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Planning my DSET 4188 
Answers.... 4187 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4187 
A dangers zone? 4186 
DHT in the DSET 4186 
You will see. 4185 
Second round of questions... 4185 
The answers.... 4184 
Between S2 and OPT... 4184 
Exactly how I described above. 4182 
Fundamentals Channel... 4181 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4181 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4180 
There is truly no answer. 4180 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4180 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4179 
I did not tell the whole story... 4179 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4179 
More ansvers..... 4178 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4177 
Do not worry.... 4177 
HF Filter 4171 
The starting sequence. 4171 
A first world problem... 4171 
The remote start option. 4170 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4168 
The coupling capacitors 4167 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4167 
Cap rolling... 4164 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4164 
Caps at high frequencies... 4164 
Do not worry about it for now. 4163 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4160 
I think it is about right. 4160 
More Lpads... 4159 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4158 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4157 
A word of warning 4157 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4150 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4149 
The LPADs.... 4149 
Like This? 4149 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4143 
DIY 4143 
Better air-caps? 4143 
Top Plate Draft #1 4129 
Many options are available. 4129 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4123 
Interesting but…. 4121 
Heating is an issue... 4117 
LPad in Channel F 4113 
It does not matter. 4111 
A few power supply changes 4109 
The opportunities are endless. 4109 
The power supplies 4108 
How did you do it? 4108 
Two things I really liked... 4108 
Splitting the DSET 4042 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4042 
The heat issue 4040 
Be carefully however. 4040 
All about bass 3978 
Approaching the LF DSET 3977 
Many thanks 3977 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3977 
The long wall? 3975 
Multiple reasonings… 3975 
This is interesting! 3974 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3973 
First bass OPT prototype... 3758 
I do not know. 3758 
Yes, that is right... 3757 
DSET Grounding 3748 
As far as I remeber. 3747 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3675 
1R vs 16R 3675 
I've started building the power supplies... 3626 
Steel singing 3625 
Not yet 3625 
Copper? 3624 
Ringing 3586 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3586 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3569 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3569 
It look like the project progress well 3568 
Ventilation 3566 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3565 
Dust 3557 
A filter? 3557 
DHT Meter 3546 
Current matters? 3545 
Yes, that is it. 3545 
Do not rash 3544 
12.1k Resistor 3539 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3539 
DSET amplifier is designed 3507 
Prototype 3507 
Not built yet 3507 
Built in vibrosiolation 3507 
Impressive project 3507 
It is a good idea 3507 
I'm honoured 3507 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3507 
I second Romy, 3507 
Is this another N-Set? 3507 
The failing memory 3507 
Alzheimer! 3507 
Not too late 3507 
Airborne 3495 
EMF 3495 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3495 
Multiplying by zero 3495 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3495 
Valve damping 3495 
EM radiation 3495 
It's free 3495 
Gauss 3494 
Mmmm... 3494 
Without Looking Again 3494 
Something I observe… 3494 
Filter Caps 3494 
Very good 3494 
Nichicons 3494 
DigiKey 3494 
Iron? 3493 
No, no Pieter 3493 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3489 
Mock-up 3489 
Some more DSET photos.. 3275 
DSET labels 3192 
Some thoughts. 3191 
They are for mA 3190 
Finally firing up the DSET 2872 
The bias 2871 
Try to debug more. 2871 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2871 
Damn crossovers 2871 
Six Channels are UP 2870 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2870 
Shot too early... 2869 
Tube change simplicity 2869 
So far so good... 2869 
Keep dong what you do... 2869 
In my dreams 2869 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2868 
Very good. 2868 
Distressingly familiar 2868 
DSET Power draw 2868 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2868 
You would be most welcome... 2867 
EI vs toroids 2865 
Its about noise 2864 
The pin 8 question 2864 
Cont'ed 2864 
A good question. 2863 
Barbirolli Mahler 2850 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2850 
First music testing 2841 
So far so good. 2841 
All fixed? 2839 
It is all good. 2838 
Some time on it 2811 
Here's to You! 2811 
Very commendable and noble job 2811 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2811 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2811 
I deserved that 2810 
Many variables in play 2810 
I've got some work to do 2809 
Some leads to explore. 2809 
Small steps 2732 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2731 
Still no stereo 2639 
Good luck... :-) 2639 
I've not given up... 2638 
AVC experience 2638 
Read sun is rising... 2638 
I do not know. 2638 
Bass Channel OPT 2626 
Some perspectives... 2621 
More to do 2620 
I had it wrong all along... 2299 
Play It Again, Sam 2299 
R4 is the Culprit 2299 
Some explanations 2298 
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