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Planning my DSET 4175 
Answers.... 4174 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4174 
A dangers zone? 4173 
DHT in the DSET 4173 
You will see. 4172 
Second round of questions... 4172 
The answers.... 4171 
Between S2 and OPT... 4171 
Exactly how I described above. 4169 
Fundamentals Channel... 4168 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4168 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4167 
There is truly no answer. 4167 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4167 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4166 
I did not tell the whole story... 4166 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4166 
More ansvers..... 4165 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4164 
Do not worry.... 4164 
HF Filter 4158 
The starting sequence. 4158 
A first world problem... 4158 
The remote start option. 4157 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4155 
The coupling capacitors 4154 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4154 
Cap rolling... 4151 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4151 
Caps at high frequencies... 4151 
Do not worry about it for now. 4150 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4147 
I think it is about right. 4147 
More Lpads... 4146 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4145 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4144 
A word of warning 4144 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4137 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4136 
The LPADs.... 4136 
Like This? 4136 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4130 
DIY 4130 
Better air-caps? 4130 
Top Plate Draft #1 4116 
Many options are available. 4116 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4110 
Interesting but…. 4108 
Heating is an issue... 4104 
LPad in Channel F 4100 
It does not matter. 4098 
A few power supply changes 4096 
The opportunities are endless. 4096 
The power supplies 4095 
How did you do it? 4095 
Two things I really liked... 4095 
Splitting the DSET 4029 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4029 
The heat issue 4027 
Be carefully however. 4027 
All about bass 3965 
Approaching the LF DSET 3964 
Many thanks 3964 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3964 
The long wall? 3962 
Multiple reasonings… 3962 
This is interesting! 3961 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3960 
First bass OPT prototype... 3745 
I do not know. 3745 
Yes, that is right... 3744 
DSET Grounding 3735 
As far as I remeber. 3734 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3662 
1R vs 16R 3662 
I've started building the power supplies... 3613 
Steel singing 3612 
Not yet 3612 
Copper? 3611 
Ringing 3573 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3573 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3556 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3556 
It look like the project progress well 3555 
Ventilation 3553 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3552 
Dust 3544 
A filter? 3544 
DHT Meter 3533 
Current matters? 3532 
Yes, that is it. 3532 
Do not rash 3531 
12.1k Resistor 3526 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3526 
DSET amplifier is designed 3494 
Prototype 3494 
Not built yet 3494 
Built in vibrosiolation 3494 
Impressive project 3494 
It is a good idea 3494 
I'm honoured 3494 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3494 
I second Romy, 3494 
Is this another N-Set? 3494 
The failing memory 3494 
Alzheimer! 3494 
Not too late 3494 
Airborne 3482 
EMF 3482 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3482 
Multiplying by zero 3482 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3482 
Valve damping 3482 
EM radiation 3482 
It's free 3482 
Gauss 3481 
Mmmm... 3481 
Without Looking Again 3481 
Something I observe… 3481 
Filter Caps 3481 
Very good 3481 
Nichicons 3481 
DigiKey 3481 
Iron? 3480 
No, no Pieter 3480 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3476 
Mock-up 3476 
Some more DSET photos.. 3262 
DSET labels 3179 
Some thoughts. 3178 
They are for mA 3177 
Finally firing up the DSET 2859 
The bias 2858 
Try to debug more. 2858 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2858 
Damn crossovers 2858 
Six Channels are UP 2857 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2857 
Shot too early... 2856 
Tube change simplicity 2856 
So far so good... 2856 
Keep dong what you do... 2856 
In my dreams 2856 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2855 
Very good. 2855 
Distressingly familiar 2855 
DSET Power draw 2855 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2855 
You would be most welcome... 2854 
EI vs toroids 2852 
Its about noise 2851 
The pin 8 question 2851 
Cont'ed 2851 
A good question. 2850 
Barbirolli Mahler 2837 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2837 
First music testing 2828 
So far so good. 2828 
All fixed? 2826 
It is all good. 2825 
Some time on it 2798 
Here's to You! 2798 
Very commendable and noble job 2798 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2798 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2798 
I deserved that 2797 
Many variables in play 2797 
I've got some work to do 2796 
Some leads to explore. 2796 
Small steps 2719 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2718 
Still no stereo 2626 
Good luck... :-) 2626 
I've not given up... 2625 
AVC experience 2625 
Read sun is rising... 2625 
I do not know. 2625 
Bass Channel OPT 2613 
Some perspectives... 2608 
More to do 2607 
I had it wrong all along... 2286 
Play It Again, Sam 2286 
R4 is the Culprit 2286 
Some explanations 2285 
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