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Planning my DSET 4158 
Answers.... 4157 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4157 
A dangers zone? 4156 
DHT in the DSET 4156 
You will see. 4155 
Second round of questions... 4155 
The answers.... 4154 
Between S2 and OPT... 4154 
Exactly how I described above. 4152 
Fundamentals Channel... 4151 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4151 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4150 
There is truly no answer. 4150 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4150 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4149 
I did not tell the whole story... 4149 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4149 
More ansvers..... 4148 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4147 
Do not worry.... 4147 
HF Filter 4141 
The starting sequence. 4141 
A first world problem... 4141 
The remote start option. 4140 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4138 
The coupling capacitors 4137 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4137 
Cap rolling... 4134 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4134 
Caps at high frequencies... 4134 
Do not worry about it for now. 4133 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4130 
I think it is about right. 4130 
More Lpads... 4129 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4128 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4127 
A word of warning 4127 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4120 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4119 
The LPADs.... 4119 
Like This? 4119 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4113 
DIY 4113 
Better air-caps? 4113 
Top Plate Draft #1 4099 
Many options are available. 4099 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4093 
Interesting but…. 4091 
Heating is an issue... 4087 
LPad in Channel F 4083 
It does not matter. 4081 
A few power supply changes 4079 
The opportunities are endless. 4079 
The power supplies 4078 
How did you do it? 4078 
Two things I really liked... 4078 
Splitting the DSET 4012 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4012 
The heat issue 4010 
Be carefully however. 4010 
All about bass 3948 
Approaching the LF DSET 3947 
Many thanks 3947 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3947 
The long wall? 3945 
Multiple reasonings… 3945 
This is interesting! 3944 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3943 
First bass OPT prototype... 3728 
I do not know. 3728 
Yes, that is right... 3727 
DSET Grounding 3718 
As far as I remeber. 3717 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3645 
1R vs 16R 3645 
I've started building the power supplies... 3596 
Steel singing 3595 
Not yet 3595 
Copper? 3594 
Ringing 3556 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3556 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3539 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3539 
It look like the project progress well 3538 
Ventilation 3536 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3535 
Dust 3527 
A filter? 3527 
DHT Meter 3516 
Current matters? 3515 
Yes, that is it. 3515 
Do not rash 3514 
12.1k Resistor 3509 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3509 
DSET amplifier is designed 3477 
Prototype 3477 
Not built yet 3477 
Built in vibrosiolation 3477 
Impressive project 3477 
It is a good idea 3477 
I'm honoured 3477 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3477 
I second Romy, 3477 
Is this another N-Set? 3477 
The failing memory 3477 
Alzheimer! 3477 
Not too late 3477 
Airborne 3465 
EMF 3465 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3465 
Multiplying by zero 3465 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3465 
Valve damping 3465 
EM radiation 3465 
It's free 3465 
Gauss 3464 
Mmmm... 3464 
Without Looking Again 3464 
Something I observe… 3464 
Filter Caps 3464 
Very good 3464 
Nichicons 3464 
DigiKey 3464 
Iron? 3463 
No, no Pieter 3463 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3459 
Mock-up 3459 
Some more DSET photos.. 3245 
DSET labels 3162 
Some thoughts. 3161 
They are for mA 3160 
Finally firing up the DSET 2842 
The bias 2841 
Try to debug more. 2841 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2841 
Damn crossovers 2841 
Six Channels are UP 2840 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2840 
Shot too early... 2839 
Tube change simplicity 2839 
So far so good... 2839 
Keep dong what you do... 2839 
In my dreams 2839 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2838 
Very good. 2838 
Distressingly familiar 2838 
DSET Power draw 2838 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2838 
You would be most welcome... 2837 
EI vs toroids 2835 
Its about noise 2834 
The pin 8 question 2834 
Cont'ed 2834 
A good question. 2833 
Barbirolli Mahler 2820 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2820 
First music testing 2811 
So far so good. 2811 
All fixed? 2809 
It is all good. 2808 
Some time on it 2781 
Here's to You! 2781 
Very commendable and noble job 2781 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2781 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2781 
I deserved that 2780 
Many variables in play 2780 
I've got some work to do 2779 
Some leads to explore. 2779 
Small steps 2702 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2701 
Still no stereo 2609 
Good luck... :-) 2609 
I've not given up... 2608 
AVC experience 2608 
Read sun is rising... 2608 
I do not know. 2608 
Bass Channel OPT 2596 
Some perspectives... 2591 
More to do 2590 
I had it wrong all along... 2269 
Play It Again, Sam 2269 
R4 is the Culprit 2269 
Some explanations 2268 
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