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Planning my DSET 4144 
Answers.... 4143 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4143 
A dangers zone? 4142 
DHT in the DSET 4142 
You will see. 4141 
Second round of questions... 4141 
The answers.... 4140 
Between S2 and OPT... 4140 
Exactly how I described above. 4138 
Fundamentals Channel... 4137 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4137 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4136 
There is truly no answer. 4136 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4136 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4135 
I did not tell the whole story... 4135 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4135 
More ansvers..... 4134 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4133 
Do not worry.... 4133 
HF Filter 4127 
The starting sequence. 4127 
A first world problem... 4127 
The remote start option. 4126 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4124 
The coupling capacitors 4123 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4123 
Cap rolling... 4120 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4120 
Caps at high frequencies... 4120 
Do not worry about it for now. 4119 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4116 
I think it is about right. 4116 
More Lpads... 4115 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4114 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4113 
A word of warning 4113 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4106 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4105 
The LPADs.... 4105 
Like This? 4105 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4099 
DIY 4099 
Better air-caps? 4099 
Top Plate Draft #1 4085 
Many options are available. 4085 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4079 
Interesting but…. 4077 
Heating is an issue... 4073 
LPad in Channel F 4069 
It does not matter. 4067 
A few power supply changes 4065 
The opportunities are endless. 4065 
The power supplies 4064 
How did you do it? 4064 
Two things I really liked... 4064 
Splitting the DSET 3998 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3998 
The heat issue 3996 
Be carefully however. 3996 
All about bass 3934 
Approaching the LF DSET 3933 
Many thanks 3933 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3933 
The long wall? 3931 
Multiple reasonings… 3931 
This is interesting! 3930 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3929 
First bass OPT prototype... 3714 
I do not know. 3714 
Yes, that is right... 3713 
DSET Grounding 3704 
As far as I remeber. 3703 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3631 
1R vs 16R 3631 
I've started building the power supplies... 3582 
Steel singing 3581 
Not yet 3581 
Copper? 3580 
Ringing 3542 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3542 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3525 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3525 
It look like the project progress well 3524 
Ventilation 3522 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3521 
Dust 3513 
A filter? 3513 
DHT Meter 3502 
Current matters? 3501 
Yes, that is it. 3501 
Do not rash 3500 
12.1k Resistor 3495 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3495 
DSET amplifier is designed 3463 
Prototype 3463 
Not built yet 3463 
Built in vibrosiolation 3463 
Impressive project 3463 
It is a good idea 3463 
I'm honoured 3463 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3463 
I second Romy, 3463 
Is this another N-Set? 3463 
The failing memory 3463 
Alzheimer! 3463 
Not too late 3463 
Airborne 3451 
EMF 3451 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3451 
Multiplying by zero 3451 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3451 
Valve damping 3451 
EM radiation 3451 
It's free 3451 
Gauss 3450 
Mmmm... 3450 
Without Looking Again 3450 
Something I observe… 3450 
Filter Caps 3450 
Very good 3450 
Nichicons 3450 
DigiKey 3450 
Iron? 3449 
No, no Pieter 3449 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3445 
Mock-up 3445 
Some more DSET photos.. 3231 
DSET labels 3148 
Some thoughts. 3147 
They are for mA 3146 
Finally firing up the DSET 2828 
The bias 2827 
Try to debug more. 2827 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2827 
Damn crossovers 2827 
Six Channels are UP 2826 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2826 
Shot too early... 2825 
Tube change simplicity 2825 
So far so good... 2825 
Keep dong what you do... 2825 
In my dreams 2825 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2824 
Very good. 2824 
Distressingly familiar 2824 
DSET Power draw 2824 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2824 
You would be most welcome... 2823 
EI vs toroids 2821 
Its about noise 2820 
The pin 8 question 2820 
Cont'ed 2820 
A good question. 2819 
Barbirolli Mahler 2806 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2806 
First music testing 2797 
So far so good. 2797 
All fixed? 2795 
It is all good. 2794 
Some time on it 2767 
Here's to You! 2767 
Very commendable and noble job 2767 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2767 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2767 
I deserved that 2766 
Many variables in play 2766 
I've got some work to do 2765 
Some leads to explore. 2765 
Small steps 2688 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2687 
Still no stereo 2595 
Good luck... :-) 2595 
I've not given up... 2594 
AVC experience 2594 
Read sun is rising... 2594 
I do not know. 2594 
Bass Channel OPT 2582 
Some perspectives... 2577 
More to do 2576 
I had it wrong all along... 2255 
Play It Again, Sam 2255 
R4 is the Culprit 2255 
Some explanations 2254 
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