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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6930 
End of Life 6930 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6930 
Shallow ambitions 6930 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6930 
Acronym 6930 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6918 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6918 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6918 
It is comming along.... 6737 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6737 
The perfect corrector. 6737 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6737 
The perfect corrector - II 6736 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6735 
Wrong values shown 6734 
The deliberate mistakes? 6734 
330R anode resistors 6734 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6734 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6734 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6732 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6732 
Going on from "There" 6732 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6732 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6731 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6730 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6730 
Good for them. 6730 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6730 
A few more 6730 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6730 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6729 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6729 
Hybridizing 6729 
I love it! 6729 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6727 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6727 
SSG 6726 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6726 
USSR SSG 6726 
USSR SSG 6726 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6726 
Fixed bias 6726 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6726 
More on this, please 6725 
Interesting development! 6725 
One-Story Jack 6725 
Nature's Bias 6725 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6725 
Apologies! 6724 
Tunable Y-factor? 6724 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6724 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6719 
The sound of one hand clapping 6719 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6718 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6710 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6710 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6709 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6709 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6709 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6624 
Specific air cap changes 6624 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6624 
One tube, two channels? 6624 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6624 
"Crosstalk" 6623 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6582 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6561 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6135 
Sucks! 6063 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6062 
Um, what? 6062 
Alternative Transformer 6062 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6062 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6062 
Hmmm,I suspect 6062 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6054 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6042 
The 100Hz hum? 6042 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6042 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6042 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6041 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6041 
DIY Air-Caps? 6041 
Capacitors 6038 
Hum again. 6017 
Hm, again.... 6017 
Tribute MC iron 5732 
Changing loads 5728 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5728 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5727 
Loading on primary? 5727 
Anticipating the needs 5727 
CCS heating? 5690 
2nd stage bias mystery 5573 
It is true but it negligible. 5573 
V2 biasing continued 5572 
Works +/- properly 5571 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5571 
My assault 5544 
What, No Breadboard? 5544 
Don't laugh too loud... 5544 
So far it is good. 5544 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5544 
The assembly and the buzz 5543 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5543 
Caps and chokes 5543 
The price of fame 5543 
Tribute 5543 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5543 
Schematics 5543 
Traces 5543 
Moving Magnet 5543 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5543 
Cat smells fish? 5542 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5542 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5542 
In the box 5542 
Schematics II 5542 
A few comments. 5542 
Miscelanea 5542 
I am surprised. 5542 
Don't be 5541 
It is not about power supply. 5541 
EMI/RFI madness 5541 
Drinking in Modulation 5541 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5541 
Finito 5540 
It is only partially outside the context. 5540 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5539 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5539 
Corresponding to ? 5539 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5512 
Qualitat 5511 
The baby is sick 5467 
Last Cleaning? 5467 
Mine too... 5467 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5467 
What the hell is going on!!! 5467 
...air-caps dirty.... 5466 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5466 
Hum points 5466 
Beats and pieces. 5466 
What else? 5466 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5466 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5466 
Veggie ham 5466 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5465 
Holly idiocy! 5464 
Yes sir 5462 
I think your game is not over. 5462 
More ham 5462 
Route(s) to Ground 5462 
Grounding arrangement 5461 
Ground Thoughts 5460 
0A2 Question 5460 
Where is the Bolt? 5460 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5460 
"End of Live" tube set 5460 
GND plane 5460 
That crazy 7025. 5460 
Distributed bolt 5460 
Amperex ECC83 5460 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5460 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5460 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5460 
More findings 5459 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5459 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5458 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5458 
Grounding and trannies 5458 
Ignorance is bliss... 5456 
Shakey DIY Basics 5456 
Poor photographer 5456 
Spare the Oxen... 5456 
Is SiC sick? 5454 
Possible, so what? 5454 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5453 
Seek and you’ll find. 5453 
Filament 5453 
Filament considerations 5453 
Air caps?Buffer? 5453 
Exorcisms 5407 
Floating? 5406 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5399 
Toilet ham 5399 
The Shield 5398 
It is hard to say. 5398 
Fake bugle/teles 5398 
Never again. 5398 
Bingo! 5389 
Total current per channel 5382 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5382 
I like iron 5382 
Choke ringing 5382 
Ringing 5382 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5382 
Choke ringing again 5381 
What ringing? 5381 
Ring-ring 5381 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5381 
TT Rider 5381 
Snubbers and motors 5380 
Nice idea... 5380 
B+ 5380 
Shielded Interconnect 5380 
IC shields 5377 
The horrors of calibration 5225 
Floating Away 5225 
Ground is +/- understood 5224 
"Calibrate"??? 5224 
The self-serving calibrations. 5223 
Fighting with RIAA 5223 
The Usual 5223 
That's it! 5223 
Parts Location 5223 
Lush layout 5222 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5174 
It might be very impressive 5174 
To be clear 5174 
Shall I co? 5173 
Parts 5173 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5173 
What does it mean? 5173 
Come on! 5173 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5173 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5173 
EAR polite recess 5173 
Power sequencing? 5143 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5143 
3 Position switch 5142 
How true... 5142 
DIY Failsafe 5142 
Switch.. 5117 
Calibration problem 5092 
Resolved 5089 
Looks good 5088 
Fat LF 5088 
Loading Up 5088 
SUT's 5088 
Shunt regulation 5007 
Application dependent 5007 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4975 
It migh be an interesting company. 4975 
Amo/silver 4975 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4975 
Silver considerations 4975 
Again With the Amo 4975 
Silver path 4975 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4975 
The Path of Least Resistance 4974 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4974 
Foil 4974 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4974 
Audiopedophile's hell 4974 
In da house 4973 
Consistent anality 4972 
Right 4972 
A speculation 4970 
Mone on silver Trabants 4969 
Parts Ag 4969 
Trabant done in pure silver 4969 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4969 
Silver swamp 4969 
In the Long Run 4969 
2RM? 4964 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4964 
DIY 4963 
95%? 4963 
More on that 4963 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4963 
Fully shielded 4963 
Interesting 4963 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4159 
Creative people 4159 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4159 
It is what it is. 4158 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4158 
Gray market 4158 
Mix up 4157 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4157 
Sound beats engeneering 3564 
Engineering Crap 3564 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3564 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3061 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2476 
Snubbers 2424 
More on snubbers 2424 
Capacitors Question 2424 
Capacitors & updates 2424 
Z-foil 2424 
Loading resistors & sockets 2424 
Low noise tubes 2423 
What Works Where 2422 
What are the REAL goals? 2422 
Good engineering parctices 2422 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2422 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2422 
It was 13 years back... 2422 
Thank you 2422 
Tube Selection 2411 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2308 
Big output capacitor question. 2069 
Context/Application/Circuit 2068 
EAR 2068 
Of Course... 2068 
834pT 2067 
Who knows.... 2067 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2066 
Where? 2066 
Big cap banks 2066 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 651 
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