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Planning my DSET 4153 
Answers.... 4152 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4152 
A dangers zone? 4151 
DHT in the DSET 4151 
You will see. 4150 
Second round of questions... 4150 
The answers.... 4149 
Between S2 and OPT... 4149 
Exactly how I described above. 4147 
Fundamentals Channel... 4146 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4146 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4145 
There is truly no answer. 4145 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4145 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4144 
I did not tell the whole story... 4144 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4144 
More ansvers..... 4143 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4142 
Do not worry.... 4142 
HF Filter 4136 
The starting sequence. 4136 
A first world problem... 4136 
The remote start option. 4135 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4133 
The coupling capacitors 4132 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4132 
Cap rolling... 4129 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4129 
Caps at high frequencies... 4129 
Do not worry about it for now. 4128 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4125 
I think it is about right. 4125 
More Lpads... 4124 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4123 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4122 
A word of warning 4122 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4115 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4114 
The LPADs.... 4114 
Like This? 4114 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4108 
DIY 4108 
Better air-caps? 4108 
Top Plate Draft #1 4094 
Many options are available. 4094 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4088 
Interesting but…. 4086 
Heating is an issue... 4082 
LPad in Channel F 4078 
It does not matter. 4076 
A few power supply changes 4074 
The opportunities are endless. 4074 
The power supplies 4073 
How did you do it? 4073 
Two things I really liked... 4073 
Splitting the DSET 4007 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4007 
The heat issue 4005 
Be carefully however. 4005 
All about bass 3943 
Approaching the LF DSET 3942 
Many thanks 3942 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3942 
The long wall? 3940 
Multiple reasonings… 3940 
This is interesting! 3939 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3938 
First bass OPT prototype... 3723 
I do not know. 3723 
Yes, that is right... 3722 
DSET Grounding 3713 
As far as I remeber. 3712 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3640 
1R vs 16R 3640 
I've started building the power supplies... 3591 
Steel singing 3590 
Not yet 3590 
Copper? 3589 
Ringing 3551 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3551 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3534 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3534 
It look like the project progress well 3533 
Ventilation 3531 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3530 
Dust 3522 
A filter? 3522 
DHT Meter 3511 
Current matters? 3510 
Yes, that is it. 3510 
Do not rash 3509 
12.1k Resistor 3504 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3504 
DSET amplifier is designed 3472 
Prototype 3472 
Not built yet 3472 
Built in vibrosiolation 3472 
Impressive project 3472 
It is a good idea 3472 
I'm honoured 3472 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3472 
I second Romy, 3472 
Is this another N-Set? 3472 
The failing memory 3472 
Alzheimer! 3472 
Not too late 3472 
Airborne 3460 
EMF 3460 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3460 
Multiplying by zero 3460 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3460 
Valve damping 3460 
EM radiation 3460 
It's free 3460 
Gauss 3459 
Mmmm... 3459 
Without Looking Again 3459 
Something I observe… 3459 
Filter Caps 3459 
Very good 3459 
Nichicons 3459 
DigiKey 3459 
Iron? 3458 
No, no Pieter 3458 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3454 
Mock-up 3454 
Some more DSET photos.. 3240 
DSET labels 3157 
Some thoughts. 3156 
They are for mA 3155 
Finally firing up the DSET 2837 
The bias 2836 
Try to debug more. 2836 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2836 
Damn crossovers 2836 
Six Channels are UP 2835 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2835 
Shot too early... 2834 
Tube change simplicity 2834 
So far so good... 2834 
Keep dong what you do... 2834 
In my dreams 2834 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2833 
Very good. 2833 
Distressingly familiar 2833 
DSET Power draw 2833 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2833 
You would be most welcome... 2832 
EI vs toroids 2830 
Its about noise 2829 
The pin 8 question 2829 
Cont'ed 2829 
A good question. 2828 
Barbirolli Mahler 2815 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2815 
First music testing 2806 
So far so good. 2806 
All fixed? 2804 
It is all good. 2803 
Some time on it 2776 
Here's to You! 2776 
Very commendable and noble job 2776 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2776 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2776 
I deserved that 2775 
Many variables in play 2775 
I've got some work to do 2774 
Some leads to explore. 2774 
Small steps 2697 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2696 
Still no stereo 2604 
Good luck... :-) 2604 
I've not given up... 2603 
AVC experience 2603 
Read sun is rising... 2603 
I do not know. 2603 
Bass Channel OPT 2591 
Some perspectives... 2586 
More to do 2585 
I had it wrong all along... 2264 
Play It Again, Sam 2264 
R4 is the Culprit 2264 
Some explanations 2263 
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