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Planning my DSET 4167 
Answers.... 4166 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4166 
A dangers zone? 4165 
DHT in the DSET 4165 
You will see. 4164 
Second round of questions... 4164 
The answers.... 4163 
Between S2 and OPT... 4163 
Exactly how I described above. 4161 
Fundamentals Channel... 4160 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4160 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4159 
There is truly no answer. 4159 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4159 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4158 
I did not tell the whole story... 4158 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4158 
More ansvers..... 4157 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4156 
Do not worry.... 4156 
HF Filter 4150 
The starting sequence. 4150 
A first world problem... 4150 
The remote start option. 4149 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4147 
The coupling capacitors 4146 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4146 
Cap rolling... 4143 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4143 
Caps at high frequencies... 4143 
Do not worry about it for now. 4142 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4139 
I think it is about right. 4139 
More Lpads... 4138 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4137 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4136 
A word of warning 4136 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4129 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4128 
The LPADs.... 4128 
Like This? 4128 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4122 
DIY 4122 
Better air-caps? 4122 
Top Plate Draft #1 4108 
Many options are available. 4108 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4102 
Interesting but…. 4100 
Heating is an issue... 4096 
LPad in Channel F 4092 
It does not matter. 4090 
A few power supply changes 4088 
The opportunities are endless. 4088 
The power supplies 4087 
How did you do it? 4087 
Two things I really liked... 4087 
Splitting the DSET 4021 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4021 
The heat issue 4019 
Be carefully however. 4019 
All about bass 3957 
Approaching the LF DSET 3956 
Many thanks 3956 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3956 
The long wall? 3954 
Multiple reasonings… 3954 
This is interesting! 3953 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3952 
First bass OPT prototype... 3737 
I do not know. 3737 
Yes, that is right... 3736 
DSET Grounding 3727 
As far as I remeber. 3726 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3654 
1R vs 16R 3654 
I've started building the power supplies... 3605 
Steel singing 3604 
Not yet 3604 
Copper? 3603 
Ringing 3565 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3565 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3548 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3548 
It look like the project progress well 3547 
Ventilation 3545 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3544 
Dust 3536 
A filter? 3536 
DHT Meter 3525 
Current matters? 3524 
Yes, that is it. 3524 
Do not rash 3523 
12.1k Resistor 3518 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3518 
DSET amplifier is designed 3486 
Prototype 3486 
Not built yet 3486 
Built in vibrosiolation 3486 
Impressive project 3486 
It is a good idea 3486 
I'm honoured 3486 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3486 
I second Romy, 3486 
Is this another N-Set? 3486 
The failing memory 3486 
Alzheimer! 3486 
Not too late 3486 
Airborne 3474 
EMF 3474 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3474 
Multiplying by zero 3474 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3474 
Valve damping 3474 
EM radiation 3474 
It's free 3474 
Gauss 3473 
Mmmm... 3473 
Without Looking Again 3473 
Something I observe… 3473 
Filter Caps 3473 
Very good 3473 
Nichicons 3473 
DigiKey 3473 
Iron? 3472 
No, no Pieter 3472 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3468 
Mock-up 3468 
Some more DSET photos.. 3254 
DSET labels 3171 
Some thoughts. 3170 
They are for mA 3169 
Finally firing up the DSET 2851 
The bias 2850 
Try to debug more. 2850 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2850 
Damn crossovers 2850 
Six Channels are UP 2849 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2849 
Shot too early... 2848 
Tube change simplicity 2848 
So far so good... 2848 
Keep dong what you do... 2848 
In my dreams 2848 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2847 
Very good. 2847 
Distressingly familiar 2847 
DSET Power draw 2847 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2847 
You would be most welcome... 2846 
EI vs toroids 2844 
Its about noise 2843 
The pin 8 question 2843 
Cont'ed 2843 
A good question. 2842 
Barbirolli Mahler 2829 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2829 
First music testing 2820 
So far so good. 2820 
All fixed? 2818 
It is all good. 2817 
Some time on it 2790 
Here's to You! 2790 
Very commendable and noble job 2790 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2790 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2790 
I deserved that 2789 
Many variables in play 2789 
I've got some work to do 2788 
Some leads to explore. 2788 
Small steps 2711 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2710 
Still no stereo 2618 
Good luck... :-) 2618 
I've not given up... 2617 
AVC experience 2617 
Read sun is rising... 2617 
I do not know. 2617 
Bass Channel OPT 2605 
Some perspectives... 2600 
More to do 2599 
I had it wrong all along... 2278 
Play It Again, Sam 2278 
R4 is the Culprit 2278 
Some explanations 2277 
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