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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6589 
End of Life 6589 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6589 
Shallow ambitions 6589 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6589 
Acronym 6589 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6577 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6577 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6577 
It is comming along.... 6396 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6396 
The perfect corrector. 6396 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6396 
The perfect corrector - II 6395 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6394 
Wrong values shown 6393 
The deliberate mistakes? 6393 
330R anode resistors 6393 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6393 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6393 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6391 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6391 
Going on from "There" 6391 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6391 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6390 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6389 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6389 
Good for them. 6389 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6389 
A few more 6389 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6389 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6388 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6388 
Hybridizing 6388 
I love it! 6388 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6386 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6386 
SSG 6385 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6385 
USSR SSG 6385 
USSR SSG 6385 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6385 
Fixed bias 6385 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6385 
More on this, please 6384 
Interesting development! 6384 
One-Story Jack 6384 
Nature's Bias 6384 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6384 
Apologies! 6383 
Tunable Y-factor? 6383 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6383 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6378 
The sound of one hand clapping 6378 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6377 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6369 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6369 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6368 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6368 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6368 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6283 
Specific air cap changes 6283 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6283 
One tube, two channels? 6283 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6283 
"Crosstalk" 6282 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6241 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6220 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5794 
Sucks! 5722 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5721 
Um, what? 5721 
Alternative Transformer 5721 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5721 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5721 
Hmmm,I suspect 5721 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5713 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5701 
The 100Hz hum? 5701 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5701 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5701 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5700 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5700 
DIY Air-Caps? 5700 
Capacitors 5697 
Hum again. 5676 
Hm, again.... 5676 
Tribute MC iron 5391 
Changing loads 5387 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5387 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5386 
Loading on primary? 5386 
Anticipating the needs 5386 
CCS heating? 5349 
2nd stage bias mystery 5232 
It is true but it negligible. 5232 
V2 biasing continued 5231 
Works +/- properly 5230 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5230 
My assault 5203 
What, No Breadboard? 5203 
Don't laugh too loud... 5203 
So far it is good. 5203 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5203 
The assembly and the buzz 5202 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5202 
Caps and chokes 5202 
The price of fame 5202 
Tribute 5202 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5202 
Schematics 5202 
Traces 5202 
Moving Magnet 5202 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5202 
Cat smells fish? 5201 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5201 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5201 
In the box 5201 
Schematics II 5201 
A few comments. 5201 
Miscelanea 5201 
I am surprised. 5201 
Don't be 5200 
It is not about power supply. 5200 
EMI/RFI madness 5200 
Drinking in Modulation 5200 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5200 
Finito 5199 
It is only partially outside the context. 5199 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5198 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5198 
Corresponding to ? 5198 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5171 
Qualitat 5170 
The baby is sick 5126 
Last Cleaning? 5126 
Mine too... 5126 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5126 
What the hell is going on!!! 5126 
...air-caps dirty.... 5125 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5125 
Hum points 5125 
Beats and pieces. 5125 
What else? 5125 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5125 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5125 
Veggie ham 5125 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5124 
Holly idiocy! 5123 
Yes sir 5121 
I think your game is not over. 5121 
More ham 5121 
Route(s) to Ground 5121 
Grounding arrangement 5120 
Ground Thoughts 5119 
0A2 Question 5119 
Where is the Bolt? 5119 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5119 
"End of Live" tube set 5119 
GND plane 5119 
That crazy 7025. 5119 
Distributed bolt 5119 
Amperex ECC83 5119 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5119 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5119 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5119 
More findings 5118 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5118 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5117 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5117 
Grounding and trannies 5117 
Ignorance is bliss... 5115 
Shakey DIY Basics 5115 
Poor photographer 5115 
Spare the Oxen... 5115 
Is SiC sick? 5113 
Possible, so what? 5113 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5112 
Seek and you’ll find. 5112 
Filament 5112 
Filament considerations 5112 
Air caps?Buffer? 5112 
Exorcisms 5066 
Floating? 5065 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5058 
Toilet ham 5058 
The Shield 5057 
It is hard to say. 5057 
Fake bugle/teles 5057 
Never again. 5057 
Bingo! 5048 
Total current per channel 5041 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5041 
I like iron 5041 
Choke ringing 5041 
Ringing 5041 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5041 
Choke ringing again 5040 
What ringing? 5040 
Ring-ring 5040 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5040 
TT Rider 5040 
Snubbers and motors 5039 
Nice idea... 5039 
B+ 5039 
Shielded Interconnect 5039 
IC shields 5036 
The horrors of calibration 4884 
Floating Away 4884 
Ground is +/- understood 4883 
"Calibrate"??? 4883 
The self-serving calibrations. 4882 
Fighting with RIAA 4882 
The Usual 4882 
That's it! 4882 
Parts Location 4882 
Lush layout 4881 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4833 
It might be very impressive 4833 
To be clear 4833 
Shall I co? 4832 
Parts 4832 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4832 
What does it mean? 4832 
Come on! 4832 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4832 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4832 
EAR polite recess 4832 
Power sequencing? 4802 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4802 
3 Position switch 4801 
How true... 4801 
DIY Failsafe 4801 
Switch.. 4776 
Calibration problem 4751 
Resolved 4748 
Looks good 4747 
Fat LF 4747 
Loading Up 4747 
SUT's 4747 
Shunt regulation 4666 
Application dependent 4666 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4634 
It migh be an interesting company. 4634 
Amo/silver 4634 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4634 
Silver considerations 4634 
Again With the Amo 4634 
Silver path 4634 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4634 
The Path of Least Resistance 4633 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4633 
Foil 4633 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4633 
Audiopedophile's hell 4633 
In da house 4632 
Consistent anality 4631 
Right 4631 
A speculation 4629 
Mone on silver Trabants 4628 
Parts Ag 4628 
Trabant done in pure silver 4628 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4628 
Silver swamp 4628 
In the Long Run 4628 
2RM? 4623 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4623 
DIY 4622 
95%? 4622 
More on that 4622 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4622 
Fully shielded 4622 
Interesting 4622 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3818 
Creative people 3818 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3818 
It is what it is. 3817 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3817 
Gray market 3817 
Mix up 3816 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3816 
Sound beats engeneering 3223 
Engineering Crap 3223 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3223 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2720 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2135 
Snubbers 2083 
More on snubbers 2083 
Capacitors Question 2083 
Capacitors & updates 2083 
Z-foil 2083 
Loading resistors & sockets 2083 
Low noise tubes 2082 
What Works Where 2081 
What are the REAL goals? 2081 
Good engineering parctices 2081 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2081 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2081 
It was 13 years back... 2081 
Thank you 2081 
Tube Selection 2070 
Valvo mesh 0A2 1967 
Big output capacitor question. 1728 
Context/Application/Circuit 1727 
EAR 1727 
Of Course... 1727 
834pT 1726 
Who knows.... 1726 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1725 
Where? 1725 
Big cap banks 1725 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 310 
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