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Planning my DSET 4182 
Answers.... 4181 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4181 
A dangers zone? 4180 
DHT in the DSET 4180 
You will see. 4179 
Second round of questions... 4179 
The answers.... 4178 
Between S2 and OPT... 4178 
Exactly how I described above. 4176 
Fundamentals Channel... 4175 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4175 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4174 
There is truly no answer. 4174 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4174 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4173 
I did not tell the whole story... 4173 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4173 
More ansvers..... 4172 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4171 
Do not worry.... 4171 
HF Filter 4165 
The starting sequence. 4165 
A first world problem... 4165 
The remote start option. 4164 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4162 
The coupling capacitors 4161 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4161 
Cap rolling... 4158 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4158 
Caps at high frequencies... 4158 
Do not worry about it for now. 4157 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4154 
I think it is about right. 4154 
More Lpads... 4153 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4152 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4151 
A word of warning 4151 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4144 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4143 
The LPADs.... 4143 
Like This? 4143 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4137 
DIY 4137 
Better air-caps? 4137 
Top Plate Draft #1 4123 
Many options are available. 4123 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4117 
Interesting but…. 4115 
Heating is an issue... 4111 
LPad in Channel F 4107 
It does not matter. 4105 
A few power supply changes 4103 
The opportunities are endless. 4103 
The power supplies 4102 
How did you do it? 4102 
Two things I really liked... 4102 
Splitting the DSET 4036 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4036 
The heat issue 4034 
Be carefully however. 4034 
All about bass 3972 
Approaching the LF DSET 3971 
Many thanks 3971 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3971 
The long wall? 3969 
Multiple reasonings… 3969 
This is interesting! 3968 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3967 
First bass OPT prototype... 3752 
I do not know. 3752 
Yes, that is right... 3751 
DSET Grounding 3742 
As far as I remeber. 3741 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3669 
1R vs 16R 3669 
I've started building the power supplies... 3620 
Steel singing 3619 
Not yet 3619 
Copper? 3618 
Ringing 3580 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3580 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3563 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3563 
It look like the project progress well 3562 
Ventilation 3560 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3559 
Dust 3551 
A filter? 3551 
DHT Meter 3540 
Current matters? 3539 
Yes, that is it. 3539 
Do not rash 3538 
12.1k Resistor 3533 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3533 
DSET amplifier is designed 3501 
Prototype 3501 
Not built yet 3501 
Built in vibrosiolation 3501 
Impressive project 3501 
It is a good idea 3501 
I'm honoured 3501 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3501 
I second Romy, 3501 
Is this another N-Set? 3501 
The failing memory 3501 
Alzheimer! 3501 
Not too late 3501 
Airborne 3489 
EMF 3489 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3489 
Multiplying by zero 3489 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3489 
Valve damping 3489 
EM radiation 3489 
It's free 3489 
Gauss 3488 
Mmmm... 3488 
Without Looking Again 3488 
Something I observe… 3488 
Filter Caps 3488 
Very good 3488 
Nichicons 3488 
DigiKey 3488 
Iron? 3487 
No, no Pieter 3487 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3483 
Mock-up 3483 
Some more DSET photos.. 3269 
DSET labels 3186 
Some thoughts. 3185 
They are for mA 3184 
Finally firing up the DSET 2866 
The bias 2865 
Try to debug more. 2865 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2865 
Damn crossovers 2865 
Six Channels are UP 2864 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2864 
Shot too early... 2863 
Tube change simplicity 2863 
So far so good... 2863 
Keep dong what you do... 2863 
In my dreams 2863 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2862 
Very good. 2862 
Distressingly familiar 2862 
DSET Power draw 2862 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2862 
You would be most welcome... 2861 
EI vs toroids 2859 
Its about noise 2858 
The pin 8 question 2858 
Cont'ed 2858 
A good question. 2857 
Barbirolli Mahler 2844 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2844 
First music testing 2835 
So far so good. 2835 
All fixed? 2833 
It is all good. 2832 
Some time on it 2805 
Here's to You! 2805 
Very commendable and noble job 2805 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2805 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2805 
I deserved that 2804 
Many variables in play 2804 
I've got some work to do 2803 
Some leads to explore. 2803 
Small steps 2726 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2725 
Still no stereo 2633 
Good luck... :-) 2633 
I've not given up... 2632 
AVC experience 2632 
Read sun is rising... 2632 
I do not know. 2632 
Bass Channel OPT 2620 
Some perspectives... 2615 
More to do 2614 
I had it wrong all along... 2293 
Play It Again, Sam 2293 
R4 is the Culprit 2293 
Some explanations 2292 
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