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Planning my DSET 4169 
Answers.... 4168 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4168 
A dangers zone? 4167 
DHT in the DSET 4167 
You will see. 4166 
Second round of questions... 4166 
The answers.... 4165 
Between S2 and OPT... 4165 
Exactly how I described above. 4163 
Fundamentals Channel... 4162 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4162 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4161 
There is truly no answer. 4161 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4161 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4160 
I did not tell the whole story... 4160 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4160 
More ansvers..... 4159 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4158 
Do not worry.... 4158 
HF Filter 4152 
The starting sequence. 4152 
A first world problem... 4152 
The remote start option. 4151 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4149 
The coupling capacitors 4148 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4148 
Cap rolling... 4145 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4145 
Caps at high frequencies... 4145 
Do not worry about it for now. 4144 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4141 
I think it is about right. 4141 
More Lpads... 4140 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4139 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4138 
A word of warning 4138 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4131 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4130 
The LPADs.... 4130 
Like This? 4130 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4124 
DIY 4124 
Better air-caps? 4124 
Top Plate Draft #1 4110 
Many options are available. 4110 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4104 
Interesting but…. 4102 
Heating is an issue... 4098 
LPad in Channel F 4094 
It does not matter. 4092 
A few power supply changes 4090 
The opportunities are endless. 4090 
The power supplies 4089 
How did you do it? 4089 
Two things I really liked... 4089 
Splitting the DSET 4023 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4023 
The heat issue 4021 
Be carefully however. 4021 
All about bass 3959 
Approaching the LF DSET 3958 
Many thanks 3958 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3958 
The long wall? 3956 
Multiple reasonings… 3956 
This is interesting! 3955 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3954 
First bass OPT prototype... 3739 
I do not know. 3739 
Yes, that is right... 3738 
DSET Grounding 3729 
As far as I remeber. 3728 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3656 
1R vs 16R 3656 
I've started building the power supplies... 3607 
Steel singing 3606 
Not yet 3606 
Copper? 3605 
Ringing 3567 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3567 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3550 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3550 
It look like the project progress well 3549 
Ventilation 3547 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3546 
Dust 3538 
A filter? 3538 
DHT Meter 3527 
Current matters? 3526 
Yes, that is it. 3526 
Do not rash 3525 
12.1k Resistor 3520 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3520 
DSET amplifier is designed 3488 
Prototype 3488 
Not built yet 3488 
Built in vibrosiolation 3488 
Impressive project 3488 
It is a good idea 3488 
I'm honoured 3488 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3488 
I second Romy, 3488 
Is this another N-Set? 3488 
The failing memory 3488 
Alzheimer! 3488 
Not too late 3488 
Airborne 3476 
EMF 3476 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3476 
Multiplying by zero 3476 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3476 
Valve damping 3476 
EM radiation 3476 
It's free 3476 
Gauss 3475 
Mmmm... 3475 
Without Looking Again 3475 
Something I observe… 3475 
Filter Caps 3475 
Very good 3475 
Nichicons 3475 
DigiKey 3475 
Iron? 3474 
No, no Pieter 3474 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3470 
Mock-up 3470 
Some more DSET photos.. 3256 
DSET labels 3173 
Some thoughts. 3172 
They are for mA 3171 
Finally firing up the DSET 2853 
The bias 2852 
Try to debug more. 2852 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2852 
Damn crossovers 2852 
Six Channels are UP 2851 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2851 
Shot too early... 2850 
Tube change simplicity 2850 
So far so good... 2850 
Keep dong what you do... 2850 
In my dreams 2850 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2849 
Very good. 2849 
Distressingly familiar 2849 
DSET Power draw 2849 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2849 
You would be most welcome... 2848 
EI vs toroids 2846 
Its about noise 2845 
The pin 8 question 2845 
Cont'ed 2845 
A good question. 2844 
Barbirolli Mahler 2831 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2831 
First music testing 2822 
So far so good. 2822 
All fixed? 2820 
It is all good. 2819 
Some time on it 2792 
Here's to You! 2792 
Very commendable and noble job 2792 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2792 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2792 
I deserved that 2791 
Many variables in play 2791 
I've got some work to do 2790 
Some leads to explore. 2790 
Small steps 2713 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2712 
Still no stereo 2620 
Good luck... :-) 2620 
I've not given up... 2619 
AVC experience 2619 
Read sun is rising... 2619 
I do not know. 2619 
Bass Channel OPT 2607 
Some perspectives... 2602 
More to do 2601 
I had it wrong all along... 2280 
Play It Again, Sam 2280 
R4 is the Culprit 2280 
Some explanations 2279 
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