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Planning my DSET 4190 
Answers.... 4189 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4189 
A dangers zone? 4188 
DHT in the DSET 4188 
You will see. 4187 
Second round of questions... 4187 
The answers.... 4186 
Between S2 and OPT... 4186 
Exactly how I described above. 4184 
Fundamentals Channel... 4183 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4183 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4182 
There is truly no answer. 4182 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4182 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4181 
I did not tell the whole story... 4181 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4181 
More ansvers..... 4180 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4179 
Do not worry.... 4179 
HF Filter 4173 
The starting sequence. 4173 
A first world problem... 4173 
The remote start option. 4172 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4170 
The coupling capacitors 4169 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4169 
Cap rolling... 4166 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4166 
Caps at high frequencies... 4166 
Do not worry about it for now. 4165 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4162 
I think it is about right. 4162 
More Lpads... 4161 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4160 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4159 
A word of warning 4159 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4152 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4151 
The LPADs.... 4151 
Like This? 4151 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4145 
DIY 4145 
Better air-caps? 4145 
Top Plate Draft #1 4131 
Many options are available. 4131 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4125 
Interesting but…. 4123 
Heating is an issue... 4119 
LPad in Channel F 4115 
It does not matter. 4113 
A few power supply changes 4111 
The opportunities are endless. 4111 
The power supplies 4110 
How did you do it? 4110 
Two things I really liked... 4110 
Splitting the DSET 4044 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4044 
The heat issue 4042 
Be carefully however. 4042 
All about bass 3980 
Approaching the LF DSET 3979 
Many thanks 3979 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3979 
The long wall? 3977 
Multiple reasonings… 3977 
This is interesting! 3976 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3975 
First bass OPT prototype... 3760 
I do not know. 3760 
Yes, that is right... 3759 
DSET Grounding 3750 
As far as I remeber. 3749 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3677 
1R vs 16R 3677 
I've started building the power supplies... 3628 
Steel singing 3627 
Not yet 3627 
Copper? 3626 
Ringing 3588 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3588 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3571 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3571 
It look like the project progress well 3570 
Ventilation 3568 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3567 
Dust 3559 
A filter? 3559 
DHT Meter 3548 
Current matters? 3547 
Yes, that is it. 3547 
Do not rash 3546 
12.1k Resistor 3541 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3541 
DSET amplifier is designed 3509 
Prototype 3509 
Not built yet 3509 
Built in vibrosiolation 3509 
Impressive project 3509 
It is a good idea 3509 
I'm honoured 3509 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3509 
I second Romy, 3509 
Is this another N-Set? 3509 
The failing memory 3509 
Alzheimer! 3509 
Not too late 3509 
Airborne 3497 
EMF 3497 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3497 
Multiplying by zero 3497 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3497 
Valve damping 3497 
EM radiation 3497 
It's free 3497 
Gauss 3496 
Mmmm... 3496 
Without Looking Again 3496 
Something I observe… 3496 
Filter Caps 3496 
Very good 3496 
Nichicons 3496 
DigiKey 3496 
Iron? 3495 
No, no Pieter 3495 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3491 
Mock-up 3491 
Some more DSET photos.. 3277 
DSET labels 3194 
Some thoughts. 3193 
They are for mA 3192 
Finally firing up the DSET 2874 
The bias 2873 
Try to debug more. 2873 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2873 
Damn crossovers 2873 
Six Channels are UP 2872 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2872 
Shot too early... 2871 
Tube change simplicity 2871 
So far so good... 2871 
Keep dong what you do... 2871 
In my dreams 2871 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2870 
Very good. 2870 
Distressingly familiar 2870 
DSET Power draw 2870 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2870 
You would be most welcome... 2869 
EI vs toroids 2867 
Its about noise 2866 
The pin 8 question 2866 
Cont'ed 2866 
A good question. 2865 
Barbirolli Mahler 2852 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2852 
First music testing 2843 
So far so good. 2843 
All fixed? 2841 
It is all good. 2840 
Some time on it 2813 
Here's to You! 2813 
Very commendable and noble job 2813 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2813 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2813 
I deserved that 2812 
Many variables in play 2812 
I've got some work to do 2811 
Some leads to explore. 2811 
Small steps 2734 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2733 
Still no stereo 2641 
Good luck... :-) 2641 
I've not given up... 2640 
AVC experience 2640 
Read sun is rising... 2640 
I do not know. 2640 
Bass Channel OPT 2628 
Some perspectives... 2623 
More to do 2622 
I had it wrong all along... 2301 
Play It Again, Sam 2301 
R4 is the Culprit 2301 
Some explanations 2300 
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