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Planning my DSET 4149 
Answers.... 4148 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4148 
A dangers zone? 4147 
DHT in the DSET 4147 
You will see. 4146 
Second round of questions... 4146 
The answers.... 4145 
Between S2 and OPT... 4145 
Exactly how I described above. 4143 
Fundamentals Channel... 4142 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4142 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4141 
There is truly no answer. 4141 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4141 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4140 
I did not tell the whole story... 4140 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4140 
More ansvers..... 4139 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4138 
Do not worry.... 4138 
HF Filter 4132 
The starting sequence. 4132 
A first world problem... 4132 
The remote start option. 4131 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4129 
The coupling capacitors 4128 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4128 
Cap rolling... 4125 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4125 
Caps at high frequencies... 4125 
Do not worry about it for now. 4124 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4121 
I think it is about right. 4121 
More Lpads... 4120 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4119 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4118 
A word of warning 4118 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4111 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4110 
The LPADs.... 4110 
Like This? 4110 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4104 
DIY 4104 
Better air-caps? 4104 
Top Plate Draft #1 4090 
Many options are available. 4090 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4084 
Interesting but…. 4082 
Heating is an issue... 4078 
LPad in Channel F 4074 
It does not matter. 4072 
A few power supply changes 4070 
The opportunities are endless. 4070 
The power supplies 4069 
How did you do it? 4069 
Two things I really liked... 4069 
Splitting the DSET 4003 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4003 
The heat issue 4001 
Be carefully however. 4001 
All about bass 3939 
Approaching the LF DSET 3938 
Many thanks 3938 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3938 
The long wall? 3936 
Multiple reasonings… 3936 
This is interesting! 3935 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3934 
First bass OPT prototype... 3719 
I do not know. 3719 
Yes, that is right... 3718 
DSET Grounding 3709 
As far as I remeber. 3708 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3636 
1R vs 16R 3636 
I've started building the power supplies... 3587 
Steel singing 3586 
Not yet 3586 
Copper? 3585 
Ringing 3547 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3547 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3530 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3530 
It look like the project progress well 3529 
Ventilation 3527 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3526 
Dust 3518 
A filter? 3518 
DHT Meter 3507 
Current matters? 3506 
Yes, that is it. 3506 
Do not rash 3505 
12.1k Resistor 3500 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3500 
DSET amplifier is designed 3468 
Prototype 3468 
Not built yet 3468 
Built in vibrosiolation 3468 
Impressive project 3468 
It is a good idea 3468 
I'm honoured 3468 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3468 
I second Romy, 3468 
Is this another N-Set? 3468 
The failing memory 3468 
Alzheimer! 3468 
Not too late 3468 
Airborne 3456 
EMF 3456 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3456 
Multiplying by zero 3456 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3456 
Valve damping 3456 
EM radiation 3456 
It's free 3456 
Gauss 3455 
Mmmm... 3455 
Without Looking Again 3455 
Something I observe… 3455 
Filter Caps 3455 
Very good 3455 
Nichicons 3455 
DigiKey 3455 
Iron? 3454 
No, no Pieter 3454 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3450 
Mock-up 3450 
Some more DSET photos.. 3236 
DSET labels 3153 
Some thoughts. 3152 
They are for mA 3151 
Finally firing up the DSET 2833 
The bias 2832 
Try to debug more. 2832 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2832 
Damn crossovers 2832 
Six Channels are UP 2831 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2831 
Shot too early... 2830 
Tube change simplicity 2830 
So far so good... 2830 
Keep dong what you do... 2830 
In my dreams 2830 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2829 
Very good. 2829 
Distressingly familiar 2829 
DSET Power draw 2829 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2829 
You would be most welcome... 2828 
EI vs toroids 2826 
Its about noise 2825 
The pin 8 question 2825 
Cont'ed 2825 
A good question. 2824 
Barbirolli Mahler 2811 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2811 
First music testing 2802 
So far so good. 2802 
All fixed? 2800 
It is all good. 2799 
Some time on it 2772 
Here's to You! 2772 
Very commendable and noble job 2772 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2772 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2772 
I deserved that 2771 
Many variables in play 2771 
I've got some work to do 2770 
Some leads to explore. 2770 
Small steps 2693 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2692 
Still no stereo 2600 
Good luck... :-) 2600 
I've not given up... 2599 
AVC experience 2599 
Read sun is rising... 2599 
I do not know. 2599 
Bass Channel OPT 2587 
Some perspectives... 2582 
More to do 2581 
I had it wrong all along... 2260 
Play It Again, Sam 2260 
R4 is the Culprit 2260 
Some explanations 2259 
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