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Planning my DSET 3894 
Answers.... 3893 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 3893 
A dangers zone? 3892 
DHT in the DSET 3892 
You will see. 3891 
Second round of questions... 3891 
The answers.... 3890 
Between S2 and OPT... 3890 
Exactly how I described above. 3888 
Fundamentals Channel... 3887 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 3887 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 3886 
There is truly no answer. 3886 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 3886 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 3885 
I did not tell the whole story... 3885 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 3885 
More ansvers..... 3884 
The fuse in theMF Channel 3883 
Do not worry.... 3883 
HF Filter 3877 
The starting sequence. 3877 
A first world problem... 3877 
The remote start option. 3876 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 3874 
The coupling capacitors 3873 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 3873 
Cap rolling... 3870 
Caps, caps, caps.... 3870 
Caps at high frequencies... 3870 
Do not worry about it for now. 3869 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 3866 
I think it is about right. 3866 
More Lpads... 3865 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 3864 
Bleeders at shut-down... 3863 
A word of warning 3863 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 3856 
More on the "inductive" LPad 3855 
The LPADs.... 3855 
Like This? 3855 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 3849 
DIY 3849 
Better air-caps? 3849 
Top Plate Draft #1 3835 
Many options are available. 3835 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 3829 
Interesting but…. 3827 
Heating is an issue... 3823 
LPad in Channel F 3819 
It does not matter. 3817 
A few power supply changes 3815 
The opportunities are endless. 3815 
The power supplies 3814 
How did you do it? 3814 
Two things I really liked... 3814 
Splitting the DSET 3748 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3748 
The heat issue 3746 
Be carefully however. 3746 
All about bass 3684 
Approaching the LF DSET 3683 
Many thanks 3683 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3683 
The long wall? 3681 
Multiple reasonings… 3681 
This is interesting! 3680 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3679 
First bass OPT prototype... 3464 
I do not know. 3464 
Yes, that is right... 3463 
DSET Grounding 3454 
As far as I remeber. 3453 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3381 
1R vs 16R 3381 
I've started building the power supplies... 3332 
Steel singing 3331 
Not yet 3331 
Copper? 3330 
Ringing 3292 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3292 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3275 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3275 
It look like the project progress well 3274 
Ventilation 3272 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3271 
Dust 3263 
A filter? 3263 
DHT Meter 3252 
Current matters? 3251 
Yes, that is it. 3251 
Do not rash 3250 
12.1k Resistor 3245 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3245 
DSET amplifier is designed 3213 
Prototype 3213 
Not built yet 3213 
Built in vibrosiolation 3213 
Impressive project 3213 
It is a good idea 3213 
I'm honoured 3213 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3213 
I second Romy, 3213 
Is this another N-Set? 3213 
The failing memory 3213 
Alzheimer! 3213 
Not too late 3213 
Airborne 3201 
EMF 3201 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3201 
Multiplying by zero 3201 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3201 
Valve damping 3201 
EM radiation 3201 
It's free 3201 
Gauss 3200 
Mmmm... 3200 
Without Looking Again 3200 
Something I observe… 3200 
Filter Caps 3200 
Very good 3200 
Nichicons 3200 
DigiKey 3200 
Iron? 3199 
No, no Pieter 3199 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3195 
Mock-up 3195 
Some more DSET photos.. 2981 
DSET labels 2898 
Some thoughts. 2897 
They are for mA 2896 
Finally firing up the DSET 2578 
The bias 2577 
Try to debug more. 2577 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2577 
Damn crossovers 2577 
Six Channels are UP 2576 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2576 
Shot too early... 2575 
Tube change simplicity 2575 
So far so good... 2575 
Keep dong what you do... 2575 
In my dreams 2575 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2574 
Very good. 2574 
Distressingly familiar 2574 
DSET Power draw 2574 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2574 
You would be most welcome... 2573 
EI vs toroids 2571 
Its about noise 2570 
The pin 8 question 2570 
Cont'ed 2570 
A good question. 2569 
Barbirolli Mahler 2556 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2556 
First music testing 2547 
So far so good. 2547 
All fixed? 2545 
It is all good. 2544 
Some time on it 2517 
Here's to You! 2517 
Very commendable and noble job 2517 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2517 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2517 
I deserved that 2516 
Many variables in play 2516 
I've got some work to do 2515 
Some leads to explore. 2515 
Small steps 2438 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2437 
Still no stereo 2345 
Good luck... :-) 2345 
I've not given up... 2344 
AVC experience 2344 
Read sun is rising... 2344 
I do not know. 2344 
Bass Channel OPT 2332 
Some perspectives... 2327 
More to do 2326 
I had it wrong all along... 2005 
Play It Again, Sam 2005 
R4 is the Culprit 2005 
Some explanations 2004 
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