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Planning my DSET 4157 
Answers.... 4156 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4156 
A dangers zone? 4155 
DHT in the DSET 4155 
You will see. 4154 
Second round of questions... 4154 
The answers.... 4153 
Between S2 and OPT... 4153 
Exactly how I described above. 4151 
Fundamentals Channel... 4150 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4150 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4149 
There is truly no answer. 4149 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4149 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4148 
I did not tell the whole story... 4148 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4148 
More ansvers..... 4147 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4146 
Do not worry.... 4146 
HF Filter 4140 
The starting sequence. 4140 
A first world problem... 4140 
The remote start option. 4139 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4137 
The coupling capacitors 4136 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4136 
Cap rolling... 4133 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4133 
Caps at high frequencies... 4133 
Do not worry about it for now. 4132 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4129 
I think it is about right. 4129 
More Lpads... 4128 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4127 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4126 
A word of warning 4126 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4119 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4118 
The LPADs.... 4118 
Like This? 4118 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4112 
DIY 4112 
Better air-caps? 4112 
Top Plate Draft #1 4098 
Many options are available. 4098 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4092 
Interesting but…. 4090 
Heating is an issue... 4086 
LPad in Channel F 4082 
It does not matter. 4080 
A few power supply changes 4078 
The opportunities are endless. 4078 
The power supplies 4077 
How did you do it? 4077 
Two things I really liked... 4077 
Splitting the DSET 4011 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4011 
The heat issue 4009 
Be carefully however. 4009 
All about bass 3947 
Approaching the LF DSET 3946 
Many thanks 3946 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3946 
The long wall? 3944 
Multiple reasonings… 3944 
This is interesting! 3943 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3942 
First bass OPT prototype... 3727 
I do not know. 3727 
Yes, that is right... 3726 
DSET Grounding 3717 
As far as I remeber. 3716 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3644 
1R vs 16R 3644 
I've started building the power supplies... 3595 
Steel singing 3594 
Not yet 3594 
Copper? 3593 
Ringing 3555 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3555 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3538 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3538 
It look like the project progress well 3537 
Ventilation 3535 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3534 
Dust 3526 
A filter? 3526 
DHT Meter 3515 
Current matters? 3514 
Yes, that is it. 3514 
Do not rash 3513 
12.1k Resistor 3508 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3508 
DSET amplifier is designed 3476 
Prototype 3476 
Not built yet 3476 
Built in vibrosiolation 3476 
Impressive project 3476 
It is a good idea 3476 
I'm honoured 3476 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3476 
I second Romy, 3476 
Is this another N-Set? 3476 
The failing memory 3476 
Alzheimer! 3476 
Not too late 3476 
Airborne 3464 
EMF 3464 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3464 
Multiplying by zero 3464 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3464 
Valve damping 3464 
EM radiation 3464 
It's free 3464 
Gauss 3463 
Mmmm... 3463 
Without Looking Again 3463 
Something I observe… 3463 
Filter Caps 3463 
Very good 3463 
Nichicons 3463 
DigiKey 3463 
Iron? 3462 
No, no Pieter 3462 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3458 
Mock-up 3458 
Some more DSET photos.. 3244 
DSET labels 3161 
Some thoughts. 3160 
They are for mA 3159 
Finally firing up the DSET 2841 
The bias 2840 
Try to debug more. 2840 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2840 
Damn crossovers 2840 
Six Channels are UP 2839 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2839 
Shot too early... 2838 
Tube change simplicity 2838 
So far so good... 2838 
Keep dong what you do... 2838 
In my dreams 2838 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2837 
Very good. 2837 
Distressingly familiar 2837 
DSET Power draw 2837 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2837 
You would be most welcome... 2836 
EI vs toroids 2834 
Its about noise 2833 
The pin 8 question 2833 
Cont'ed 2833 
A good question. 2832 
Barbirolli Mahler 2819 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2819 
First music testing 2810 
So far so good. 2810 
All fixed? 2808 
It is all good. 2807 
Some time on it 2780 
Here's to You! 2780 
Very commendable and noble job 2780 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2780 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2780 
I deserved that 2779 
Many variables in play 2779 
I've got some work to do 2778 
Some leads to explore. 2778 
Small steps 2701 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2700 
Still no stereo 2608 
Good luck... :-) 2608 
I've not given up... 2607 
AVC experience 2607 
Read sun is rising... 2607 
I do not know. 2607 
Bass Channel OPT 2595 
Some perspectives... 2590 
More to do 2589 
I had it wrong all along... 2268 
Play It Again, Sam 2268 
R4 is the Culprit 2268 
Some explanations 2267 
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