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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
Planning my DSET 4140 
Answers.... 4139 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4139 
A dangers zone? 4138 
DHT in the DSET 4138 
You will see. 4137 
Second round of questions... 4137 
The answers.... 4136 
Between S2 and OPT... 4136 
Exactly how I described above. 4134 
Fundamentals Channel... 4133 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4133 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4132 
There is truly no answer. 4132 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4132 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4131 
I did not tell the whole story... 4131 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4131 
More ansvers..... 4130 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4129 
Do not worry.... 4129 
HF Filter 4123 
The starting sequence. 4123 
A first world problem... 4123 
The remote start option. 4122 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4120 
The coupling capacitors 4119 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4119 
Cap rolling... 4116 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4116 
Caps at high frequencies... 4116 
Do not worry about it for now. 4115 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4112 
I think it is about right. 4112 
More Lpads... 4111 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4110 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4109 
A word of warning 4109 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4102 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4101 
The LPADs.... 4101 
Like This? 4101 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4095 
DIY 4095 
Better air-caps? 4095 
Top Plate Draft #1 4081 
Many options are available. 4081 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4075 
Interesting but…. 4073 
Heating is an issue... 4069 
LPad in Channel F 4065 
It does not matter. 4063 
A few power supply changes 4061 
The opportunities are endless. 4061 
The power supplies 4060 
How did you do it? 4060 
Two things I really liked... 4060 
Splitting the DSET 3994 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3994 
The heat issue 3992 
Be carefully however. 3992 
All about bass 3930 
Approaching the LF DSET 3929 
Many thanks 3929 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3929 
The long wall? 3927 
Multiple reasonings… 3927 
This is interesting! 3926 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3925 
First bass OPT prototype... 3710 
I do not know. 3710 
Yes, that is right... 3709 
DSET Grounding 3700 
As far as I remeber. 3699 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3627 
1R vs 16R 3627 
I've started building the power supplies... 3578 
Steel singing 3577 
Not yet 3577 
Copper? 3576 
Ringing 3538 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3538 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3521 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3521 
It look like the project progress well 3520 
Ventilation 3518 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3517 
Dust 3509 
A filter? 3509 
DHT Meter 3498 
Current matters? 3497 
Yes, that is it. 3497 
Do not rash 3496 
12.1k Resistor 3491 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3491 
DSET amplifier is designed 3459 
Prototype 3459 
Not built yet 3459 
Built in vibrosiolation 3459 
Impressive project 3459 
It is a good idea 3459 
I'm honoured 3459 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3459 
I second Romy, 3459 
Is this another N-Set? 3459 
The failing memory 3459 
Alzheimer! 3459 
Not too late 3459 
Airborne 3447 
EMF 3447 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3447 
Multiplying by zero 3447 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3447 
Valve damping 3447 
EM radiation 3447 
It's free 3447 
Gauss 3446 
Mmmm... 3446 
Without Looking Again 3446 
Something I observe… 3446 
Filter Caps 3446 
Very good 3446 
Nichicons 3446 
DigiKey 3446 
Iron? 3445 
No, no Pieter 3445 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3441 
Mock-up 3441 
Some more DSET photos.. 3227 
DSET labels 3144 
Some thoughts. 3143 
They are for mA 3142 
Finally firing up the DSET 2824 
The bias 2823 
Try to debug more. 2823 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2823 
Damn crossovers 2823 
Six Channels are UP 2822 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2822 
Shot too early... 2821 
Tube change simplicity 2821 
So far so good... 2821 
Keep dong what you do... 2821 
In my dreams 2821 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2820 
Very good. 2820 
Distressingly familiar 2820 
DSET Power draw 2820 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2820 
You would be most welcome... 2819 
EI vs toroids 2817 
Its about noise 2816 
The pin 8 question 2816 
Cont'ed 2816 
A good question. 2815 
Barbirolli Mahler 2802 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2802 
First music testing 2793 
So far so good. 2793 
All fixed? 2791 
It is all good. 2790 
Some time on it 2763 
Here's to You! 2763 
Very commendable and noble job 2763 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2763 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2763 
I deserved that 2762 
Many variables in play 2762 
I've got some work to do 2761 
Some leads to explore. 2761 
Small steps 2684 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2683 
Still no stereo 2591 
Good luck... :-) 2591 
I've not given up... 2590 
AVC experience 2590 
Read sun is rising... 2590 
I do not know. 2590 
Bass Channel OPT 2578 
Some perspectives... 2573 
More to do 2572 
I had it wrong all along... 2251 
Play It Again, Sam 2251 
R4 is the Culprit 2251 
Some explanations 2250 
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