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Planning my DSET 4138 
Answers.... 4137 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4137 
A dangers zone? 4136 
DHT in the DSET 4136 
You will see. 4135 
Second round of questions... 4135 
The answers.... 4134 
Between S2 and OPT... 4134 
Exactly how I described above. 4132 
Fundamentals Channel... 4131 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4131 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4130 
There is truly no answer. 4130 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4130 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4129 
I did not tell the whole story... 4129 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4129 
More ansvers..... 4128 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4127 
Do not worry.... 4127 
HF Filter 4121 
The starting sequence. 4121 
A first world problem... 4121 
The remote start option. 4120 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4118 
The coupling capacitors 4117 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4117 
Cap rolling... 4114 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4114 
Caps at high frequencies... 4114 
Do not worry about it for now. 4113 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4110 
I think it is about right. 4110 
More Lpads... 4109 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4108 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4107 
A word of warning 4107 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4100 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4099 
The LPADs.... 4099 
Like This? 4099 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4093 
DIY 4093 
Better air-caps? 4093 
Top Plate Draft #1 4079 
Many options are available. 4079 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4073 
Interesting but…. 4071 
Heating is an issue... 4067 
LPad in Channel F 4063 
It does not matter. 4061 
A few power supply changes 4059 
The opportunities are endless. 4059 
The power supplies 4058 
How did you do it? 4058 
Two things I really liked... 4058 
Splitting the DSET 3992 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3992 
The heat issue 3990 
Be carefully however. 3990 
All about bass 3928 
Approaching the LF DSET 3927 
Many thanks 3927 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3927 
The long wall? 3925 
Multiple reasonings… 3925 
This is interesting! 3924 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3923 
First bass OPT prototype... 3708 
I do not know. 3708 
Yes, that is right... 3707 
DSET Grounding 3698 
As far as I remeber. 3697 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3625 
1R vs 16R 3625 
I've started building the power supplies... 3576 
Steel singing 3575 
Not yet 3575 
Copper? 3574 
Ringing 3536 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3536 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3519 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3519 
It look like the project progress well 3518 
Ventilation 3516 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3515 
Dust 3507 
A filter? 3507 
DHT Meter 3496 
Current matters? 3495 
Yes, that is it. 3495 
Do not rash 3494 
12.1k Resistor 3489 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3489 
DSET amplifier is designed 3457 
Prototype 3457 
Not built yet 3457 
Built in vibrosiolation 3457 
Impressive project 3457 
It is a good idea 3457 
I'm honoured 3457 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3457 
I second Romy, 3457 
Is this another N-Set? 3457 
The failing memory 3457 
Alzheimer! 3457 
Not too late 3457 
Airborne 3445 
EMF 3445 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3445 
Multiplying by zero 3445 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3445 
Valve damping 3445 
EM radiation 3445 
It's free 3445 
Gauss 3444 
Mmmm... 3444 
Without Looking Again 3444 
Something I observe… 3444 
Filter Caps 3444 
Very good 3444 
Nichicons 3444 
DigiKey 3444 
Iron? 3443 
No, no Pieter 3443 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3439 
Mock-up 3439 
Some more DSET photos.. 3225 
DSET labels 3142 
Some thoughts. 3141 
They are for mA 3140 
Finally firing up the DSET 2822 
The bias 2821 
Try to debug more. 2821 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2821 
Damn crossovers 2821 
Six Channels are UP 2820 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2820 
Shot too early... 2819 
Tube change simplicity 2819 
So far so good... 2819 
Keep dong what you do... 2819 
In my dreams 2819 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2818 
Very good. 2818 
Distressingly familiar 2818 
DSET Power draw 2818 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2818 
You would be most welcome... 2817 
EI vs toroids 2815 
Its about noise 2814 
The pin 8 question 2814 
Cont'ed 2814 
A good question. 2813 
Barbirolli Mahler 2800 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2800 
First music testing 2791 
So far so good. 2791 
All fixed? 2789 
It is all good. 2788 
Some time on it 2761 
Here's to You! 2761 
Very commendable and noble job 2761 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2761 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2761 
I deserved that 2760 
Many variables in play 2760 
I've got some work to do 2759 
Some leads to explore. 2759 
Small steps 2682 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2681 
Still no stereo 2589 
Good luck... :-) 2589 
I've not given up... 2588 
AVC experience 2588 
Read sun is rising... 2588 
I do not know. 2588 
Bass Channel OPT 2576 
Some perspectives... 2571 
More to do 2570 
I had it wrong all along... 2249 
Play It Again, Sam 2249 
R4 is the Culprit 2249 
Some explanations 2248 
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