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Planning my DSET 4130 
Answers.... 4129 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4129 
A dangers zone? 4128 
DHT in the DSET 4128 
You will see. 4127 
Second round of questions... 4127 
The answers.... 4126 
Between S2 and OPT... 4126 
Exactly how I described above. 4124 
Fundamentals Channel... 4123 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4123 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4122 
There is truly no answer. 4122 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4122 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4121 
I did not tell the whole story... 4121 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4121 
More ansvers..... 4120 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4119 
Do not worry.... 4119 
HF Filter 4113 
The starting sequence. 4113 
A first world problem... 4113 
The remote start option. 4112 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4110 
The coupling capacitors 4109 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4109 
Cap rolling... 4106 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4106 
Caps at high frequencies... 4106 
Do not worry about it for now. 4105 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4102 
I think it is about right. 4102 
More Lpads... 4101 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4100 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4099 
A word of warning 4099 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4092 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4091 
The LPADs.... 4091 
Like This? 4091 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4085 
DIY 4085 
Better air-caps? 4085 
Top Plate Draft #1 4071 
Many options are available. 4071 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4065 
Interesting but…. 4063 
Heating is an issue... 4059 
LPad in Channel F 4055 
It does not matter. 4053 
A few power supply changes 4051 
The opportunities are endless. 4051 
The power supplies 4050 
How did you do it? 4050 
Two things I really liked... 4050 
Splitting the DSET 3984 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3984 
The heat issue 3982 
Be carefully however. 3982 
All about bass 3920 
Approaching the LF DSET 3919 
Many thanks 3919 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3919 
The long wall? 3917 
Multiple reasonings… 3917 
This is interesting! 3916 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3915 
First bass OPT prototype... 3700 
I do not know. 3700 
Yes, that is right... 3699 
DSET Grounding 3690 
As far as I remeber. 3689 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3617 
1R vs 16R 3617 
I've started building the power supplies... 3568 
Steel singing 3567 
Not yet 3567 
Copper? 3566 
Ringing 3528 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3528 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3511 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3511 
It look like the project progress well 3510 
Ventilation 3508 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3507 
Dust 3499 
A filter? 3499 
DHT Meter 3488 
Current matters? 3487 
Yes, that is it. 3487 
Do not rash 3486 
12.1k Resistor 3481 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3481 
DSET amplifier is designed 3449 
Prototype 3449 
Not built yet 3449 
Built in vibrosiolation 3449 
Impressive project 3449 
It is a good idea 3449 
I'm honoured 3449 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3449 
I second Romy, 3449 
Is this another N-Set? 3449 
The failing memory 3449 
Alzheimer! 3449 
Not too late 3449 
Airborne 3437 
EMF 3437 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3437 
Multiplying by zero 3437 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3437 
Valve damping 3437 
EM radiation 3437 
It's free 3437 
Gauss 3436 
Mmmm... 3436 
Without Looking Again 3436 
Something I observe… 3436 
Filter Caps 3436 
Very good 3436 
Nichicons 3436 
DigiKey 3436 
Iron? 3435 
No, no Pieter 3435 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3431 
Mock-up 3431 
Some more DSET photos.. 3217 
DSET labels 3134 
Some thoughts. 3133 
They are for mA 3132 
Finally firing up the DSET 2814 
The bias 2813 
Try to debug more. 2813 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2813 
Damn crossovers 2813 
Six Channels are UP 2812 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2812 
Shot too early... 2811 
Tube change simplicity 2811 
So far so good... 2811 
Keep dong what you do... 2811 
In my dreams 2811 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2810 
Very good. 2810 
Distressingly familiar 2810 
DSET Power draw 2810 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2810 
You would be most welcome... 2809 
EI vs toroids 2807 
Its about noise 2806 
The pin 8 question 2806 
Cont'ed 2806 
A good question. 2805 
Barbirolli Mahler 2792 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2792 
First music testing 2783 
So far so good. 2783 
All fixed? 2781 
It is all good. 2780 
Some time on it 2753 
Here's to You! 2753 
Very commendable and noble job 2753 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2753 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2753 
I deserved that 2752 
Many variables in play 2752 
I've got some work to do 2751 
Some leads to explore. 2751 
Small steps 2674 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2673 
Still no stereo 2581 
Good luck... :-) 2581 
I've not given up... 2580 
AVC experience 2580 
Read sun is rising... 2580 
I do not know. 2580 
Bass Channel OPT 2568 
Some perspectives... 2563 
More to do 2562 
I had it wrong all along... 2241 
Play It Again, Sam 2241 
R4 is the Culprit 2241 
Some explanations 2240 
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