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Planning my DSET 4163 
Answers.... 4162 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4162 
A dangers zone? 4161 
DHT in the DSET 4161 
You will see. 4160 
Second round of questions... 4160 
The answers.... 4159 
Between S2 and OPT... 4159 
Exactly how I described above. 4157 
Fundamentals Channel... 4156 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4156 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4155 
There is truly no answer. 4155 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4155 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4154 
I did not tell the whole story... 4154 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4154 
More ansvers..... 4153 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4152 
Do not worry.... 4152 
HF Filter 4146 
The starting sequence. 4146 
A first world problem... 4146 
The remote start option. 4145 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4143 
The coupling capacitors 4142 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4142 
Cap rolling... 4139 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4139 
Caps at high frequencies... 4139 
Do not worry about it for now. 4138 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4135 
I think it is about right. 4135 
More Lpads... 4134 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4133 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4132 
A word of warning 4132 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4125 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4124 
The LPADs.... 4124 
Like This? 4124 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4118 
DIY 4118 
Better air-caps? 4118 
Top Plate Draft #1 4104 
Many options are available. 4104 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4098 
Interesting but…. 4096 
Heating is an issue... 4092 
LPad in Channel F 4088 
It does not matter. 4086 
A few power supply changes 4084 
The opportunities are endless. 4084 
The power supplies 4083 
How did you do it? 4083 
Two things I really liked... 4083 
Splitting the DSET 4017 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4017 
The heat issue 4015 
Be carefully however. 4015 
All about bass 3953 
Approaching the LF DSET 3952 
Many thanks 3952 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3952 
The long wall? 3950 
Multiple reasonings… 3950 
This is interesting! 3949 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3948 
First bass OPT prototype... 3733 
I do not know. 3733 
Yes, that is right... 3732 
DSET Grounding 3723 
As far as I remeber. 3722 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3650 
1R vs 16R 3650 
I've started building the power supplies... 3601 
Steel singing 3600 
Not yet 3600 
Copper? 3599 
Ringing 3561 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3561 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3544 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3544 
It look like the project progress well 3543 
Ventilation 3541 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3540 
Dust 3532 
A filter? 3532 
DHT Meter 3521 
Current matters? 3520 
Yes, that is it. 3520 
Do not rash 3519 
12.1k Resistor 3514 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3514 
DSET amplifier is designed 3482 
Prototype 3482 
Not built yet 3482 
Built in vibrosiolation 3482 
Impressive project 3482 
It is a good idea 3482 
I'm honoured 3482 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3482 
I second Romy, 3482 
Is this another N-Set? 3482 
The failing memory 3482 
Alzheimer! 3482 
Not too late 3482 
Airborne 3470 
EMF 3470 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3470 
Multiplying by zero 3470 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3470 
Valve damping 3470 
EM radiation 3470 
It's free 3470 
Gauss 3469 
Mmmm... 3469 
Without Looking Again 3469 
Something I observe… 3469 
Filter Caps 3469 
Very good 3469 
Nichicons 3469 
DigiKey 3469 
Iron? 3468 
No, no Pieter 3468 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3464 
Mock-up 3464 
Some more DSET photos.. 3250 
DSET labels 3167 
Some thoughts. 3166 
They are for mA 3165 
Finally firing up the DSET 2847 
The bias 2846 
Try to debug more. 2846 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2846 
Damn crossovers 2846 
Six Channels are UP 2845 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2845 
Shot too early... 2844 
Tube change simplicity 2844 
So far so good... 2844 
Keep dong what you do... 2844 
In my dreams 2844 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2843 
Very good. 2843 
Distressingly familiar 2843 
DSET Power draw 2843 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2843 
You would be most welcome... 2842 
EI vs toroids 2840 
Its about noise 2839 
The pin 8 question 2839 
Cont'ed 2839 
A good question. 2838 
Barbirolli Mahler 2825 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2825 
First music testing 2816 
So far so good. 2816 
All fixed? 2814 
It is all good. 2813 
Some time on it 2786 
Here's to You! 2786 
Very commendable and noble job 2786 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2786 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2786 
I deserved that 2785 
Many variables in play 2785 
I've got some work to do 2784 
Some leads to explore. 2784 
Small steps 2707 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2706 
Still no stereo 2614 
Good luck... :-) 2614 
I've not given up... 2613 
AVC experience 2613 
Read sun is rising... 2613 
I do not know. 2613 
Bass Channel OPT 2601 
Some perspectives... 2596 
More to do 2595 
I had it wrong all along... 2274 
Play It Again, Sam 2274 
R4 is the Culprit 2274 
Some explanations 2273 
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