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Planning my DSET 4128 
Answers.... 4127 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4127 
A dangers zone? 4126 
DHT in the DSET 4126 
You will see. 4125 
Second round of questions... 4125 
The answers.... 4124 
Between S2 and OPT... 4124 
Exactly how I described above. 4122 
Fundamentals Channel... 4121 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4121 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4120 
There is truly no answer. 4120 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4120 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4119 
I did not tell the whole story... 4119 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4119 
More ansvers..... 4118 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4117 
Do not worry.... 4117 
HF Filter 4111 
The starting sequence. 4111 
A first world problem... 4111 
The remote start option. 4110 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4108 
The coupling capacitors 4107 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4107 
Cap rolling... 4104 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4104 
Caps at high frequencies... 4104 
Do not worry about it for now. 4103 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4100 
I think it is about right. 4100 
More Lpads... 4099 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4098 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4097 
A word of warning 4097 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4090 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4089 
The LPADs.... 4089 
Like This? 4089 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4083 
DIY 4083 
Better air-caps? 4083 
Top Plate Draft #1 4069 
Many options are available. 4069 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4063 
Interesting but…. 4061 
Heating is an issue... 4057 
LPad in Channel F 4053 
It does not matter. 4051 
A few power supply changes 4049 
The opportunities are endless. 4049 
The power supplies 4048 
How did you do it? 4048 
Two things I really liked... 4048 
Splitting the DSET 3982 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3982 
The heat issue 3980 
Be carefully however. 3980 
All about bass 3918 
Approaching the LF DSET 3917 
Many thanks 3917 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3917 
The long wall? 3915 
Multiple reasonings… 3915 
This is interesting! 3914 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3913 
First bass OPT prototype... 3698 
I do not know. 3698 
Yes, that is right... 3697 
DSET Grounding 3688 
As far as I remeber. 3687 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3615 
1R vs 16R 3615 
I've started building the power supplies... 3566 
Steel singing 3565 
Not yet 3565 
Copper? 3564 
Ringing 3526 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3526 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3509 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3509 
It look like the project progress well 3508 
Ventilation 3506 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3505 
Dust 3497 
A filter? 3497 
DHT Meter 3486 
Current matters? 3485 
Yes, that is it. 3485 
Do not rash 3484 
12.1k Resistor 3479 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3479 
DSET amplifier is designed 3447 
Prototype 3447 
Not built yet 3447 
Built in vibrosiolation 3447 
Impressive project 3447 
It is a good idea 3447 
I'm honoured 3447 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3447 
I second Romy, 3447 
Is this another N-Set? 3447 
The failing memory 3447 
Alzheimer! 3447 
Not too late 3447 
Airborne 3435 
EMF 3435 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3435 
Multiplying by zero 3435 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3435 
Valve damping 3435 
EM radiation 3435 
It's free 3435 
Gauss 3434 
Mmmm... 3434 
Without Looking Again 3434 
Something I observe… 3434 
Filter Caps 3434 
Very good 3434 
Nichicons 3434 
DigiKey 3434 
Iron? 3433 
No, no Pieter 3433 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3429 
Mock-up 3429 
Some more DSET photos.. 3215 
DSET labels 3132 
Some thoughts. 3131 
They are for mA 3130 
Finally firing up the DSET 2812 
The bias 2811 
Try to debug more. 2811 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2811 
Damn crossovers 2811 
Six Channels are UP 2810 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2810 
Shot too early... 2809 
Tube change simplicity 2809 
So far so good... 2809 
Keep dong what you do... 2809 
In my dreams 2809 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2808 
Very good. 2808 
Distressingly familiar 2808 
DSET Power draw 2808 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2808 
You would be most welcome... 2807 
EI vs toroids 2805 
Its about noise 2804 
The pin 8 question 2804 
Cont'ed 2804 
A good question. 2803 
Barbirolli Mahler 2790 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2790 
First music testing 2781 
So far so good. 2781 
All fixed? 2779 
It is all good. 2778 
Some time on it 2751 
Here's to You! 2751 
Very commendable and noble job 2751 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2751 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2751 
I deserved that 2750 
Many variables in play 2750 
I've got some work to do 2749 
Some leads to explore. 2749 
Small steps 2672 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2671 
Still no stereo 2579 
Good luck... :-) 2579 
I've not given up... 2578 
AVC experience 2578 
Read sun is rising... 2578 
I do not know. 2578 
Bass Channel OPT 2566 
Some perspectives... 2561 
More to do 2560 
I had it wrong all along... 2239 
Play It Again, Sam 2239 
R4 is the Culprit 2239 
Some explanations 2238 
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