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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6721 
End of Life 6721 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6721 
Shallow ambitions 6721 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6721 
Acronym 6721 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6709 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6709 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6709 
It is comming along.... 6528 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6528 
The perfect corrector. 6528 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6528 
The perfect corrector - II 6527 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6526 
Wrong values shown 6525 
The deliberate mistakes? 6525 
330R anode resistors 6525 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6525 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6525 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6523 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6523 
Going on from "There" 6523 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6523 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6522 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6521 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6521 
Good for them. 6521 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6521 
A few more 6521 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6521 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6520 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6520 
Hybridizing 6520 
I love it! 6520 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6518 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6518 
SSG 6517 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6517 
USSR SSG 6517 
USSR SSG 6517 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6517 
Fixed bias 6517 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6517 
More on this, please 6516 
Interesting development! 6516 
One-Story Jack 6516 
Nature's Bias 6516 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6516 
Apologies! 6515 
Tunable Y-factor? 6515 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6515 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6510 
The sound of one hand clapping 6510 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6509 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6501 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6501 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6500 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6500 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6500 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6415 
Specific air cap changes 6415 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6415 
One tube, two channels? 6415 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6415 
"Crosstalk" 6414 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6373 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6352 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5926 
Sucks! 5854 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5853 
Um, what? 5853 
Alternative Transformer 5853 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5853 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5853 
Hmmm,I suspect 5853 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5845 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5833 
The 100Hz hum? 5833 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5833 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5833 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5832 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5832 
DIY Air-Caps? 5832 
Capacitors 5829 
Hum again. 5808 
Hm, again.... 5808 
Tribute MC iron 5523 
Changing loads 5519 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5519 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5518 
Loading on primary? 5518 
Anticipating the needs 5518 
CCS heating? 5481 
2nd stage bias mystery 5364 
It is true but it negligible. 5364 
V2 biasing continued 5363 
Works +/- properly 5362 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5362 
My assault 5335 
What, No Breadboard? 5335 
Don't laugh too loud... 5335 
So far it is good. 5335 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5335 
The assembly and the buzz 5334 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5334 
Caps and chokes 5334 
The price of fame 5334 
Tribute 5334 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5334 
Schematics 5334 
Traces 5334 
Moving Magnet 5334 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5334 
Cat smells fish? 5333 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5333 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5333 
In the box 5333 
Schematics II 5333 
A few comments. 5333 
Miscelanea 5333 
I am surprised. 5333 
Don't be 5332 
It is not about power supply. 5332 
EMI/RFI madness 5332 
Drinking in Modulation 5332 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5332 
Finito 5331 
It is only partially outside the context. 5331 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5330 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5330 
Corresponding to ? 5330 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5303 
Qualitat 5302 
The baby is sick 5258 
Last Cleaning? 5258 
Mine too... 5258 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5258 
What the hell is going on!!! 5258 
...air-caps dirty.... 5257 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5257 
Hum points 5257 
Beats and pieces. 5257 
What else? 5257 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5257 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5257 
Veggie ham 5257 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5256 
Holly idiocy! 5255 
Yes sir 5253 
I think your game is not over. 5253 
More ham 5253 
Route(s) to Ground 5253 
Grounding arrangement 5252 
Ground Thoughts 5251 
0A2 Question 5251 
Where is the Bolt? 5251 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5251 
"End of Live" tube set 5251 
GND plane 5251 
That crazy 7025. 5251 
Distributed bolt 5251 
Amperex ECC83 5251 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5251 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5251 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5251 
More findings 5250 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5250 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5249 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5249 
Grounding and trannies 5249 
Ignorance is bliss... 5247 
Shakey DIY Basics 5247 
Poor photographer 5247 
Spare the Oxen... 5247 
Is SiC sick? 5245 
Possible, so what? 5245 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5244 
Seek and you’ll find. 5244 
Filament 5244 
Filament considerations 5244 
Air caps?Buffer? 5244 
Exorcisms 5198 
Floating? 5197 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5190 
Toilet ham 5190 
The Shield 5189 
It is hard to say. 5189 
Fake bugle/teles 5189 
Never again. 5189 
Bingo! 5180 
Total current per channel 5173 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5173 
I like iron 5173 
Choke ringing 5173 
Ringing 5173 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5173 
Choke ringing again 5172 
What ringing? 5172 
Ring-ring 5172 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5172 
TT Rider 5172 
Snubbers and motors 5171 
Nice idea... 5171 
B+ 5171 
Shielded Interconnect 5171 
IC shields 5168 
The horrors of calibration 5016 
Floating Away 5016 
Ground is +/- understood 5015 
"Calibrate"??? 5015 
The self-serving calibrations. 5014 
Fighting with RIAA 5014 
The Usual 5014 
That's it! 5014 
Parts Location 5014 
Lush layout 5013 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4965 
It might be very impressive 4965 
To be clear 4965 
Shall I co? 4964 
Parts 4964 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4964 
What does it mean? 4964 
Come on! 4964 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4964 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4964 
EAR polite recess 4964 
Power sequencing? 4934 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4934 
3 Position switch 4933 
How true... 4933 
DIY Failsafe 4933 
Switch.. 4908 
Calibration problem 4883 
Resolved 4880 
Looks good 4879 
Fat LF 4879 
Loading Up 4879 
SUT's 4879 
Shunt regulation 4798 
Application dependent 4798 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4766 
It migh be an interesting company. 4766 
Amo/silver 4766 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4766 
Silver considerations 4766 
Again With the Amo 4766 
Silver path 4766 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4766 
The Path of Least Resistance 4765 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4765 
Foil 4765 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4765 
Audiopedophile's hell 4765 
In da house 4764 
Consistent anality 4763 
Right 4763 
A speculation 4761 
Mone on silver Trabants 4760 
Parts Ag 4760 
Trabant done in pure silver 4760 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4760 
Silver swamp 4760 
In the Long Run 4760 
2RM? 4755 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4755 
DIY 4754 
95%? 4754 
More on that 4754 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4754 
Fully shielded 4754 
Interesting 4754 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3950 
Creative people 3950 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3950 
It is what it is. 3949 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3949 
Gray market 3949 
Mix up 3948 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3948 
Sound beats engeneering 3355 
Engineering Crap 3355 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3355 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2852 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2267 
Snubbers 2215 
More on snubbers 2215 
Capacitors Question 2215 
Capacitors & updates 2215 
Z-foil 2215 
Loading resistors & sockets 2215 
Low noise tubes 2214 
What Works Where 2213 
What are the REAL goals? 2213 
Good engineering parctices 2213 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2213 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2213 
It was 13 years back... 2213 
Thank you 2213 
Tube Selection 2202 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2099 
Big output capacitor question. 1860 
Context/Application/Circuit 1859 
EAR 1859 
Of Course... 1859 
834pT 1858 
Who knows.... 1858 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1857 
Where? 1857 
Big cap banks 1857 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 442 
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