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Planning my DSET 4132 
Answers.... 4131 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4131 
A dangers zone? 4130 
DHT in the DSET 4130 
You will see. 4129 
Second round of questions... 4129 
The answers.... 4128 
Between S2 and OPT... 4128 
Exactly how I described above. 4126 
Fundamentals Channel... 4125 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4125 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4124 
There is truly no answer. 4124 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4124 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4123 
I did not tell the whole story... 4123 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4123 
More ansvers..... 4122 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4121 
Do not worry.... 4121 
HF Filter 4115 
The starting sequence. 4115 
A first world problem... 4115 
The remote start option. 4114 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4112 
The coupling capacitors 4111 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4111 
Cap rolling... 4108 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4108 
Caps at high frequencies... 4108 
Do not worry about it for now. 4107 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4104 
I think it is about right. 4104 
More Lpads... 4103 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4102 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4101 
A word of warning 4101 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4094 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4093 
The LPADs.... 4093 
Like This? 4093 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4087 
DIY 4087 
Better air-caps? 4087 
Top Plate Draft #1 4073 
Many options are available. 4073 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4067 
Interesting but…. 4065 
Heating is an issue... 4061 
LPad in Channel F 4057 
It does not matter. 4055 
A few power supply changes 4053 
The opportunities are endless. 4053 
The power supplies 4052 
How did you do it? 4052 
Two things I really liked... 4052 
Splitting the DSET 3986 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3986 
The heat issue 3984 
Be carefully however. 3984 
All about bass 3922 
Approaching the LF DSET 3921 
Many thanks 3921 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3921 
The long wall? 3919 
Multiple reasonings… 3919 
This is interesting! 3918 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3917 
First bass OPT prototype... 3702 
I do not know. 3702 
Yes, that is right... 3701 
DSET Grounding 3692 
As far as I remeber. 3691 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3619 
1R vs 16R 3619 
I've started building the power supplies... 3570 
Steel singing 3569 
Not yet 3569 
Copper? 3568 
Ringing 3530 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3530 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3513 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3513 
It look like the project progress well 3512 
Ventilation 3510 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3509 
Dust 3501 
A filter? 3501 
DHT Meter 3490 
Current matters? 3489 
Yes, that is it. 3489 
Do not rash 3488 
12.1k Resistor 3483 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3483 
DSET amplifier is designed 3451 
Prototype 3451 
Not built yet 3451 
Built in vibrosiolation 3451 
Impressive project 3451 
It is a good idea 3451 
I'm honoured 3451 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3451 
I second Romy, 3451 
Is this another N-Set? 3451 
The failing memory 3451 
Alzheimer! 3451 
Not too late 3451 
Airborne 3439 
EMF 3439 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3439 
Multiplying by zero 3439 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3439 
Valve damping 3439 
EM radiation 3439 
It's free 3439 
Gauss 3438 
Mmmm... 3438 
Without Looking Again 3438 
Something I observe… 3438 
Filter Caps 3438 
Very good 3438 
Nichicons 3438 
DigiKey 3438 
Iron? 3437 
No, no Pieter 3437 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3433 
Mock-up 3433 
Some more DSET photos.. 3219 
DSET labels 3136 
Some thoughts. 3135 
They are for mA 3134 
Finally firing up the DSET 2816 
The bias 2815 
Try to debug more. 2815 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2815 
Damn crossovers 2815 
Six Channels are UP 2814 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2814 
Shot too early... 2813 
Tube change simplicity 2813 
So far so good... 2813 
Keep dong what you do... 2813 
In my dreams 2813 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2812 
Very good. 2812 
Distressingly familiar 2812 
DSET Power draw 2812 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2812 
You would be most welcome... 2811 
EI vs toroids 2809 
Its about noise 2808 
The pin 8 question 2808 
Cont'ed 2808 
A good question. 2807 
Barbirolli Mahler 2794 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2794 
First music testing 2785 
So far so good. 2785 
All fixed? 2783 
It is all good. 2782 
Some time on it 2755 
Here's to You! 2755 
Very commendable and noble job 2755 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2755 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2755 
I deserved that 2754 
Many variables in play 2754 
I've got some work to do 2753 
Some leads to explore. 2753 
Small steps 2676 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2675 
Still no stereo 2583 
Good luck... :-) 2583 
I've not given up... 2582 
AVC experience 2582 
Read sun is rising... 2582 
I do not know. 2582 
Bass Channel OPT 2570 
Some perspectives... 2565 
More to do 2564 
I had it wrong all along... 2243 
Play It Again, Sam 2243 
R4 is the Culprit 2243 
Some explanations 2242 
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