 
One-Story Jack 5816 
Nature's Bias 5816 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 5816 
Apologies! 5815 
Tunable Y-factor? 5815 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 5815 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 5810 
The sound of one hand clapping 5810 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 5809 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 5801 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 5801 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 5800 
Phonostage vs. VTA 5800 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 5800 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 5715 
Specific air cap changes 5715 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 5715 
One tube, two channels? 5715 
The halves of the twin-triodes 5715 
"Crosstalk" 5714 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 5673 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 5652 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5226 
Sucks! 5154 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5153 
Um, what? 5153 
Alternative Transformer 5153 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5153 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5153 
Hmmm,I suspect 5153 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5145 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5133 
The 100Hz hum? 5133 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5133 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5133 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5132 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5132 
DIY Air-Caps? 5132 
Capacitors 5129 
Hum again. 5108 
Hm, again.... 5108 
Tribute MC iron 4823 
Changing loads 4819 
I do not do adjustable loading. 4819 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 4818 
Loading on primary? 4818 
Anticipating the needs 4818 
CCS heating? 4781 
2nd stage bias mystery 4664 
It is true but it negligible. 4664 
V2 biasing continued 4663 
Works +/- properly 4662 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 4662 
My assault 4635 
What, No Breadboard? 4635 
Don't laugh too loud... 4635 
So far it is good. 4635 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 4635 
The assembly and the buzz 4634 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 4634 
Caps and chokes 4634 
The price of fame 4634 
Tribute 4634 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 4634 
Schematics 4634 
Traces 4634 
Moving Magnet 4634 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 4634 
Cat smells fish? 4633 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 4633 
How my phonostage shall sound. 4633 
In the box 4633 
Schematics II 4633 
A few comments. 4633 
Miscelanea 4633 
I am surprised. 4633 
Don't be 4632 
It is not about power supply. 4632 
EMI/RFI madness 4632 
Drinking in Modulation 4632 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 4632 
Finito 4631 
It is only partially outside the context. 4631 
A corrector with an EQ controll 4630 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 4630 
Corresponding to ? 4630 
A German guy take on 834PT. 4603 
Qualitat 4602 
The baby is sick 4558 
Last Cleaning? 4558 
Mine too... 4558 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 4558 
What the hell is going on!!! 4558 
...air-caps dirty.... 4557 
Too obvious perhaps ... 4557 
Hum points 4557 
Beats and pieces. 4557 
What else? 4557 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 4557 
I do not think that it is electrical. 4557 
Veggie ham 4557 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 4556 
Holly idiocy! 4555 
Yes sir 4553 
I think your game is not over. 4553 
More ham 4553 
Route(s) to Ground 4553 
Grounding arrangement 4552 
Ground Thoughts 4551 
0A2 Question 4551 
Where is the Bolt? 4551 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 4551 
"End of Live" tube set 4551 
GND plane 4551 
That crazy 7025. 4551 
Distributed bolt 4551 
Amperex ECC83 4551 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 4551 
ECC83 Amperex picture 4551 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 4551 
More findings 4550 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 4550 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 4549 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 4549 
Grounding and trannies 4549 
Ignorance is bliss... 4547 
Shakey DIY Basics 4547 
Poor photographer 4547 
Spare the Oxen... 4547 
Is SiC sick? 4545 
Possible, so what? 4545 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 4544 
Seek and you’ll find. 4544 
Filament 4544 
Filament considerations 4544 
Air caps?Buffer? 4544 
Exorcisms 4498 
Floating? 4497 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 4490 
Toilet ham 4490 
The Shield 4489 
It is hard to say. 4489 
Fake bugle/teles 4489 
Never again. 4489 
Bingo! 4480 
Total current per channel 4473 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 4473 
I like iron 4473 
Choke ringing 4473 
Ringing 4473 
Ringing is a BS reason. 4473 
Choke ringing again 4472 
What ringing? 4472 
Ring-ring 4472 
Fight Fire with Fire? 4472 
TT Rider 4472 
Snubbers and motors 4471 
Nice idea... 4471 
B+ 4471 
Shielded Interconnect 4471 
IC shields 4468 
The horrors of calibration 4316 
Floating Away 4316 
Ground is +/- understood 4315 
"Calibrate"??? 4315 
The self-serving calibrations. 4314 
Fighting with RIAA 4314 
The Usual 4314 
That's it! 4314 
Parts Location 4314 
Lush layout 4313 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4265 
It might be very impressive 4265 
To be clear 4265 
Shall I co? 4264 
Parts 4264 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4264 
What does it mean? 4264 
Come on! 4264 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4264 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4264 
EAR polite recess 4264 
Power sequencing? 4234 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4234 
3 Position switch 4233 
How true... 4233 
DIY Failsafe 4233 
Switch.. 4208 
Calibration problem 4183 
Resolved 4180 
Looks good 4179 
Fat LF 4179 
Loading Up 4179 
SUT's 4179 
Shunt regulation 4098 
Application dependent 4098 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4066 
It migh be an interesting company. 4066 
Amo/silver 4066 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4066 
Silver considerations 4066 
Again With the Amo 4066 
Silver path 4066 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4066 
The Path of Least Resistance 4065 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4065 
Foil 4065 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4065 
Audiopedophile's hell 4065 
In da house 4064 
Consistent anality 4063 
Right 4063 
A speculation 4061 
Mone on silver Trabants 4060 
Parts Ag 4060 
Trabant done in pure silver 4060 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4060 
Silver swamp 4060 
In the Long Run 4060 
2RM? 4055 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4055 
DIY 4054 
95%? 4054 
More on that 4054 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4054 
Fully shielded 4054 
Interesting 4054 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3250 
Creative people 3250 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3250 
It is what it is. 3249 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3249 
Gray market 3249 
Mix up 3248 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3248 
Sound beats engeneering 2655 
Engineering Crap 2655 
Its not that it sounds "better" 2655 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2152 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 1567 
Snubbers 1515 
More on snubbers 1515 
Capacitors Question 1515 
Capacitors & updates 1515 
Z-foil 1515 
Loading resistors & sockets 1515 
Low noise tubes 1514 
What Works Where 1513 
What are the REAL goals? 1513 
Good engineering parctices 1513 
Physical attributes of devices matter 1513 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 1513 
It was 13 years back... 1513 
Thank you 1513 
Tube Selection 1502 
Valvo mesh 0A2 1399 
Big output capacitor question. 1160 
Context/Application/Circuit 1159 
EAR 1159 
Of Course... 1159 
834pT 1158 
Who knows.... 1158 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1157 
Where? 1157 
Big cap banks 1157 
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