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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6914 
End of Life 6914 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6914 
Shallow ambitions 6914 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6914 
Acronym 6914 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6902 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6902 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6902 
It is comming along.... 6721 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6721 
The perfect corrector. 6721 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6721 
The perfect corrector - II 6720 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6719 
Wrong values shown 6718 
The deliberate mistakes? 6718 
330R anode resistors 6718 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6718 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6718 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6716 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6716 
Going on from "There" 6716 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6716 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6715 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6714 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6714 
Good for them. 6714 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6714 
A few more 6714 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6714 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6713 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6713 
Hybridizing 6713 
I love it! 6713 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6711 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6711 
SSG 6710 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6710 
USSR SSG 6710 
USSR SSG 6710 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6710 
Fixed bias 6710 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6710 
More on this, please 6709 
Interesting development! 6709 
One-Story Jack 6709 
Nature's Bias 6709 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6709 
Apologies! 6708 
Tunable Y-factor? 6708 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6708 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6703 
The sound of one hand clapping 6703 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6702 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6694 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6694 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6693 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6693 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6693 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6608 
Specific air cap changes 6608 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6608 
One tube, two channels? 6608 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6608 
"Crosstalk" 6607 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6566 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6545 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6119 
Sucks! 6047 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6046 
Um, what? 6046 
Alternative Transformer 6046 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6046 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6046 
Hmmm,I suspect 6046 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6038 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6026 
The 100Hz hum? 6026 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6026 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6026 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6025 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6025 
DIY Air-Caps? 6025 
Capacitors 6022 
Hum again. 6001 
Hm, again.... 6001 
Tribute MC iron 5716 
Changing loads 5712 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5712 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5711 
Loading on primary? 5711 
Anticipating the needs 5711 
CCS heating? 5674 
2nd stage bias mystery 5557 
It is true but it negligible. 5557 
V2 biasing continued 5556 
Works +/- properly 5555 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5555 
My assault 5528 
What, No Breadboard? 5528 
Don't laugh too loud... 5528 
So far it is good. 5528 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5528 
The assembly and the buzz 5527 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5527 
Caps and chokes 5527 
The price of fame 5527 
Tribute 5527 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5527 
Schematics 5527 
Traces 5527 
Moving Magnet 5527 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5527 
Cat smells fish? 5526 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5526 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5526 
In the box 5526 
Schematics II 5526 
A few comments. 5526 
Miscelanea 5526 
I am surprised. 5526 
Don't be 5525 
It is not about power supply. 5525 
EMI/RFI madness 5525 
Drinking in Modulation 5525 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5525 
Finito 5524 
It is only partially outside the context. 5524 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5523 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5523 
Corresponding to ? 5523 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5496 
Qualitat 5495 
The baby is sick 5451 
Last Cleaning? 5451 
Mine too... 5451 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5451 
What the hell is going on!!! 5451 
...air-caps dirty.... 5450 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5450 
Hum points 5450 
Beats and pieces. 5450 
What else? 5450 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5450 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5450 
Veggie ham 5450 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5449 
Holly idiocy! 5448 
Yes sir 5446 
I think your game is not over. 5446 
More ham 5446 
Route(s) to Ground 5446 
Grounding arrangement 5445 
Ground Thoughts 5444 
0A2 Question 5444 
Where is the Bolt? 5444 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5444 
"End of Live" tube set 5444 
GND plane 5444 
That crazy 7025. 5444 
Distributed bolt 5444 
Amperex ECC83 5444 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5444 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5444 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5444 
More findings 5443 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5443 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5442 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5442 
Grounding and trannies 5442 
Ignorance is bliss... 5440 
Shakey DIY Basics 5440 
Poor photographer 5440 
Spare the Oxen... 5440 
Is SiC sick? 5438 
Possible, so what? 5438 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5437 
Seek and you’ll find. 5437 
Filament 5437 
Filament considerations 5437 
Air caps?Buffer? 5437 
Exorcisms 5391 
Floating? 5390 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5383 
Toilet ham 5383 
The Shield 5382 
It is hard to say. 5382 
Fake bugle/teles 5382 
Never again. 5382 
Bingo! 5373 
Total current per channel 5366 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5366 
I like iron 5366 
Choke ringing 5366 
Ringing 5366 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5366 
Choke ringing again 5365 
What ringing? 5365 
Ring-ring 5365 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5365 
TT Rider 5365 
Snubbers and motors 5364 
Nice idea... 5364 
B+ 5364 
Shielded Interconnect 5364 
IC shields 5361 
The horrors of calibration 5209 
Floating Away 5209 
Ground is +/- understood 5208 
"Calibrate"??? 5208 
The self-serving calibrations. 5207 
Fighting with RIAA 5207 
The Usual 5207 
That's it! 5207 
Parts Location 5207 
Lush layout 5206 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5158 
It might be very impressive 5158 
To be clear 5158 
Shall I co? 5157 
Parts 5157 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5157 
What does it mean? 5157 
Come on! 5157 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5157 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5157 
EAR polite recess 5157 
Power sequencing? 5127 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5127 
3 Position switch 5126 
How true... 5126 
DIY Failsafe 5126 
Switch.. 5101 
Calibration problem 5076 
Resolved 5073 
Looks good 5072 
Fat LF 5072 
Loading Up 5072 
SUT's 5072 
Shunt regulation 4991 
Application dependent 4991 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4959 
It migh be an interesting company. 4959 
Amo/silver 4959 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4959 
Silver considerations 4959 
Again With the Amo 4959 
Silver path 4959 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4959 
The Path of Least Resistance 4958 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4958 
Foil 4958 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4958 
Audiopedophile's hell 4958 
In da house 4957 
Consistent anality 4956 
Right 4956 
A speculation 4954 
Mone on silver Trabants 4953 
Parts Ag 4953 
Trabant done in pure silver 4953 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4953 
Silver swamp 4953 
In the Long Run 4953 
2RM? 4948 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4948 
DIY 4947 
95%? 4947 
More on that 4947 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4947 
Fully shielded 4947 
Interesting 4947 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4143 
Creative people 4143 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4143 
It is what it is. 4142 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4142 
Gray market 4142 
Mix up 4141 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4141 
Sound beats engeneering 3548 
Engineering Crap 3548 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3548 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3045 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2460 
Snubbers 2408 
More on snubbers 2408 
Capacitors Question 2408 
Capacitors & updates 2408 
Z-foil 2408 
Loading resistors & sockets 2408 
Low noise tubes 2407 
What Works Where 2406 
What are the REAL goals? 2406 
Good engineering parctices 2406 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2406 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2406 
It was 13 years back... 2406 
Thank you 2406 
Tube Selection 2395 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2292 
Big output capacitor question. 2053 
Context/Application/Circuit 2052 
EAR 2052 
Of Course... 2052 
834pT 2051 
Who knows.... 2051 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2050 
Where? 2050 
Big cap banks 2050 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 635 
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