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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6797 
End of Life 6797 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6797 
Shallow ambitions 6797 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6797 
Acronym 6797 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6785 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6785 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6785 
It is comming along.... 6604 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6604 
The perfect corrector. 6604 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6604 
The perfect corrector - II 6603 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6602 
Wrong values shown 6601 
The deliberate mistakes? 6601 
330R anode resistors 6601 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6601 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6601 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6599 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6599 
Going on from "There" 6599 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6599 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6598 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6597 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6597 
Good for them. 6597 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6597 
A few more 6597 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6597 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6596 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6596 
Hybridizing 6596 
I love it! 6596 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6594 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6594 
SSG 6593 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6593 
USSR SSG 6593 
USSR SSG 6593 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6593 
Fixed bias 6593 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6593 
More on this, please 6592 
Interesting development! 6592 
One-Story Jack 6592 
Nature's Bias 6592 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6592 
Apologies! 6591 
Tunable Y-factor? 6591 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6591 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6586 
The sound of one hand clapping 6586 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6585 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6577 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6577 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6576 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6576 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6576 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6491 
Specific air cap changes 6491 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6491 
One tube, two channels? 6491 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6491 
"Crosstalk" 6490 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6449 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6428 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6002 
Sucks! 5930 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5929 
Um, what? 5929 
Alternative Transformer 5929 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5929 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5929 
Hmmm,I suspect 5929 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5921 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5909 
The 100Hz hum? 5909 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5909 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5909 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5908 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5908 
DIY Air-Caps? 5908 
Capacitors 5905 
Hum again. 5884 
Hm, again.... 5884 
Tribute MC iron 5599 
Changing loads 5595 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5595 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5594 
Loading on primary? 5594 
Anticipating the needs 5594 
CCS heating? 5557 
2nd stage bias mystery 5440 
It is true but it negligible. 5440 
V2 biasing continued 5439 
Works +/- properly 5438 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5438 
My assault 5411 
What, No Breadboard? 5411 
Don't laugh too loud... 5411 
So far it is good. 5411 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5411 
The assembly and the buzz 5410 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5410 
Caps and chokes 5410 
The price of fame 5410 
Tribute 5410 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5410 
Schematics 5410 
Traces 5410 
Moving Magnet 5410 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5410 
Cat smells fish? 5409 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5409 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5409 
In the box 5409 
Schematics II 5409 
A few comments. 5409 
Miscelanea 5409 
I am surprised. 5409 
Don't be 5408 
It is not about power supply. 5408 
EMI/RFI madness 5408 
Drinking in Modulation 5408 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5408 
Finito 5407 
It is only partially outside the context. 5407 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5406 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5406 
Corresponding to ? 5406 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5379 
Qualitat 5378 
The baby is sick 5334 
Last Cleaning? 5334 
Mine too... 5334 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5334 
What the hell is going on!!! 5334 
...air-caps dirty.... 5333 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5333 
Hum points 5333 
Beats and pieces. 5333 
What else? 5333 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5333 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5333 
Veggie ham 5333 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5332 
Holly idiocy! 5331 
Yes sir 5329 
I think your game is not over. 5329 
More ham 5329 
Route(s) to Ground 5329 
Grounding arrangement 5328 
Ground Thoughts 5327 
0A2 Question 5327 
Where is the Bolt? 5327 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5327 
"End of Live" tube set 5327 
GND plane 5327 
That crazy 7025. 5327 
Distributed bolt 5327 
Amperex ECC83 5327 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5327 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5327 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5327 
More findings 5326 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5326 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5325 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5325 
Grounding and trannies 5325 
Ignorance is bliss... 5323 
Shakey DIY Basics 5323 
Poor photographer 5323 
Spare the Oxen... 5323 
Is SiC sick? 5321 
Possible, so what? 5321 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5320 
Seek and you’ll find. 5320 
Filament 5320 
Filament considerations 5320 
Air caps?Buffer? 5320 
Exorcisms 5274 
Floating? 5273 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5266 
Toilet ham 5266 
The Shield 5265 
It is hard to say. 5265 
Fake bugle/teles 5265 
Never again. 5265 
Bingo! 5256 
Total current per channel 5249 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5249 
I like iron 5249 
Choke ringing 5249 
Ringing 5249 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5249 
Choke ringing again 5248 
What ringing? 5248 
Ring-ring 5248 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5248 
TT Rider 5248 
Snubbers and motors 5247 
Nice idea... 5247 
B+ 5247 
Shielded Interconnect 5247 
IC shields 5244 
The horrors of calibration 5092 
Floating Away 5092 
Ground is +/- understood 5091 
"Calibrate"??? 5091 
The self-serving calibrations. 5090 
Fighting with RIAA 5090 
The Usual 5090 
That's it! 5090 
Parts Location 5090 
Lush layout 5089 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5041 
It might be very impressive 5041 
To be clear 5041 
Shall I co? 5040 
Parts 5040 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5040 
What does it mean? 5040 
Come on! 5040 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5040 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5040 
EAR polite recess 5040 
Power sequencing? 5010 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5010 
3 Position switch 5009 
How true... 5009 
DIY Failsafe 5009 
Switch.. 4984 
Calibration problem 4959 
Resolved 4956 
Looks good 4955 
Fat LF 4955 
Loading Up 4955 
SUT's 4955 
Shunt regulation 4874 
Application dependent 4874 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4842 
It migh be an interesting company. 4842 
Amo/silver 4842 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4842 
Silver considerations 4842 
Again With the Amo 4842 
Silver path 4842 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4842 
The Path of Least Resistance 4841 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4841 
Foil 4841 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4841 
Audiopedophile's hell 4841 
In da house 4840 
Consistent anality 4839 
Right 4839 
A speculation 4837 
Mone on silver Trabants 4836 
Parts Ag 4836 
Trabant done in pure silver 4836 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4836 
Silver swamp 4836 
In the Long Run 4836 
2RM? 4831 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4831 
DIY 4830 
95%? 4830 
More on that 4830 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4830 
Fully shielded 4830 
Interesting 4830 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4026 
Creative people 4026 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4026 
It is what it is. 4025 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4025 
Gray market 4025 
Mix up 4024 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4024 
Sound beats engeneering 3431 
Engineering Crap 3431 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3431 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2928 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2343 
Snubbers 2291 
More on snubbers 2291 
Capacitors Question 2291 
Capacitors & updates 2291 
Z-foil 2291 
Loading resistors & sockets 2291 
Low noise tubes 2290 
What Works Where 2289 
What are the REAL goals? 2289 
Good engineering parctices 2289 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2289 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2289 
It was 13 years back... 2289 
Thank you 2289 
Tube Selection 2278 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2175 
Big output capacitor question. 1936 
Context/Application/Circuit 1935 
EAR 1935 
Of Course... 1935 
834pT 1934 
Who knows.... 1934 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1933 
Where? 1933 
Big cap banks 1933 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 518 
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