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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6796 
End of Life 6796 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6796 
Shallow ambitions 6796 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6796 
Acronym 6796 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6784 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6784 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6784 
It is comming along.... 6603 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6603 
The perfect corrector. 6603 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6603 
The perfect corrector - II 6602 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6601 
Wrong values shown 6600 
The deliberate mistakes? 6600 
330R anode resistors 6600 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6600 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6600 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6598 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6598 
Going on from "There" 6598 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6598 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6597 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6596 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6596 
Good for them. 6596 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6596 
A few more 6596 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6596 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6595 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6595 
Hybridizing 6595 
I love it! 6595 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6593 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6593 
SSG 6592 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6592 
USSR SSG 6592 
USSR SSG 6592 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6592 
Fixed bias 6592 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6592 
More on this, please 6591 
Interesting development! 6591 
One-Story Jack 6591 
Nature's Bias 6591 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6591 
Apologies! 6590 
Tunable Y-factor? 6590 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6590 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6585 
The sound of one hand clapping 6585 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6584 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6576 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6576 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6575 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6575 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6575 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6490 
Specific air cap changes 6490 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6490 
One tube, two channels? 6490 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6490 
"Crosstalk" 6489 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6448 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6427 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6001 
Sucks! 5929 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5928 
Um, what? 5928 
Alternative Transformer 5928 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5928 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5928 
Hmmm,I suspect 5928 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5920 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5908 
The 100Hz hum? 5908 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5908 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5908 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5907 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5907 
DIY Air-Caps? 5907 
Capacitors 5904 
Hum again. 5883 
Hm, again.... 5883 
Tribute MC iron 5598 
Changing loads 5594 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5594 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5593 
Loading on primary? 5593 
Anticipating the needs 5593 
CCS heating? 5556 
2nd stage bias mystery 5439 
It is true but it negligible. 5439 
V2 biasing continued 5438 
Works +/- properly 5437 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5437 
My assault 5410 
What, No Breadboard? 5410 
Don't laugh too loud... 5410 
So far it is good. 5410 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5410 
The assembly and the buzz 5409 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5409 
Caps and chokes 5409 
The price of fame 5409 
Tribute 5409 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5409 
Schematics 5409 
Traces 5409 
Moving Magnet 5409 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5409 
Cat smells fish? 5408 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5408 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5408 
In the box 5408 
Schematics II 5408 
A few comments. 5408 
Miscelanea 5408 
I am surprised. 5408 
Don't be 5407 
It is not about power supply. 5407 
EMI/RFI madness 5407 
Drinking in Modulation 5407 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5407 
Finito 5406 
It is only partially outside the context. 5406 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5405 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5405 
Corresponding to ? 5405 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5378 
Qualitat 5377 
The baby is sick 5333 
Last Cleaning? 5333 
Mine too... 5333 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5333 
What the hell is going on!!! 5333 
...air-caps dirty.... 5332 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5332 
Hum points 5332 
Beats and pieces. 5332 
What else? 5332 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5332 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5332 
Veggie ham 5332 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5331 
Holly idiocy! 5330 
Yes sir 5328 
I think your game is not over. 5328 
More ham 5328 
Route(s) to Ground 5328 
Grounding arrangement 5327 
Ground Thoughts 5326 
0A2 Question 5326 
Where is the Bolt? 5326 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5326 
"End of Live" tube set 5326 
GND plane 5326 
That crazy 7025. 5326 
Distributed bolt 5326 
Amperex ECC83 5326 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5326 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5326 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5326 
More findings 5325 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5325 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5324 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5324 
Grounding and trannies 5324 
Ignorance is bliss... 5322 
Shakey DIY Basics 5322 
Poor photographer 5322 
Spare the Oxen... 5322 
Is SiC sick? 5320 
Possible, so what? 5320 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5319 
Seek and you’ll find. 5319 
Filament 5319 
Filament considerations 5319 
Air caps?Buffer? 5319 
Exorcisms 5273 
Floating? 5272 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5265 
Toilet ham 5265 
The Shield 5264 
It is hard to say. 5264 
Fake bugle/teles 5264 
Never again. 5264 
Bingo! 5255 
Total current per channel 5248 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5248 
I like iron 5248 
Choke ringing 5248 
Ringing 5248 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5248 
Choke ringing again 5247 
What ringing? 5247 
Ring-ring 5247 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5247 
TT Rider 5247 
Snubbers and motors 5246 
Nice idea... 5246 
B+ 5246 
Shielded Interconnect 5246 
IC shields 5243 
The horrors of calibration 5091 
Floating Away 5091 
Ground is +/- understood 5090 
"Calibrate"??? 5090 
The self-serving calibrations. 5089 
Fighting with RIAA 5089 
The Usual 5089 
That's it! 5089 
Parts Location 5089 
Lush layout 5088 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5040 
It might be very impressive 5040 
To be clear 5040 
Shall I co? 5039 
Parts 5039 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5039 
What does it mean? 5039 
Come on! 5039 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5039 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5039 
EAR polite recess 5039 
Power sequencing? 5009 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5009 
3 Position switch 5008 
How true... 5008 
DIY Failsafe 5008 
Switch.. 4983 
Calibration problem 4958 
Resolved 4955 
Looks good 4954 
Fat LF 4954 
Loading Up 4954 
SUT's 4954 
Shunt regulation 4873 
Application dependent 4873 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4841 
It migh be an interesting company. 4841 
Amo/silver 4841 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4841 
Silver considerations 4841 
Again With the Amo 4841 
Silver path 4841 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4841 
The Path of Least Resistance 4840 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4840 
Foil 4840 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4840 
Audiopedophile's hell 4840 
In da house 4839 
Consistent anality 4838 
Right 4838 
A speculation 4836 
Mone on silver Trabants 4835 
Parts Ag 4835 
Trabant done in pure silver 4835 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4835 
Silver swamp 4835 
In the Long Run 4835 
2RM? 4830 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4830 
DIY 4829 
95%? 4829 
More on that 4829 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4829 
Fully shielded 4829 
Interesting 4829 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4025 
Creative people 4025 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4025 
It is what it is. 4024 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4024 
Gray market 4024 
Mix up 4023 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4023 
Sound beats engeneering 3430 
Engineering Crap 3430 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3430 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2927 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2342 
Snubbers 2290 
More on snubbers 2290 
Capacitors Question 2290 
Capacitors & updates 2290 
Z-foil 2290 
Loading resistors & sockets 2290 
Low noise tubes 2289 
What Works Where 2288 
What are the REAL goals? 2288 
Good engineering parctices 2288 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2288 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2288 
It was 13 years back... 2288 
Thank you 2288 
Tube Selection 2277 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2174 
Big output capacitor question. 1935 
Context/Application/Circuit 1934 
EAR 1934 
Of Course... 1934 
834pT 1933 
Who knows.... 1933 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1932 
Where? 1932 
Big cap banks 1932 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 517 
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