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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6220 
End of Life 6220 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6220 
Shallow ambitions 6220 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6220 
Acronym 6220 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6208 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6208 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6208 
It is comming along.... 6027 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6027 
The perfect corrector. 6027 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6027 
The perfect corrector - II 6026 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6025 
Wrong values shown 6024 
The deliberate mistakes? 6024 
330R anode resistors 6024 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6024 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6024 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6022 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6022 
Going on from "There" 6022 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6022 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6021 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6020 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6020 
Good for them. 6020 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6020 
A few more 6020 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6020 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6019 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6019 
Hybridizing 6019 
I love it! 6019 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6017 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6017 
SSG 6016 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6016 
USSR SSG 6016 
USSR SSG 6016 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6016 
Fixed bias 6016 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6016 
More on this, please 6015 
Interesting development! 6015 
One-Story Jack 6015 
Nature's Bias 6015 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6015 
Apologies! 6014 
Tunable Y-factor? 6014 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6014 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6009 
The sound of one hand clapping 6009 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6008 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6000 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6000 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 5999 
Phonostage vs. VTA 5999 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 5999 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 5914 
Specific air cap changes 5914 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 5914 
One tube, two channels? 5914 
The halves of the twin-triodes 5914 
"Crosstalk" 5913 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 5872 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 5851 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5425 
Sucks! 5353 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5352 
Um, what? 5352 
Alternative Transformer 5352 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5352 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5352 
Hmmm,I suspect 5352 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5344 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5332 
The 100Hz hum? 5332 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5332 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5332 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5331 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5331 
DIY Air-Caps? 5331 
Capacitors 5328 
Hum again. 5307 
Hm, again.... 5307 
Tribute MC iron 5022 
Changing loads 5018 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5018 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5017 
Loading on primary? 5017 
Anticipating the needs 5017 
CCS heating? 4980 
2nd stage bias mystery 4863 
It is true but it negligible. 4863 
V2 biasing continued 4862 
Works +/- properly 4861 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 4861 
My assault 4834 
What, No Breadboard? 4834 
Don't laugh too loud... 4834 
So far it is good. 4834 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 4834 
The assembly and the buzz 4833 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 4833 
Caps and chokes 4833 
The price of fame 4833 
Tribute 4833 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 4833 
Schematics 4833 
Traces 4833 
Moving Magnet 4833 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 4833 
Cat smells fish? 4832 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 4832 
How my phonostage shall sound. 4832 
In the box 4832 
Schematics II 4832 
A few comments. 4832 
Miscelanea 4832 
I am surprised. 4832 
Don't be 4831 
It is not about power supply. 4831 
EMI/RFI madness 4831 
Drinking in Modulation 4831 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 4831 
Finito 4830 
It is only partially outside the context. 4830 
A corrector with an EQ controll 4829 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 4829 
Corresponding to ? 4829 
A German guy take on 834PT. 4802 
Qualitat 4801 
The baby is sick 4757 
Last Cleaning? 4757 
Mine too... 4757 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 4757 
What the hell is going on!!! 4757 
...air-caps dirty.... 4756 
Too obvious perhaps ... 4756 
Hum points 4756 
Beats and pieces. 4756 
What else? 4756 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 4756 
I do not think that it is electrical. 4756 
Veggie ham 4756 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 4755 
Holly idiocy! 4754 
Yes sir 4752 
I think your game is not over. 4752 
More ham 4752 
Route(s) to Ground 4752 
Grounding arrangement 4751 
Ground Thoughts 4750 
0A2 Question 4750 
Where is the Bolt? 4750 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 4750 
"End of Live" tube set 4750 
GND plane 4750 
That crazy 7025. 4750 
Distributed bolt 4750 
Amperex ECC83 4750 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 4750 
ECC83 Amperex picture 4750 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 4750 
More findings 4749 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 4749 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 4748 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 4748 
Grounding and trannies 4748 
Ignorance is bliss... 4746 
Shakey DIY Basics 4746 
Poor photographer 4746 
Spare the Oxen... 4746 
Is SiC sick? 4744 
Possible, so what? 4744 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 4743 
Seek and you’ll find. 4743 
Filament 4743 
Filament considerations 4743 
Air caps?Buffer? 4743 
Exorcisms 4697 
Floating? 4696 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 4689 
Toilet ham 4689 
The Shield 4688 
It is hard to say. 4688 
Fake bugle/teles 4688 
Never again. 4688 
Bingo! 4679 
Total current per channel 4672 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 4672 
I like iron 4672 
Choke ringing 4672 
Ringing 4672 
Ringing is a BS reason. 4672 
Choke ringing again 4671 
What ringing? 4671 
Ring-ring 4671 
Fight Fire with Fire? 4671 
TT Rider 4671 
Snubbers and motors 4670 
Nice idea... 4670 
B+ 4670 
Shielded Interconnect 4670 
IC shields 4667 
The horrors of calibration 4515 
Floating Away 4515 
Ground is +/- understood 4514 
"Calibrate"??? 4514 
The self-serving calibrations. 4513 
Fighting with RIAA 4513 
The Usual 4513 
That's it! 4513 
Parts Location 4513 
Lush layout 4512 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4464 
It might be very impressive 4464 
To be clear 4464 
Shall I co? 4463 
Parts 4463 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4463 
What does it mean? 4463 
Come on! 4463 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4463 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4463 
EAR polite recess 4463 
Power sequencing? 4433 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4433 
3 Position switch 4432 
How true... 4432 
DIY Failsafe 4432 
Switch.. 4407 
Calibration problem 4382 
Resolved 4379 
Looks good 4378 
Fat LF 4378 
Loading Up 4378 
SUT's 4378 
Shunt regulation 4297 
Application dependent 4297 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4265 
It migh be an interesting company. 4265 
Amo/silver 4265 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4265 
Silver considerations 4265 
Again With the Amo 4265 
Silver path 4265 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4265 
The Path of Least Resistance 4264 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4264 
Foil 4264 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4264 
Audiopedophile's hell 4264 
In da house 4263 
Consistent anality 4262 
Right 4262 
A speculation 4260 
Mone on silver Trabants 4259 
Parts Ag 4259 
Trabant done in pure silver 4259 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4259 
Silver swamp 4259 
In the Long Run 4259 
2RM? 4254 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4254 
DIY 4253 
95%? 4253 
More on that 4253 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4253 
Fully shielded 4253 
Interesting 4253 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3449 
Creative people 3449 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3449 
It is what it is. 3448 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3448 
Gray market 3448 
Mix up 3447 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3447 
Sound beats engeneering 2854 
Engineering Crap 2854 
Its not that it sounds "better" 2854 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2351 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 1766 
Snubbers 1714 
More on snubbers 1714 
Capacitors Question 1714 
Capacitors & updates 1714 
Z-foil 1714 
Loading resistors & sockets 1714 
Low noise tubes 1713 
What Works Where 1712 
What are the REAL goals? 1712 
Good engineering parctices 1712 
Physical attributes of devices matter 1712 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 1712 
It was 13 years back... 1712 
Thank you 1712 
Tube Selection 1701 
Valvo mesh 0A2 1598 
Big output capacitor question. 1359 
Context/Application/Circuit 1358 
EAR 1358 
Of Course... 1358 
834pT 1357 
Who knows.... 1357 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1356 
Where? 1356 
Big cap banks 1356 
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