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Planning my DSET 4082 
Answers.... 4081 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4081 
A dangers zone? 4080 
DHT in the DSET 4080 
You will see. 4079 
Second round of questions... 4079 
The answers.... 4078 
Between S2 and OPT... 4078 
Exactly how I described above. 4076 
Fundamentals Channel... 4075 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4075 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4074 
There is truly no answer. 4074 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4074 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4073 
I did not tell the whole story... 4073 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4073 
More ansvers..... 4072 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4071 
Do not worry.... 4071 
HF Filter 4065 
The starting sequence. 4065 
A first world problem... 4065 
The remote start option. 4064 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4062 
The coupling capacitors 4061 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4061 
Cap rolling... 4058 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4058 
Caps at high frequencies... 4058 
Do not worry about it for now. 4057 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4054 
I think it is about right. 4054 
More Lpads... 4053 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4052 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4051 
A word of warning 4051 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4044 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4043 
The LPADs.... 4043 
Like This? 4043 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4037 
DIY 4037 
Better air-caps? 4037 
Top Plate Draft #1 4023 
Many options are available. 4023 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4017 
Interesting but…. 4015 
Heating is an issue... 4011 
LPad in Channel F 4007 
It does not matter. 4005 
A few power supply changes 4003 
The opportunities are endless. 4003 
The power supplies 4002 
How did you do it? 4002 
Two things I really liked... 4002 
Splitting the DSET 3936 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3936 
The heat issue 3934 
Be carefully however. 3934 
All about bass 3872 
Approaching the LF DSET 3871 
Many thanks 3871 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3871 
The long wall? 3869 
Multiple reasonings… 3869 
This is interesting! 3868 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3867 
First bass OPT prototype... 3652 
I do not know. 3652 
Yes, that is right... 3651 
DSET Grounding 3642 
As far as I remeber. 3641 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3569 
1R vs 16R 3569 
I've started building the power supplies... 3520 
Steel singing 3519 
Not yet 3519 
Copper? 3518 
Ringing 3480 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3480 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3463 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3463 
It look like the project progress well 3462 
Ventilation 3460 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3459 
Dust 3451 
A filter? 3451 
DHT Meter 3440 
Current matters? 3439 
Yes, that is it. 3439 
Do not rash 3438 
12.1k Resistor 3433 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3433 
DSET amplifier is designed 3401 
Prototype 3401 
Not built yet 3401 
Built in vibrosiolation 3401 
Impressive project 3401 
It is a good idea 3401 
I'm honoured 3401 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3401 
I second Romy, 3401 
Is this another N-Set? 3401 
The failing memory 3401 
Alzheimer! 3401 
Not too late 3401 
Airborne 3389 
EMF 3389 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3389 
Multiplying by zero 3389 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3389 
Valve damping 3389 
EM radiation 3389 
It's free 3389 
Gauss 3388 
Mmmm... 3388 
Without Looking Again 3388 
Something I observe… 3388 
Filter Caps 3388 
Very good 3388 
Nichicons 3388 
DigiKey 3388 
Iron? 3387 
No, no Pieter 3387 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3383 
Mock-up 3383 
Some more DSET photos.. 3169 
DSET labels 3086 
Some thoughts. 3085 
They are for mA 3084 
Finally firing up the DSET 2766 
The bias 2765 
Try to debug more. 2765 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2765 
Damn crossovers 2765 
Six Channels are UP 2764 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2764 
Shot too early... 2763 
Tube change simplicity 2763 
So far so good... 2763 
Keep dong what you do... 2763 
In my dreams 2763 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2762 
Very good. 2762 
Distressingly familiar 2762 
DSET Power draw 2762 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2762 
You would be most welcome... 2761 
EI vs toroids 2759 
Its about noise 2758 
The pin 8 question 2758 
Cont'ed 2758 
A good question. 2757 
Barbirolli Mahler 2744 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2744 
First music testing 2735 
So far so good. 2735 
All fixed? 2733 
It is all good. 2732 
Some time on it 2705 
Here's to You! 2705 
Very commendable and noble job 2705 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2705 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2705 
I deserved that 2704 
Many variables in play 2704 
I've got some work to do 2703 
Some leads to explore. 2703 
Small steps 2626 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2625 
Still no stereo 2533 
Good luck... :-) 2533 
I've not given up... 2532 
AVC experience 2532 
Read sun is rising... 2532 
I do not know. 2532 
Bass Channel OPT 2520 
Some perspectives... 2515 
More to do 2514 
I had it wrong all along... 2193 
Play It Again, Sam 2193 
R4 is the Culprit 2193 
Some explanations 2192 
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