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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6805 
End of Life 6805 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6805 
Shallow ambitions 6805 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6805 
Acronym 6805 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6793 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6793 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6793 
It is comming along.... 6612 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6612 
The perfect corrector. 6612 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6612 
The perfect corrector - II 6611 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6610 
Wrong values shown 6609 
The deliberate mistakes? 6609 
330R anode resistors 6609 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6609 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6609 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6607 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6607 
Going on from "There" 6607 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6607 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6606 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6605 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6605 
Good for them. 6605 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6605 
A few more 6605 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6605 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6604 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6604 
Hybridizing 6604 
I love it! 6604 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6602 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6602 
SSG 6601 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6601 
USSR SSG 6601 
USSR SSG 6601 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6601 
Fixed bias 6601 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6601 
More on this, please 6600 
Interesting development! 6600 
One-Story Jack 6600 
Nature's Bias 6600 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6600 
Apologies! 6599 
Tunable Y-factor? 6599 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6599 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6594 
The sound of one hand clapping 6594 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6593 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6585 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6585 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6584 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6584 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6584 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6499 
Specific air cap changes 6499 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6499 
One tube, two channels? 6499 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6499 
"Crosstalk" 6498 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6457 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6436 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6010 
Sucks! 5938 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5937 
Um, what? 5937 
Alternative Transformer 5937 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5937 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5937 
Hmmm,I suspect 5937 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5929 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5917 
The 100Hz hum? 5917 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5917 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5917 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5916 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5916 
DIY Air-Caps? 5916 
Capacitors 5913 
Hum again. 5892 
Hm, again.... 5892 
Tribute MC iron 5607 
Changing loads 5603 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5603 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5602 
Loading on primary? 5602 
Anticipating the needs 5602 
CCS heating? 5565 
2nd stage bias mystery 5448 
It is true but it negligible. 5448 
V2 biasing continued 5447 
Works +/- properly 5446 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5446 
My assault 5419 
What, No Breadboard? 5419 
Don't laugh too loud... 5419 
So far it is good. 5419 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5419 
The assembly and the buzz 5418 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5418 
Caps and chokes 5418 
The price of fame 5418 
Tribute 5418 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5418 
Schematics 5418 
Traces 5418 
Moving Magnet 5418 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5418 
Cat smells fish? 5417 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5417 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5417 
In the box 5417 
Schematics II 5417 
A few comments. 5417 
Miscelanea 5417 
I am surprised. 5417 
Don't be 5416 
It is not about power supply. 5416 
EMI/RFI madness 5416 
Drinking in Modulation 5416 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5416 
Finito 5415 
It is only partially outside the context. 5415 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5414 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5414 
Corresponding to ? 5414 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5387 
Qualitat 5386 
The baby is sick 5342 
Last Cleaning? 5342 
Mine too... 5342 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5342 
What the hell is going on!!! 5342 
...air-caps dirty.... 5341 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5341 
Hum points 5341 
Beats and pieces. 5341 
What else? 5341 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5341 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5341 
Veggie ham 5341 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5340 
Holly idiocy! 5339 
Yes sir 5337 
I think your game is not over. 5337 
More ham 5337 
Route(s) to Ground 5337 
Grounding arrangement 5336 
Ground Thoughts 5335 
0A2 Question 5335 
Where is the Bolt? 5335 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5335 
"End of Live" tube set 5335 
GND plane 5335 
That crazy 7025. 5335 
Distributed bolt 5335 
Amperex ECC83 5335 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5335 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5335 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5335 
More findings 5334 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5334 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5333 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5333 
Grounding and trannies 5333 
Ignorance is bliss... 5331 
Shakey DIY Basics 5331 
Poor photographer 5331 
Spare the Oxen... 5331 
Is SiC sick? 5329 
Possible, so what? 5329 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5328 
Seek and you’ll find. 5328 
Filament 5328 
Filament considerations 5328 
Air caps?Buffer? 5328 
Exorcisms 5282 
Floating? 5281 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5274 
Toilet ham 5274 
The Shield 5273 
It is hard to say. 5273 
Fake bugle/teles 5273 
Never again. 5273 
Bingo! 5264 
Total current per channel 5257 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5257 
I like iron 5257 
Choke ringing 5257 
Ringing 5257 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5257 
Choke ringing again 5256 
What ringing? 5256 
Ring-ring 5256 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5256 
TT Rider 5256 
Snubbers and motors 5255 
Nice idea... 5255 
B+ 5255 
Shielded Interconnect 5255 
IC shields 5252 
The horrors of calibration 5100 
Floating Away 5100 
Ground is +/- understood 5099 
"Calibrate"??? 5099 
The self-serving calibrations. 5098 
Fighting with RIAA 5098 
The Usual 5098 
That's it! 5098 
Parts Location 5098 
Lush layout 5097 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5049 
It might be very impressive 5049 
To be clear 5049 
Shall I co? 5048 
Parts 5048 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5048 
What does it mean? 5048 
Come on! 5048 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5048 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5048 
EAR polite recess 5048 
Power sequencing? 5018 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5018 
3 Position switch 5017 
How true... 5017 
DIY Failsafe 5017 
Switch.. 4992 
Calibration problem 4967 
Resolved 4964 
Looks good 4963 
Fat LF 4963 
Loading Up 4963 
SUT's 4963 
Shunt regulation 4882 
Application dependent 4882 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4850 
It migh be an interesting company. 4850 
Amo/silver 4850 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4850 
Silver considerations 4850 
Again With the Amo 4850 
Silver path 4850 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4850 
The Path of Least Resistance 4849 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4849 
Foil 4849 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4849 
Audiopedophile's hell 4849 
In da house 4848 
Consistent anality 4847 
Right 4847 
A speculation 4845 
Mone on silver Trabants 4844 
Parts Ag 4844 
Trabant done in pure silver 4844 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4844 
Silver swamp 4844 
In the Long Run 4844 
2RM? 4839 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4839 
DIY 4838 
95%? 4838 
More on that 4838 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4838 
Fully shielded 4838 
Interesting 4838 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4034 
Creative people 4034 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4034 
It is what it is. 4033 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4033 
Gray market 4033 
Mix up 4032 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4032 
Sound beats engeneering 3439 
Engineering Crap 3439 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3439 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2936 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2351 
Snubbers 2299 
More on snubbers 2299 
Capacitors Question 2299 
Capacitors & updates 2299 
Z-foil 2299 
Loading resistors & sockets 2299 
Low noise tubes 2298 
What Works Where 2297 
What are the REAL goals? 2297 
Good engineering parctices 2297 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2297 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2297 
It was 13 years back... 2297 
Thank you 2297 
Tube Selection 2286 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2183 
Big output capacitor question. 1944 
Context/Application/Circuit 1943 
EAR 1943 
Of Course... 1943 
834pT 1942 
Who knows.... 1942 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1941 
Where? 1941 
Big cap banks 1941 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 526 
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