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Planning my DSET 4162 
Answers.... 4161 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4161 
A dangers zone? 4160 
DHT in the DSET 4160 
You will see. 4159 
Second round of questions... 4159 
The answers.... 4158 
Between S2 and OPT... 4158 
Exactly how I described above. 4156 
Fundamentals Channel... 4155 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4155 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4154 
There is truly no answer. 4154 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4154 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4153 
I did not tell the whole story... 4153 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4153 
More ansvers..... 4152 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4151 
Do not worry.... 4151 
HF Filter 4145 
The starting sequence. 4145 
A first world problem... 4145 
The remote start option. 4144 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4142 
The coupling capacitors 4141 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4141 
Cap rolling... 4138 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4138 
Caps at high frequencies... 4138 
Do not worry about it for now. 4137 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4134 
I think it is about right. 4134 
More Lpads... 4133 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4132 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4131 
A word of warning 4131 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4124 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4123 
The LPADs.... 4123 
Like This? 4123 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4117 
DIY 4117 
Better air-caps? 4117 
Top Plate Draft #1 4103 
Many options are available. 4103 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4097 
Interesting but…. 4095 
Heating is an issue... 4091 
LPad in Channel F 4087 
It does not matter. 4085 
A few power supply changes 4083 
The opportunities are endless. 4083 
The power supplies 4082 
How did you do it? 4082 
Two things I really liked... 4082 
Splitting the DSET 4016 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4016 
The heat issue 4014 
Be carefully however. 4014 
All about bass 3952 
Approaching the LF DSET 3951 
Many thanks 3951 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3951 
The long wall? 3949 
Multiple reasonings… 3949 
This is interesting! 3948 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3947 
First bass OPT prototype... 3732 
I do not know. 3732 
Yes, that is right... 3731 
DSET Grounding 3722 
As far as I remeber. 3721 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3649 
1R vs 16R 3649 
I've started building the power supplies... 3600 
Steel singing 3599 
Not yet 3599 
Copper? 3598 
Ringing 3560 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3560 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3543 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3543 
It look like the project progress well 3542 
Ventilation 3540 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3539 
Dust 3531 
A filter? 3531 
DHT Meter 3520 
Current matters? 3519 
Yes, that is it. 3519 
Do not rash 3518 
12.1k Resistor 3513 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3513 
DSET amplifier is designed 3481 
Prototype 3481 
Not built yet 3481 
Built in vibrosiolation 3481 
Impressive project 3481 
It is a good idea 3481 
I'm honoured 3481 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3481 
I second Romy, 3481 
Is this another N-Set? 3481 
The failing memory 3481 
Alzheimer! 3481 
Not too late 3481 
Airborne 3469 
EMF 3469 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3469 
Multiplying by zero 3469 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3469 
Valve damping 3469 
EM radiation 3469 
It's free 3469 
Gauss 3468 
Mmmm... 3468 
Without Looking Again 3468 
Something I observe… 3468 
Filter Caps 3468 
Very good 3468 
Nichicons 3468 
DigiKey 3468 
Iron? 3467 
No, no Pieter 3467 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3463 
Mock-up 3463 
Some more DSET photos.. 3249 
DSET labels 3166 
Some thoughts. 3165 
They are for mA 3164 
Finally firing up the DSET 2846 
The bias 2845 
Try to debug more. 2845 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2845 
Damn crossovers 2845 
Six Channels are UP 2844 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2844 
Shot too early... 2843 
Tube change simplicity 2843 
So far so good... 2843 
Keep dong what you do... 2843 
In my dreams 2843 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2842 
Very good. 2842 
Distressingly familiar 2842 
DSET Power draw 2842 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2842 
You would be most welcome... 2841 
EI vs toroids 2839 
Its about noise 2838 
The pin 8 question 2838 
Cont'ed 2838 
A good question. 2837 
Barbirolli Mahler 2824 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2824 
First music testing 2815 
So far so good. 2815 
All fixed? 2813 
It is all good. 2812 
Some time on it 2785 
Here's to You! 2785 
Very commendable and noble job 2785 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2785 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2785 
I deserved that 2784 
Many variables in play 2784 
I've got some work to do 2783 
Some leads to explore. 2783 
Small steps 2706 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2705 
Still no stereo 2613 
Good luck... :-) 2613 
I've not given up... 2612 
AVC experience 2612 
Read sun is rising... 2612 
I do not know. 2612 
Bass Channel OPT 2600 
Some perspectives... 2595 
More to do 2594 
I had it wrong all along... 2273 
Play It Again, Sam 2273 
R4 is the Culprit 2273 
Some explanations 2272 
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