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Planning my DSET 4165 
Answers.... 4164 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4164 
A dangers zone? 4163 
DHT in the DSET 4163 
You will see. 4162 
Second round of questions... 4162 
The answers.... 4161 
Between S2 and OPT... 4161 
Exactly how I described above. 4159 
Fundamentals Channel... 4158 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4158 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4157 
There is truly no answer. 4157 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4157 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4156 
I did not tell the whole story... 4156 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4156 
More ansvers..... 4155 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4154 
Do not worry.... 4154 
HF Filter 4148 
The starting sequence. 4148 
A first world problem... 4148 
The remote start option. 4147 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4145 
The coupling capacitors 4144 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4144 
Cap rolling... 4141 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4141 
Caps at high frequencies... 4141 
Do not worry about it for now. 4140 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4137 
I think it is about right. 4137 
More Lpads... 4136 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4135 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4134 
A word of warning 4134 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4127 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4126 
The LPADs.... 4126 
Like This? 4126 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4120 
DIY 4120 
Better air-caps? 4120 
Top Plate Draft #1 4106 
Many options are available. 4106 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4100 
Interesting but…. 4098 
Heating is an issue... 4094 
LPad in Channel F 4090 
It does not matter. 4088 
A few power supply changes 4086 
The opportunities are endless. 4086 
The power supplies 4085 
How did you do it? 4085 
Two things I really liked... 4085 
Splitting the DSET 4019 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4019 
The heat issue 4017 
Be carefully however. 4017 
All about bass 3955 
Approaching the LF DSET 3954 
Many thanks 3954 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3954 
The long wall? 3952 
Multiple reasonings… 3952 
This is interesting! 3951 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3950 
First bass OPT prototype... 3735 
I do not know. 3735 
Yes, that is right... 3734 
DSET Grounding 3725 
As far as I remeber. 3724 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3652 
1R vs 16R 3652 
I've started building the power supplies... 3603 
Steel singing 3602 
Not yet 3602 
Copper? 3601 
Ringing 3563 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3563 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3546 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3546 
It look like the project progress well 3545 
Ventilation 3543 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3542 
Dust 3534 
A filter? 3534 
DHT Meter 3523 
Current matters? 3522 
Yes, that is it. 3522 
Do not rash 3521 
12.1k Resistor 3516 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3516 
DSET amplifier is designed 3484 
Prototype 3484 
Not built yet 3484 
Built in vibrosiolation 3484 
Impressive project 3484 
It is a good idea 3484 
I'm honoured 3484 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3484 
I second Romy, 3484 
Is this another N-Set? 3484 
The failing memory 3484 
Alzheimer! 3484 
Not too late 3484 
Airborne 3472 
EMF 3472 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3472 
Multiplying by zero 3472 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3472 
Valve damping 3472 
EM radiation 3472 
It's free 3472 
Gauss 3471 
Mmmm... 3471 
Without Looking Again 3471 
Something I observe… 3471 
Filter Caps 3471 
Very good 3471 
Nichicons 3471 
DigiKey 3471 
Iron? 3470 
No, no Pieter 3470 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3466 
Mock-up 3466 
Some more DSET photos.. 3252 
DSET labels 3169 
Some thoughts. 3168 
They are for mA 3167 
Finally firing up the DSET 2849 
The bias 2848 
Try to debug more. 2848 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2848 
Damn crossovers 2848 
Six Channels are UP 2847 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2847 
Shot too early... 2846 
Tube change simplicity 2846 
So far so good... 2846 
Keep dong what you do... 2846 
In my dreams 2846 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2845 
Very good. 2845 
Distressingly familiar 2845 
DSET Power draw 2845 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2845 
You would be most welcome... 2844 
EI vs toroids 2842 
Its about noise 2841 
The pin 8 question 2841 
Cont'ed 2841 
A good question. 2840 
Barbirolli Mahler 2827 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2827 
First music testing 2818 
So far so good. 2818 
All fixed? 2816 
It is all good. 2815 
Some time on it 2788 
Here's to You! 2788 
Very commendable and noble job 2788 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2788 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2788 
I deserved that 2787 
Many variables in play 2787 
I've got some work to do 2786 
Some leads to explore. 2786 
Small steps 2709 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2708 
Still no stereo 2616 
Good luck... :-) 2616 
I've not given up... 2615 
AVC experience 2615 
Read sun is rising... 2615 
I do not know. 2615 
Bass Channel OPT 2603 
Some perspectives... 2598 
More to do 2597 
I had it wrong all along... 2276 
Play It Again, Sam 2276 
R4 is the Culprit 2276 
Some explanations 2275 
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