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Planning my DSET 4171 
Answers.... 4170 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4170 
A dangers zone? 4169 
DHT in the DSET 4169 
You will see. 4168 
Second round of questions... 4168 
The answers.... 4167 
Between S2 and OPT... 4167 
Exactly how I described above. 4165 
Fundamentals Channel... 4164 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4164 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4163 
There is truly no answer. 4163 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4163 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4162 
I did not tell the whole story... 4162 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4162 
More ansvers..... 4161 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4160 
Do not worry.... 4160 
HF Filter 4154 
The starting sequence. 4154 
A first world problem... 4154 
The remote start option. 4153 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4151 
The coupling capacitors 4150 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4150 
Cap rolling... 4147 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4147 
Caps at high frequencies... 4147 
Do not worry about it for now. 4146 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4143 
I think it is about right. 4143 
More Lpads... 4142 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4141 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4140 
A word of warning 4140 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4133 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4132 
The LPADs.... 4132 
Like This? 4132 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4126 
DIY 4126 
Better air-caps? 4126 
Top Plate Draft #1 4112 
Many options are available. 4112 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4106 
Interesting but…. 4104 
Heating is an issue... 4100 
LPad in Channel F 4096 
It does not matter. 4094 
A few power supply changes 4092 
The opportunities are endless. 4092 
The power supplies 4091 
How did you do it? 4091 
Two things I really liked... 4091 
Splitting the DSET 4025 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4025 
The heat issue 4023 
Be carefully however. 4023 
All about bass 3961 
Approaching the LF DSET 3960 
Many thanks 3960 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3960 
The long wall? 3958 
Multiple reasonings… 3958 
This is interesting! 3957 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3956 
First bass OPT prototype... 3741 
I do not know. 3741 
Yes, that is right... 3740 
DSET Grounding 3731 
As far as I remeber. 3730 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3658 
1R vs 16R 3658 
I've started building the power supplies... 3609 
Steel singing 3608 
Not yet 3608 
Copper? 3607 
Ringing 3569 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3569 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3552 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3552 
It look like the project progress well 3551 
Ventilation 3549 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3548 
Dust 3540 
A filter? 3540 
DHT Meter 3529 
Current matters? 3528 
Yes, that is it. 3528 
Do not rash 3527 
12.1k Resistor 3522 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3522 
DSET amplifier is designed 3490 
Prototype 3490 
Not built yet 3490 
Built in vibrosiolation 3490 
Impressive project 3490 
It is a good idea 3490 
I'm honoured 3490 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3490 
I second Romy, 3490 
Is this another N-Set? 3490 
The failing memory 3490 
Alzheimer! 3490 
Not too late 3490 
Airborne 3478 
EMF 3478 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3478 
Multiplying by zero 3478 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3478 
Valve damping 3478 
EM radiation 3478 
It's free 3478 
Gauss 3477 
Mmmm... 3477 
Without Looking Again 3477 
Something I observe… 3477 
Filter Caps 3477 
Very good 3477 
Nichicons 3477 
DigiKey 3477 
Iron? 3476 
No, no Pieter 3476 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3472 
Mock-up 3472 
Some more DSET photos.. 3258 
DSET labels 3175 
Some thoughts. 3174 
They are for mA 3173 
Finally firing up the DSET 2855 
The bias 2854 
Try to debug more. 2854 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2854 
Damn crossovers 2854 
Six Channels are UP 2853 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2853 
Shot too early... 2852 
Tube change simplicity 2852 
So far so good... 2852 
Keep dong what you do... 2852 
In my dreams 2852 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2851 
Very good. 2851 
Distressingly familiar 2851 
DSET Power draw 2851 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2851 
You would be most welcome... 2850 
EI vs toroids 2848 
Its about noise 2847 
The pin 8 question 2847 
Cont'ed 2847 
A good question. 2846 
Barbirolli Mahler 2833 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2833 
First music testing 2824 
So far so good. 2824 
All fixed? 2822 
It is all good. 2821 
Some time on it 2794 
Here's to You! 2794 
Very commendable and noble job 2794 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2794 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2794 
I deserved that 2793 
Many variables in play 2793 
I've got some work to do 2792 
Some leads to explore. 2792 
Small steps 2715 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2714 
Still no stereo 2622 
Good luck... :-) 2622 
I've not given up... 2621 
AVC experience 2621 
Read sun is rising... 2621 
I do not know. 2621 
Bass Channel OPT 2609 
Some perspectives... 2604 
More to do 2603 
I had it wrong all along... 2282 
Play It Again, Sam 2282 
R4 is the Culprit 2282 
Some explanations 2281 
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