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Planning my DSET 4166 
Answers.... 4165 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4165 
A dangers zone? 4164 
DHT in the DSET 4164 
You will see. 4163 
Second round of questions... 4163 
The answers.... 4162 
Between S2 and OPT... 4162 
Exactly how I described above. 4160 
Fundamentals Channel... 4159 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4159 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4158 
There is truly no answer. 4158 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4158 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4157 
I did not tell the whole story... 4157 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4157 
More ansvers..... 4156 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4155 
Do not worry.... 4155 
HF Filter 4149 
The starting sequence. 4149 
A first world problem... 4149 
The remote start option. 4148 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4146 
The coupling capacitors 4145 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4145 
Cap rolling... 4142 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4142 
Caps at high frequencies... 4142 
Do not worry about it for now. 4141 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4138 
I think it is about right. 4138 
More Lpads... 4137 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4136 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4135 
A word of warning 4135 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4128 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4127 
The LPADs.... 4127 
Like This? 4127 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4121 
DIY 4121 
Better air-caps? 4121 
Top Plate Draft #1 4107 
Many options are available. 4107 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4101 
Interesting but…. 4099 
Heating is an issue... 4095 
LPad in Channel F 4091 
It does not matter. 4089 
A few power supply changes 4087 
The opportunities are endless. 4087 
The power supplies 4086 
How did you do it? 4086 
Two things I really liked... 4086 
Splitting the DSET 4020 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4020 
The heat issue 4018 
Be carefully however. 4018 
All about bass 3956 
Approaching the LF DSET 3955 
Many thanks 3955 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3955 
The long wall? 3953 
Multiple reasonings… 3953 
This is interesting! 3952 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3951 
First bass OPT prototype... 3736 
I do not know. 3736 
Yes, that is right... 3735 
DSET Grounding 3726 
As far as I remeber. 3725 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3653 
1R vs 16R 3653 
I've started building the power supplies... 3604 
Steel singing 3603 
Not yet 3603 
Copper? 3602 
Ringing 3564 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3564 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3547 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3547 
It look like the project progress well 3546 
Ventilation 3544 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3543 
Dust 3535 
A filter? 3535 
DHT Meter 3524 
Current matters? 3523 
Yes, that is it. 3523 
Do not rash 3522 
12.1k Resistor 3517 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3517 
DSET amplifier is designed 3485 
Prototype 3485 
Not built yet 3485 
Built in vibrosiolation 3485 
Impressive project 3485 
It is a good idea 3485 
I'm honoured 3485 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3485 
I second Romy, 3485 
Is this another N-Set? 3485 
The failing memory 3485 
Alzheimer! 3485 
Not too late 3485 
Airborne 3473 
EMF 3473 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3473 
Multiplying by zero 3473 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3473 
Valve damping 3473 
EM radiation 3473 
It's free 3473 
Gauss 3472 
Mmmm... 3472 
Without Looking Again 3472 
Something I observe… 3472 
Filter Caps 3472 
Very good 3472 
Nichicons 3472 
DigiKey 3472 
Iron? 3471 
No, no Pieter 3471 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3467 
Mock-up 3467 
Some more DSET photos.. 3253 
DSET labels 3170 
Some thoughts. 3169 
They are for mA 3168 
Finally firing up the DSET 2850 
The bias 2849 
Try to debug more. 2849 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2849 
Damn crossovers 2849 
Six Channels are UP 2848 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2848 
Shot too early... 2847 
Tube change simplicity 2847 
So far so good... 2847 
Keep dong what you do... 2847 
In my dreams 2847 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2846 
Very good. 2846 
Distressingly familiar 2846 
DSET Power draw 2846 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2846 
You would be most welcome... 2845 
EI vs toroids 2843 
Its about noise 2842 
The pin 8 question 2842 
Cont'ed 2842 
A good question. 2841 
Barbirolli Mahler 2828 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2828 
First music testing 2819 
So far so good. 2819 
All fixed? 2817 
It is all good. 2816 
Some time on it 2789 
Here's to You! 2789 
Very commendable and noble job 2789 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2789 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2789 
I deserved that 2788 
Many variables in play 2788 
I've got some work to do 2787 
Some leads to explore. 2787 
Small steps 2710 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2709 
Still no stereo 2617 
Good luck... :-) 2617 
I've not given up... 2616 
AVC experience 2616 
Read sun is rising... 2616 
I do not know. 2616 
Bass Channel OPT 2604 
Some perspectives... 2599 
More to do 2598 
I had it wrong all along... 2277 
Play It Again, Sam 2277 
R4 is the Culprit 2277 
Some explanations 2276 
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