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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
Planning my DSET 4147 
Answers.... 4146 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4146 
A dangers zone? 4145 
DHT in the DSET 4145 
You will see. 4144 
Second round of questions... 4144 
The answers.... 4143 
Between S2 and OPT... 4143 
Exactly how I described above. 4141 
Fundamentals Channel... 4140 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4140 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4139 
There is truly no answer. 4139 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4139 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4138 
I did not tell the whole story... 4138 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4138 
More ansvers..... 4137 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4136 
Do not worry.... 4136 
HF Filter 4130 
The starting sequence. 4130 
A first world problem... 4130 
The remote start option. 4129 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4127 
The coupling capacitors 4126 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4126 
Cap rolling... 4123 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4123 
Caps at high frequencies... 4123 
Do not worry about it for now. 4122 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4119 
I think it is about right. 4119 
More Lpads... 4118 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4117 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4116 
A word of warning 4116 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4109 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4108 
The LPADs.... 4108 
Like This? 4108 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4102 
DIY 4102 
Better air-caps? 4102 
Top Plate Draft #1 4088 
Many options are available. 4088 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4082 
Interesting but…. 4080 
Heating is an issue... 4076 
LPad in Channel F 4072 
It does not matter. 4070 
A few power supply changes 4068 
The opportunities are endless. 4068 
The power supplies 4067 
How did you do it? 4067 
Two things I really liked... 4067 
Splitting the DSET 4001 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4001 
The heat issue 3999 
Be carefully however. 3999 
All about bass 3937 
Approaching the LF DSET 3936 
Many thanks 3936 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3936 
The long wall? 3934 
Multiple reasonings… 3934 
This is interesting! 3933 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3932 
First bass OPT prototype... 3717 
I do not know. 3717 
Yes, that is right... 3716 
DSET Grounding 3707 
As far as I remeber. 3706 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3634 
1R vs 16R 3634 
I've started building the power supplies... 3585 
Steel singing 3584 
Not yet 3584 
Copper? 3583 
Ringing 3545 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3545 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3528 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3528 
It look like the project progress well 3527 
Ventilation 3525 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3524 
Dust 3516 
A filter? 3516 
DHT Meter 3505 
Current matters? 3504 
Yes, that is it. 3504 
Do not rash 3503 
12.1k Resistor 3498 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3498 
DSET amplifier is designed 3466 
Prototype 3466 
Not built yet 3466 
Built in vibrosiolation 3466 
Impressive project 3466 
It is a good idea 3466 
I'm honoured 3466 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3466 
I second Romy, 3466 
Is this another N-Set? 3466 
The failing memory 3466 
Alzheimer! 3466 
Not too late 3466 
Airborne 3454 
EMF 3454 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3454 
Multiplying by zero 3454 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3454 
Valve damping 3454 
EM radiation 3454 
It's free 3454 
Gauss 3453 
Mmmm... 3453 
Without Looking Again 3453 
Something I observe… 3453 
Filter Caps 3453 
Very good 3453 
Nichicons 3453 
DigiKey 3453 
Iron? 3452 
No, no Pieter 3452 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3448 
Mock-up 3448 
Some more DSET photos.. 3234 
DSET labels 3151 
Some thoughts. 3150 
They are for mA 3149 
Finally firing up the DSET 2831 
The bias 2830 
Try to debug more. 2830 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2830 
Damn crossovers 2830 
Six Channels are UP 2829 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2829 
Shot too early... 2828 
Tube change simplicity 2828 
So far so good... 2828 
Keep dong what you do... 2828 
In my dreams 2828 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2827 
Very good. 2827 
Distressingly familiar 2827 
DSET Power draw 2827 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2827 
You would be most welcome... 2826 
EI vs toroids 2824 
Its about noise 2823 
The pin 8 question 2823 
Cont'ed 2823 
A good question. 2822 
Barbirolli Mahler 2809 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2809 
First music testing 2800 
So far so good. 2800 
All fixed? 2798 
It is all good. 2797 
Some time on it 2770 
Here's to You! 2770 
Very commendable and noble job 2770 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2770 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2770 
I deserved that 2769 
Many variables in play 2769 
I've got some work to do 2768 
Some leads to explore. 2768 
Small steps 2691 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2690 
Still no stereo 2598 
Good luck... :-) 2598 
I've not given up... 2597 
AVC experience 2597 
Read sun is rising... 2597 
I do not know. 2597 
Bass Channel OPT 2585 
Some perspectives... 2580 
More to do 2579 
I had it wrong all along... 2258 
Play It Again, Sam 2258 
R4 is the Culprit 2258 
Some explanations 2257 
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