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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
Planning my DSET 4168 
Answers.... 4167 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4167 
A dangers zone? 4166 
DHT in the DSET 4166 
You will see. 4165 
Second round of questions... 4165 
The answers.... 4164 
Between S2 and OPT... 4164 
Exactly how I described above. 4162 
Fundamentals Channel... 4161 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4161 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4160 
There is truly no answer. 4160 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4160 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4159 
I did not tell the whole story... 4159 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4159 
More ansvers..... 4158 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4157 
Do not worry.... 4157 
HF Filter 4151 
The starting sequence. 4151 
A first world problem... 4151 
The remote start option. 4150 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4148 
The coupling capacitors 4147 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4147 
Cap rolling... 4144 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4144 
Caps at high frequencies... 4144 
Do not worry about it for now. 4143 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4140 
I think it is about right. 4140 
More Lpads... 4139 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4138 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4137 
A word of warning 4137 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4130 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4129 
The LPADs.... 4129 
Like This? 4129 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4123 
DIY 4123 
Better air-caps? 4123 
Top Plate Draft #1 4109 
Many options are available. 4109 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4103 
Interesting but…. 4101 
Heating is an issue... 4097 
LPad in Channel F 4093 
It does not matter. 4091 
A few power supply changes 4089 
The opportunities are endless. 4089 
The power supplies 4088 
How did you do it? 4088 
Two things I really liked... 4088 
Splitting the DSET 4022 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4022 
The heat issue 4020 
Be carefully however. 4020 
All about bass 3958 
Approaching the LF DSET 3957 
Many thanks 3957 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3957 
The long wall? 3955 
Multiple reasonings… 3955 
This is interesting! 3954 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3953 
First bass OPT prototype... 3738 
I do not know. 3738 
Yes, that is right... 3737 
DSET Grounding 3728 
As far as I remeber. 3727 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3655 
1R vs 16R 3655 
I've started building the power supplies... 3606 
Steel singing 3605 
Not yet 3605 
Copper? 3604 
Ringing 3566 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3566 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3549 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3549 
It look like the project progress well 3548 
Ventilation 3546 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3545 
Dust 3537 
A filter? 3537 
DHT Meter 3526 
Current matters? 3525 
Yes, that is it. 3525 
Do not rash 3524 
12.1k Resistor 3519 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3519 
DSET amplifier is designed 3487 
Prototype 3487 
Not built yet 3487 
Built in vibrosiolation 3487 
Impressive project 3487 
It is a good idea 3487 
I'm honoured 3487 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3487 
I second Romy, 3487 
Is this another N-Set? 3487 
The failing memory 3487 
Alzheimer! 3487 
Not too late 3487 
Airborne 3475 
EMF 3475 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3475 
Multiplying by zero 3475 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3475 
Valve damping 3475 
EM radiation 3475 
It's free 3475 
Gauss 3474 
Mmmm... 3474 
Without Looking Again 3474 
Something I observe… 3474 
Filter Caps 3474 
Very good 3474 
Nichicons 3474 
DigiKey 3474 
Iron? 3473 
No, no Pieter 3473 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3469 
Mock-up 3469 
Some more DSET photos.. 3255 
DSET labels 3172 
Some thoughts. 3171 
They are for mA 3170 
Finally firing up the DSET 2852 
The bias 2851 
Try to debug more. 2851 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2851 
Damn crossovers 2851 
Six Channels are UP 2850 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2850 
Shot too early... 2849 
Tube change simplicity 2849 
So far so good... 2849 
Keep dong what you do... 2849 
In my dreams 2849 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2848 
Very good. 2848 
Distressingly familiar 2848 
DSET Power draw 2848 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2848 
You would be most welcome... 2847 
EI vs toroids 2845 
Its about noise 2844 
The pin 8 question 2844 
Cont'ed 2844 
A good question. 2843 
Barbirolli Mahler 2830 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2830 
First music testing 2821 
So far so good. 2821 
All fixed? 2819 
It is all good. 2818 
Some time on it 2791 
Here's to You! 2791 
Very commendable and noble job 2791 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2791 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2791 
I deserved that 2790 
Many variables in play 2790 
I've got some work to do 2789 
Some leads to explore. 2789 
Small steps 2712 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2711 
Still no stereo 2619 
Good luck... :-) 2619 
I've not given up... 2618 
AVC experience 2618 
Read sun is rising... 2618 
I do not know. 2618 
Bass Channel OPT 2606 
Some perspectives... 2601 
More to do 2600 
I had it wrong all along... 2279 
Play It Again, Sam 2279 
R4 is the Culprit 2279 
Some explanations 2278 
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