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Planning my DSET 4117 
Answers.... 4116 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4116 
A dangers zone? 4115 
DHT in the DSET 4115 
You will see. 4114 
Second round of questions... 4114 
The answers.... 4113 
Between S2 and OPT... 4113 
Exactly how I described above. 4111 
Fundamentals Channel... 4110 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4110 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4109 
There is truly no answer. 4109 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4109 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4108 
I did not tell the whole story... 4108 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4108 
More ansvers..... 4107 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4106 
Do not worry.... 4106 
HF Filter 4100 
The starting sequence. 4100 
A first world problem... 4100 
The remote start option. 4099 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4097 
The coupling capacitors 4096 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4096 
Cap rolling... 4093 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4093 
Caps at high frequencies... 4093 
Do not worry about it for now. 4092 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4089 
I think it is about right. 4089 
More Lpads... 4088 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4087 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4086 
A word of warning 4086 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4079 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4078 
The LPADs.... 4078 
Like This? 4078 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4072 
DIY 4072 
Better air-caps? 4072 
Top Plate Draft #1 4058 
Many options are available. 4058 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4052 
Interesting but…. 4050 
Heating is an issue... 4046 
LPad in Channel F 4042 
It does not matter. 4040 
A few power supply changes 4038 
The opportunities are endless. 4038 
The power supplies 4037 
How did you do it? 4037 
Two things I really liked... 4037 
Splitting the DSET 3971 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3971 
The heat issue 3969 
Be carefully however. 3969 
All about bass 3907 
Approaching the LF DSET 3906 
Many thanks 3906 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3906 
The long wall? 3904 
Multiple reasonings… 3904 
This is interesting! 3903 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3902 
First bass OPT prototype... 3687 
I do not know. 3687 
Yes, that is right... 3686 
DSET Grounding 3677 
As far as I remeber. 3676 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3604 
1R vs 16R 3604 
I've started building the power supplies... 3555 
Steel singing 3554 
Not yet 3554 
Copper? 3553 
Ringing 3515 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3515 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3498 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3498 
It look like the project progress well 3497 
Ventilation 3495 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3494 
Dust 3486 
A filter? 3486 
DHT Meter 3475 
Current matters? 3474 
Yes, that is it. 3474 
Do not rash 3473 
12.1k Resistor 3468 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3468 
DSET amplifier is designed 3436 
Prototype 3436 
Not built yet 3436 
Built in vibrosiolation 3436 
Impressive project 3436 
It is a good idea 3436 
I'm honoured 3436 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3436 
I second Romy, 3436 
Is this another N-Set? 3436 
The failing memory 3436 
Alzheimer! 3436 
Not too late 3436 
Airborne 3424 
EMF 3424 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3424 
Multiplying by zero 3424 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3424 
Valve damping 3424 
EM radiation 3424 
It's free 3424 
Gauss 3423 
Mmmm... 3423 
Without Looking Again 3423 
Something I observe… 3423 
Filter Caps 3423 
Very good 3423 
Nichicons 3423 
DigiKey 3423 
Iron? 3422 
No, no Pieter 3422 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3418 
Mock-up 3418 
Some more DSET photos.. 3204 
DSET labels 3121 
Some thoughts. 3120 
They are for mA 3119 
Finally firing up the DSET 2801 
The bias 2800 
Try to debug more. 2800 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2800 
Damn crossovers 2800 
Six Channels are UP 2799 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2799 
Shot too early... 2798 
Tube change simplicity 2798 
So far so good... 2798 
Keep dong what you do... 2798 
In my dreams 2798 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2797 
Very good. 2797 
Distressingly familiar 2797 
DSET Power draw 2797 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2797 
You would be most welcome... 2796 
EI vs toroids 2794 
Its about noise 2793 
The pin 8 question 2793 
Cont'ed 2793 
A good question. 2792 
Barbirolli Mahler 2779 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2779 
First music testing 2770 
So far so good. 2770 
All fixed? 2768 
It is all good. 2767 
Some time on it 2740 
Here's to You! 2740 
Very commendable and noble job 2740 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2740 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2740 
I deserved that 2739 
Many variables in play 2739 
I've got some work to do 2738 
Some leads to explore. 2738 
Small steps 2661 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2660 
Still no stereo 2568 
Good luck... :-) 2568 
I've not given up... 2567 
AVC experience 2567 
Read sun is rising... 2567 
I do not know. 2567 
Bass Channel OPT 2555 
Some perspectives... 2550 
More to do 2549 
I had it wrong all along... 2228 
Play It Again, Sam 2228 
R4 is the Culprit 2228 
Some explanations 2227 
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