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Planning my DSET 3828 
Answers.... 3827 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 3827 
A dangers zone? 3826 
DHT in the DSET 3826 
You will see. 3825 
Second round of questions... 3825 
The answers.... 3824 
Between S2 and OPT... 3824 
Exactly how I described above. 3822 
Fundamentals Channel... 3821 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 3821 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 3820 
There is truly no answer. 3820 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 3820 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 3819 
I did not tell the whole story... 3819 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 3819 
More ansvers..... 3818 
The fuse in theMF Channel 3817 
Do not worry.... 3817 
HF Filter 3811 
The starting sequence. 3811 
A first world problem... 3811 
The remote start option. 3810 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 3808 
The coupling capacitors 3807 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 3807 
Cap rolling... 3804 
Caps, caps, caps.... 3804 
Caps at high frequencies... 3804 
Do not worry about it for now. 3803 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 3800 
I think it is about right. 3800 
More Lpads... 3799 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 3798 
Bleeders at shut-down... 3797 
A word of warning 3797 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 3790 
More on the "inductive" LPad 3789 
The LPADs.... 3789 
Like This? 3789 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 3783 
DIY 3783 
Better air-caps? 3783 
Top Plate Draft #1 3769 
Many options are available. 3769 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 3763 
Interesting but…. 3761 
Heating is an issue... 3757 
LPad in Channel F 3753 
It does not matter. 3751 
A few power supply changes 3749 
The opportunities are endless. 3749 
The power supplies 3748 
How did you do it? 3748 
Two things I really liked... 3748 
Splitting the DSET 3682 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3682 
The heat issue 3680 
Be carefully however. 3680 
All about bass 3618 
Approaching the LF DSET 3617 
Many thanks 3617 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3617 
The long wall? 3615 
Multiple reasonings… 3615 
This is interesting! 3614 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3613 
First bass OPT prototype... 3398 
I do not know. 3398 
Yes, that is right... 3397 
DSET Grounding 3388 
As far as I remeber. 3387 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3315 
1R vs 16R 3315 
I've started building the power supplies... 3266 
Steel singing 3265 
Not yet 3265 
Copper? 3264 
Ringing 3226 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3226 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3209 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3209 
It look like the project progress well 3208 
Ventilation 3206 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3205 
Dust 3197 
A filter? 3197 
DHT Meter 3186 
Current matters? 3185 
Yes, that is it. 3185 
Do not rash 3184 
12.1k Resistor 3179 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3179 
DSET amplifier is designed 3147 
Prototype 3147 
Not built yet 3147 
Built in vibrosiolation 3147 
Impressive project 3147 
It is a good idea 3147 
I'm honoured 3147 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3147 
I second Romy, 3147 
Is this another N-Set? 3147 
The failing memory 3147 
Alzheimer! 3147 
Not too late 3147 
Airborne 3135 
EMF 3135 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3135 
Multiplying by zero 3135 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3135 
Valve damping 3135 
EM radiation 3135 
It's free 3135 
Gauss 3134 
Mmmm... 3134 
Without Looking Again 3134 
Something I observe… 3134 
Filter Caps 3134 
Very good 3134 
Nichicons 3134 
DigiKey 3134 
Iron? 3133 
No, no Pieter 3133 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3129 
Mock-up 3129 
Some more DSET photos.. 2915 
DSET labels 2832 
Some thoughts. 2831 
They are for mA 2830 
Finally firing up the DSET 2512 
The bias 2511 
Try to debug more. 2511 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2511 
Damn crossovers 2511 
Six Channels are UP 2510 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2510 
Shot too early... 2509 
Tube change simplicity 2509 
So far so good... 2509 
Keep dong what you do... 2509 
In my dreams 2509 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2508 
Very good. 2508 
Distressingly familiar 2508 
DSET Power draw 2508 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2508 
You would be most welcome... 2507 
EI vs toroids 2505 
Its about noise 2504 
The pin 8 question 2504 
Cont'ed 2504 
A good question. 2503 
Barbirolli Mahler 2490 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2490 
First music testing 2481 
So far so good. 2481 
All fixed? 2479 
It is all good. 2478 
Some time on it 2451 
Here's to You! 2451 
Very commendable and noble job 2451 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2451 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2451 
I deserved that 2450 
Many variables in play 2450 
I've got some work to do 2449 
Some leads to explore. 2449 
Small steps 2372 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2371 
Still no stereo 2279 
Good luck... :-) 2279 
I've not given up... 2278 
AVC experience 2278 
Read sun is rising... 2278 
I do not know. 2278 
Bass Channel OPT 2266 
Some perspectives... 2261 
More to do 2260 
I had it wrong all along... 1939 
Play It Again, Sam 1939 
R4 is the Culprit 1939 
Some explanations 1938 
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