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Planning my DSET 4111 
Answers.... 4110 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4110 
A dangers zone? 4109 
DHT in the DSET 4109 
You will see. 4108 
Second round of questions... 4108 
The answers.... 4107 
Between S2 and OPT... 4107 
Exactly how I described above. 4105 
Fundamentals Channel... 4104 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4104 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4103 
There is truly no answer. 4103 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4103 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4102 
I did not tell the whole story... 4102 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4102 
More ansvers..... 4101 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4100 
Do not worry.... 4100 
HF Filter 4094 
The starting sequence. 4094 
A first world problem... 4094 
The remote start option. 4093 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4091 
The coupling capacitors 4090 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4090 
Cap rolling... 4087 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4087 
Caps at high frequencies... 4087 
Do not worry about it for now. 4086 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4083 
I think it is about right. 4083 
More Lpads... 4082 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4081 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4080 
A word of warning 4080 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4073 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4072 
The LPADs.... 4072 
Like This? 4072 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4066 
DIY 4066 
Better air-caps? 4066 
Top Plate Draft #1 4052 
Many options are available. 4052 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4046 
Interesting but…. 4044 
Heating is an issue... 4040 
LPad in Channel F 4036 
It does not matter. 4034 
A few power supply changes 4032 
The opportunities are endless. 4032 
The power supplies 4031 
How did you do it? 4031 
Two things I really liked... 4031 
Splitting the DSET 3965 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3965 
The heat issue 3963 
Be carefully however. 3963 
All about bass 3901 
Approaching the LF DSET 3900 
Many thanks 3900 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3900 
The long wall? 3898 
Multiple reasonings… 3898 
This is interesting! 3897 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3896 
First bass OPT prototype... 3681 
I do not know. 3681 
Yes, that is right... 3680 
DSET Grounding 3671 
As far as I remeber. 3670 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3598 
1R vs 16R 3598 
I've started building the power supplies... 3549 
Steel singing 3548 
Not yet 3548 
Copper? 3547 
Ringing 3509 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3509 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3492 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3492 
It look like the project progress well 3491 
Ventilation 3489 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3488 
Dust 3480 
A filter? 3480 
DHT Meter 3469 
Current matters? 3468 
Yes, that is it. 3468 
Do not rash 3467 
12.1k Resistor 3462 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3462 
DSET amplifier is designed 3430 
Prototype 3430 
Not built yet 3430 
Built in vibrosiolation 3430 
Impressive project 3430 
It is a good idea 3430 
I'm honoured 3430 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3430 
I second Romy, 3430 
Is this another N-Set? 3430 
The failing memory 3430 
Alzheimer! 3430 
Not too late 3430 
Airborne 3418 
EMF 3418 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3418 
Multiplying by zero 3418 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3418 
Valve damping 3418 
EM radiation 3418 
It's free 3418 
Gauss 3417 
Mmmm... 3417 
Without Looking Again 3417 
Something I observe… 3417 
Filter Caps 3417 
Very good 3417 
Nichicons 3417 
DigiKey 3417 
Iron? 3416 
No, no Pieter 3416 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3412 
Mock-up 3412 
Some more DSET photos.. 3198 
DSET labels 3115 
Some thoughts. 3114 
They are for mA 3113 
Finally firing up the DSET 2795 
The bias 2794 
Try to debug more. 2794 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2794 
Damn crossovers 2794 
Six Channels are UP 2793 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2793 
Shot too early... 2792 
Tube change simplicity 2792 
So far so good... 2792 
Keep dong what you do... 2792 
In my dreams 2792 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2791 
Very good. 2791 
Distressingly familiar 2791 
DSET Power draw 2791 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2791 
You would be most welcome... 2790 
EI vs toroids 2788 
Its about noise 2787 
The pin 8 question 2787 
Cont'ed 2787 
A good question. 2786 
Barbirolli Mahler 2773 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2773 
First music testing 2764 
So far so good. 2764 
All fixed? 2762 
It is all good. 2761 
Some time on it 2734 
Here's to You! 2734 
Very commendable and noble job 2734 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2734 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2734 
I deserved that 2733 
Many variables in play 2733 
I've got some work to do 2732 
Some leads to explore. 2732 
Small steps 2655 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2654 
Still no stereo 2562 
Good luck... :-) 2562 
I've not given up... 2561 
AVC experience 2561 
Read sun is rising... 2561 
I do not know. 2561 
Bass Channel OPT 2549 
Some perspectives... 2544 
More to do 2543 
I had it wrong all along... 2222 
Play It Again, Sam 2222 
R4 is the Culprit 2222 
Some explanations 2221 
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