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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6740 
End of Life 6740 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6740 
Shallow ambitions 6740 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6740 
Acronym 6740 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6728 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6728 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6728 
It is comming along.... 6547 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6547 
The perfect corrector. 6547 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6547 
The perfect corrector - II 6546 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6545 
Wrong values shown 6544 
The deliberate mistakes? 6544 
330R anode resistors 6544 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6544 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6544 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6542 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6542 
Going on from "There" 6542 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6542 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6541 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6540 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6540 
Good for them. 6540 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6540 
A few more 6540 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6540 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6539 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6539 
Hybridizing 6539 
I love it! 6539 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6537 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6537 
SSG 6536 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6536 
USSR SSG 6536 
USSR SSG 6536 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6536 
Fixed bias 6536 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6536 
More on this, please 6535 
Interesting development! 6535 
One-Story Jack 6535 
Nature's Bias 6535 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6535 
Apologies! 6534 
Tunable Y-factor? 6534 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6534 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6529 
The sound of one hand clapping 6529 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6528 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6520 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6520 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6519 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6519 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6519 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6434 
Specific air cap changes 6434 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6434 
One tube, two channels? 6434 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6434 
"Crosstalk" 6433 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6392 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6371 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5945 
Sucks! 5873 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5872 
Um, what? 5872 
Alternative Transformer 5872 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5872 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5872 
Hmmm,I suspect 5872 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5864 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5852 
The 100Hz hum? 5852 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5852 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5852 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5851 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5851 
DIY Air-Caps? 5851 
Capacitors 5848 
Hum again. 5827 
Hm, again.... 5827 
Tribute MC iron 5542 
Changing loads 5538 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5538 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5537 
Loading on primary? 5537 
Anticipating the needs 5537 
CCS heating? 5500 
2nd stage bias mystery 5383 
It is true but it negligible. 5383 
V2 biasing continued 5382 
Works +/- properly 5381 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5381 
My assault 5354 
What, No Breadboard? 5354 
Don't laugh too loud... 5354 
So far it is good. 5354 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5354 
The assembly and the buzz 5353 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5353 
Caps and chokes 5353 
The price of fame 5353 
Tribute 5353 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5353 
Schematics 5353 
Traces 5353 
Moving Magnet 5353 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5353 
Cat smells fish? 5352 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5352 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5352 
In the box 5352 
Schematics II 5352 
A few comments. 5352 
Miscelanea 5352 
I am surprised. 5352 
Don't be 5351 
It is not about power supply. 5351 
EMI/RFI madness 5351 
Drinking in Modulation 5351 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5351 
Finito 5350 
It is only partially outside the context. 5350 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5349 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5349 
Corresponding to ? 5349 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5322 
Qualitat 5321 
The baby is sick 5277 
Last Cleaning? 5277 
Mine too... 5277 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5277 
What the hell is going on!!! 5277 
...air-caps dirty.... 5276 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5276 
Hum points 5276 
Beats and pieces. 5276 
What else? 5276 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5276 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5276 
Veggie ham 5276 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5275 
Holly idiocy! 5274 
Yes sir 5272 
I think your game is not over. 5272 
More ham 5272 
Route(s) to Ground 5272 
Grounding arrangement 5271 
Ground Thoughts 5270 
0A2 Question 5270 
Where is the Bolt? 5270 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5270 
"End of Live" tube set 5270 
GND plane 5270 
That crazy 7025. 5270 
Distributed bolt 5270 
Amperex ECC83 5270 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5270 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5270 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5270 
More findings 5269 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5269 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5268 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5268 
Grounding and trannies 5268 
Ignorance is bliss... 5266 
Shakey DIY Basics 5266 
Poor photographer 5266 
Spare the Oxen... 5266 
Is SiC sick? 5264 
Possible, so what? 5264 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5263 
Seek and you’ll find. 5263 
Filament 5263 
Filament considerations 5263 
Air caps?Buffer? 5263 
Exorcisms 5217 
Floating? 5216 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5209 
Toilet ham 5209 
The Shield 5208 
It is hard to say. 5208 
Fake bugle/teles 5208 
Never again. 5208 
Bingo! 5199 
Total current per channel 5192 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5192 
I like iron 5192 
Choke ringing 5192 
Ringing 5192 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5192 
Choke ringing again 5191 
What ringing? 5191 
Ring-ring 5191 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5191 
TT Rider 5191 
Snubbers and motors 5190 
Nice idea... 5190 
B+ 5190 
Shielded Interconnect 5190 
IC shields 5187 
The horrors of calibration 5035 
Floating Away 5035 
Ground is +/- understood 5034 
"Calibrate"??? 5034 
The self-serving calibrations. 5033 
Fighting with RIAA 5033 
The Usual 5033 
That's it! 5033 
Parts Location 5033 
Lush layout 5032 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4984 
It might be very impressive 4984 
To be clear 4984 
Shall I co? 4983 
Parts 4983 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4983 
What does it mean? 4983 
Come on! 4983 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4983 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4983 
EAR polite recess 4983 
Power sequencing? 4953 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4953 
3 Position switch 4952 
How true... 4952 
DIY Failsafe 4952 
Switch.. 4927 
Calibration problem 4902 
Resolved 4899 
Looks good 4898 
Fat LF 4898 
Loading Up 4898 
SUT's 4898 
Shunt regulation 4817 
Application dependent 4817 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4785 
It migh be an interesting company. 4785 
Amo/silver 4785 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4785 
Silver considerations 4785 
Again With the Amo 4785 
Silver path 4785 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4785 
The Path of Least Resistance 4784 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4784 
Foil 4784 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4784 
Audiopedophile's hell 4784 
In da house 4783 
Consistent anality 4782 
Right 4782 
A speculation 4780 
Mone on silver Trabants 4779 
Parts Ag 4779 
Trabant done in pure silver 4779 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4779 
Silver swamp 4779 
In the Long Run 4779 
2RM? 4774 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4774 
DIY 4773 
95%? 4773 
More on that 4773 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4773 
Fully shielded 4773 
Interesting 4773 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3969 
Creative people 3969 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3969 
It is what it is. 3968 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3968 
Gray market 3968 
Mix up 3967 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3967 
Sound beats engeneering 3374 
Engineering Crap 3374 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3374 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2871 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2286 
Snubbers 2234 
More on snubbers 2234 
Capacitors Question 2234 
Capacitors & updates 2234 
Z-foil 2234 
Loading resistors & sockets 2234 
Low noise tubes 2233 
What Works Where 2232 
What are the REAL goals? 2232 
Good engineering parctices 2232 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2232 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2232 
It was 13 years back... 2232 
Thank you 2232 
Tube Selection 2221 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2118 
Big output capacitor question. 1879 
Context/Application/Circuit 1878 
EAR 1878 
Of Course... 1878 
834pT 1877 
Who knows.... 1877 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1876 
Where? 1876 
Big cap banks 1876 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 461 
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