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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6880 
End of Life 6880 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6880 
Shallow ambitions 6880 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6880 
Acronym 6880 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6868 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6868 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6868 
It is comming along.... 6687 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6687 
The perfect corrector. 6687 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6687 
The perfect corrector - II 6686 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6685 
Wrong values shown 6684 
The deliberate mistakes? 6684 
330R anode resistors 6684 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6684 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6684 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6682 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6682 
Going on from "There" 6682 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6682 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6681 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6680 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6680 
Good for them. 6680 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6680 
A few more 6680 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6680 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6679 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6679 
Hybridizing 6679 
I love it! 6679 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6677 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6677 
SSG 6676 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6676 
USSR SSG 6676 
USSR SSG 6676 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6676 
Fixed bias 6676 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6676 
More on this, please 6675 
Interesting development! 6675 
One-Story Jack 6675 
Nature's Bias 6675 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6675 
Apologies! 6674 
Tunable Y-factor? 6674 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6674 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6669 
The sound of one hand clapping 6669 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6668 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6660 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6660 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6659 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6659 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6659 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6574 
Specific air cap changes 6574 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6574 
One tube, two channels? 6574 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6574 
"Crosstalk" 6573 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6532 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6511 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6085 
Sucks! 6013 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6012 
Um, what? 6012 
Alternative Transformer 6012 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6012 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6012 
Hmmm,I suspect 6012 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6004 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5992 
The 100Hz hum? 5992 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5992 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5992 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5991 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5991 
DIY Air-Caps? 5991 
Capacitors 5988 
Hum again. 5967 
Hm, again.... 5967 
Tribute MC iron 5682 
Changing loads 5678 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5678 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5677 
Loading on primary? 5677 
Anticipating the needs 5677 
CCS heating? 5640 
2nd stage bias mystery 5523 
It is true but it negligible. 5523 
V2 biasing continued 5522 
Works +/- properly 5521 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5521 
My assault 5494 
What, No Breadboard? 5494 
Don't laugh too loud... 5494 
So far it is good. 5494 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5494 
The assembly and the buzz 5493 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5493 
Caps and chokes 5493 
The price of fame 5493 
Tribute 5493 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5493 
Schematics 5493 
Traces 5493 
Moving Magnet 5493 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5493 
Cat smells fish? 5492 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5492 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5492 
In the box 5492 
Schematics II 5492 
A few comments. 5492 
Miscelanea 5492 
I am surprised. 5492 
Don't be 5491 
It is not about power supply. 5491 
EMI/RFI madness 5491 
Drinking in Modulation 5491 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5491 
Finito 5490 
It is only partially outside the context. 5490 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5489 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5489 
Corresponding to ? 5489 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5462 
Qualitat 5461 
The baby is sick 5417 
Last Cleaning? 5417 
Mine too... 5417 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5417 
What the hell is going on!!! 5417 
...air-caps dirty.... 5416 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5416 
Hum points 5416 
Beats and pieces. 5416 
What else? 5416 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5416 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5416 
Veggie ham 5416 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5415 
Holly idiocy! 5414 
Yes sir 5412 
I think your game is not over. 5412 
More ham 5412 
Route(s) to Ground 5412 
Grounding arrangement 5411 
Ground Thoughts 5410 
0A2 Question 5410 
Where is the Bolt? 5410 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5410 
"End of Live" tube set 5410 
GND plane 5410 
That crazy 7025. 5410 
Distributed bolt 5410 
Amperex ECC83 5410 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5410 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5410 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5410 
More findings 5409 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5409 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5408 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5408 
Grounding and trannies 5408 
Ignorance is bliss... 5406 
Shakey DIY Basics 5406 
Poor photographer 5406 
Spare the Oxen... 5406 
Is SiC sick? 5404 
Possible, so what? 5404 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5403 
Seek and you’ll find. 5403 
Filament 5403 
Filament considerations 5403 
Air caps?Buffer? 5403 
Exorcisms 5357 
Floating? 5356 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5349 
Toilet ham 5349 
The Shield 5348 
It is hard to say. 5348 
Fake bugle/teles 5348 
Never again. 5348 
Bingo! 5339 
Total current per channel 5332 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5332 
I like iron 5332 
Choke ringing 5332 
Ringing 5332 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5332 
Choke ringing again 5331 
What ringing? 5331 
Ring-ring 5331 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5331 
TT Rider 5331 
Snubbers and motors 5330 
Nice idea... 5330 
B+ 5330 
Shielded Interconnect 5330 
IC shields 5327 
The horrors of calibration 5175 
Floating Away 5175 
Ground is +/- understood 5174 
"Calibrate"??? 5174 
The self-serving calibrations. 5173 
Fighting with RIAA 5173 
The Usual 5173 
That's it! 5173 
Parts Location 5173 
Lush layout 5172 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5124 
It might be very impressive 5124 
To be clear 5124 
Shall I co? 5123 
Parts 5123 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5123 
What does it mean? 5123 
Come on! 5123 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5123 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5123 
EAR polite recess 5123 
Power sequencing? 5093 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5093 
3 Position switch 5092 
How true... 5092 
DIY Failsafe 5092 
Switch.. 5067 
Calibration problem 5042 
Resolved 5039 
Looks good 5038 
Fat LF 5038 
Loading Up 5038 
SUT's 5038 
Shunt regulation 4957 
Application dependent 4957 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4925 
It migh be an interesting company. 4925 
Amo/silver 4925 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4925 
Silver considerations 4925 
Again With the Amo 4925 
Silver path 4925 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4925 
The Path of Least Resistance 4924 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4924 
Foil 4924 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4924 
Audiopedophile's hell 4924 
In da house 4923 
Consistent anality 4922 
Right 4922 
A speculation 4920 
Mone on silver Trabants 4919 
Parts Ag 4919 
Trabant done in pure silver 4919 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4919 
Silver swamp 4919 
In the Long Run 4919 
2RM? 4914 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4914 
DIY 4913 
95%? 4913 
More on that 4913 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4913 
Fully shielded 4913 
Interesting 4913 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4109 
Creative people 4109 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4109 
It is what it is. 4108 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4108 
Gray market 4108 
Mix up 4107 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4107 
Sound beats engeneering 3514 
Engineering Crap 3514 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3514 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3011 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2426 
Snubbers 2374 
More on snubbers 2374 
Capacitors Question 2374 
Capacitors & updates 2374 
Z-foil 2374 
Loading resistors & sockets 2374 
Low noise tubes 2373 
What Works Where 2372 
What are the REAL goals? 2372 
Good engineering parctices 2372 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2372 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2372 
It was 13 years back... 2372 
Thank you 2372 
Tube Selection 2361 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2258 
Big output capacitor question. 2019 
Context/Application/Circuit 2018 
EAR 2018 
Of Course... 2018 
834pT 2017 
Who knows.... 2017 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2016 
Where? 2016 
Big cap banks 2016 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 601 
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