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Planning my DSET 4119 
Answers.... 4118 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4118 
A dangers zone? 4117 
DHT in the DSET 4117 
You will see. 4116 
Second round of questions... 4116 
The answers.... 4115 
Between S2 and OPT... 4115 
Exactly how I described above. 4113 
Fundamentals Channel... 4112 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4112 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4111 
There is truly no answer. 4111 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4111 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4110 
I did not tell the whole story... 4110 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4110 
More ansvers..... 4109 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4108 
Do not worry.... 4108 
HF Filter 4102 
The starting sequence. 4102 
A first world problem... 4102 
The remote start option. 4101 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4099 
The coupling capacitors 4098 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4098 
Cap rolling... 4095 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4095 
Caps at high frequencies... 4095 
Do not worry about it for now. 4094 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4091 
I think it is about right. 4091 
More Lpads... 4090 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4089 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4088 
A word of warning 4088 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4081 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4080 
The LPADs.... 4080 
Like This? 4080 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4074 
DIY 4074 
Better air-caps? 4074 
Top Plate Draft #1 4060 
Many options are available. 4060 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4054 
Interesting but…. 4052 
Heating is an issue... 4048 
LPad in Channel F 4044 
It does not matter. 4042 
A few power supply changes 4040 
The opportunities are endless. 4040 
The power supplies 4039 
How did you do it? 4039 
Two things I really liked... 4039 
Splitting the DSET 3973 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3973 
The heat issue 3971 
Be carefully however. 3971 
All about bass 3909 
Approaching the LF DSET 3908 
Many thanks 3908 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3908 
The long wall? 3906 
Multiple reasonings… 3906 
This is interesting! 3905 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3904 
First bass OPT prototype... 3689 
I do not know. 3689 
Yes, that is right... 3688 
DSET Grounding 3679 
As far as I remeber. 3678 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3606 
1R vs 16R 3606 
I've started building the power supplies... 3557 
Steel singing 3556 
Not yet 3556 
Copper? 3555 
Ringing 3517 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3517 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3500 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3500 
It look like the project progress well 3499 
Ventilation 3497 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3496 
Dust 3488 
A filter? 3488 
DHT Meter 3477 
Current matters? 3476 
Yes, that is it. 3476 
Do not rash 3475 
12.1k Resistor 3470 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3470 
DSET amplifier is designed 3438 
Prototype 3438 
Not built yet 3438 
Built in vibrosiolation 3438 
Impressive project 3438 
It is a good idea 3438 
I'm honoured 3438 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3438 
I second Romy, 3438 
Is this another N-Set? 3438 
The failing memory 3438 
Alzheimer! 3438 
Not too late 3438 
Airborne 3426 
EMF 3426 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3426 
Multiplying by zero 3426 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3426 
Valve damping 3426 
EM radiation 3426 
It's free 3426 
Gauss 3425 
Mmmm... 3425 
Without Looking Again 3425 
Something I observe… 3425 
Filter Caps 3425 
Very good 3425 
Nichicons 3425 
DigiKey 3425 
Iron? 3424 
No, no Pieter 3424 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3420 
Mock-up 3420 
Some more DSET photos.. 3206 
DSET labels 3123 
Some thoughts. 3122 
They are for mA 3121 
Finally firing up the DSET 2803 
The bias 2802 
Try to debug more. 2802 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2802 
Damn crossovers 2802 
Six Channels are UP 2801 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2801 
Shot too early... 2800 
Tube change simplicity 2800 
So far so good... 2800 
Keep dong what you do... 2800 
In my dreams 2800 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2799 
Very good. 2799 
Distressingly familiar 2799 
DSET Power draw 2799 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2799 
You would be most welcome... 2798 
EI vs toroids 2796 
Its about noise 2795 
The pin 8 question 2795 
Cont'ed 2795 
A good question. 2794 
Barbirolli Mahler 2781 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2781 
First music testing 2772 
So far so good. 2772 
All fixed? 2770 
It is all good. 2769 
Some time on it 2742 
Here's to You! 2742 
Very commendable and noble job 2742 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2742 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2742 
I deserved that 2741 
Many variables in play 2741 
I've got some work to do 2740 
Some leads to explore. 2740 
Small steps 2663 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2662 
Still no stereo 2570 
Good luck... :-) 2570 
I've not given up... 2569 
AVC experience 2569 
Read sun is rising... 2569 
I do not know. 2569 
Bass Channel OPT 2557 
Some perspectives... 2552 
More to do 2551 
I had it wrong all along... 2230 
Play It Again, Sam 2230 
R4 is the Culprit 2230 
Some explanations 2229 
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