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Planning my DSET 4186 
Answers.... 4185 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4185 
A dangers zone? 4184 
DHT in the DSET 4184 
You will see. 4183 
Second round of questions... 4183 
The answers.... 4182 
Between S2 and OPT... 4182 
Exactly how I described above. 4180 
Fundamentals Channel... 4179 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4179 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4178 
There is truly no answer. 4178 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4178 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4177 
I did not tell the whole story... 4177 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4177 
More ansvers..... 4176 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4175 
Do not worry.... 4175 
HF Filter 4169 
The starting sequence. 4169 
A first world problem... 4169 
The remote start option. 4168 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4166 
The coupling capacitors 4165 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4165 
Cap rolling... 4162 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4162 
Caps at high frequencies... 4162 
Do not worry about it for now. 4161 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4158 
I think it is about right. 4158 
More Lpads... 4157 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4156 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4155 
A word of warning 4155 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4148 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4147 
The LPADs.... 4147 
Like This? 4147 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4141 
DIY 4141 
Better air-caps? 4141 
Top Plate Draft #1 4127 
Many options are available. 4127 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4121 
Interesting but…. 4119 
Heating is an issue... 4115 
LPad in Channel F 4111 
It does not matter. 4109 
A few power supply changes 4107 
The opportunities are endless. 4107 
The power supplies 4106 
How did you do it? 4106 
Two things I really liked... 4106 
Splitting the DSET 4040 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4040 
The heat issue 4038 
Be carefully however. 4038 
All about bass 3976 
Approaching the LF DSET 3975 
Many thanks 3975 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3975 
The long wall? 3973 
Multiple reasonings… 3973 
This is interesting! 3972 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3971 
First bass OPT prototype... 3756 
I do not know. 3756 
Yes, that is right... 3755 
DSET Grounding 3746 
As far as I remeber. 3745 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3673 
1R vs 16R 3673 
I've started building the power supplies... 3624 
Steel singing 3623 
Not yet 3623 
Copper? 3622 
Ringing 3584 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3584 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3567 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3567 
It look like the project progress well 3566 
Ventilation 3564 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3563 
Dust 3555 
A filter? 3555 
DHT Meter 3544 
Current matters? 3543 
Yes, that is it. 3543 
Do not rash 3542 
12.1k Resistor 3537 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3537 
DSET amplifier is designed 3505 
Prototype 3505 
Not built yet 3505 
Built in vibrosiolation 3505 
Impressive project 3505 
It is a good idea 3505 
I'm honoured 3505 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3505 
I second Romy, 3505 
Is this another N-Set? 3505 
The failing memory 3505 
Alzheimer! 3505 
Not too late 3505 
Airborne 3493 
EMF 3493 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3493 
Multiplying by zero 3493 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3493 
Valve damping 3493 
EM radiation 3493 
It's free 3493 
Gauss 3492 
Mmmm... 3492 
Without Looking Again 3492 
Something I observe… 3492 
Filter Caps 3492 
Very good 3492 
Nichicons 3492 
DigiKey 3492 
Iron? 3491 
No, no Pieter 3491 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3487 
Mock-up 3487 
Some more DSET photos.. 3273 
DSET labels 3190 
Some thoughts. 3189 
They are for mA 3188 
Finally firing up the DSET 2870 
The bias 2869 
Try to debug more. 2869 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2869 
Damn crossovers 2869 
Six Channels are UP 2868 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2868 
Shot too early... 2867 
Tube change simplicity 2867 
So far so good... 2867 
Keep dong what you do... 2867 
In my dreams 2867 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2866 
Very good. 2866 
Distressingly familiar 2866 
DSET Power draw 2866 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2866 
You would be most welcome... 2865 
EI vs toroids 2863 
Its about noise 2862 
The pin 8 question 2862 
Cont'ed 2862 
A good question. 2861 
Barbirolli Mahler 2848 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2848 
First music testing 2839 
So far so good. 2839 
All fixed? 2837 
It is all good. 2836 
Some time on it 2809 
Here's to You! 2809 
Very commendable and noble job 2809 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2809 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2809 
I deserved that 2808 
Many variables in play 2808 
I've got some work to do 2807 
Some leads to explore. 2807 
Small steps 2730 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2729 
Still no stereo 2637 
Good luck... :-) 2637 
I've not given up... 2636 
AVC experience 2636 
Read sun is rising... 2636 
I do not know. 2636 
Bass Channel OPT 2624 
Some perspectives... 2619 
More to do 2618 
I had it wrong all along... 2297 
Play It Again, Sam 2297 
R4 is the Culprit 2297 
Some explanations 2296 
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