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Planning my DSET 4145 
Answers.... 4144 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4144 
A dangers zone? 4143 
DHT in the DSET 4143 
You will see. 4142 
Second round of questions... 4142 
The answers.... 4141 
Between S2 and OPT... 4141 
Exactly how I described above. 4139 
Fundamentals Channel... 4138 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4138 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4137 
There is truly no answer. 4137 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4137 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4136 
I did not tell the whole story... 4136 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4136 
More ansvers..... 4135 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4134 
Do not worry.... 4134 
HF Filter 4128 
The starting sequence. 4128 
A first world problem... 4128 
The remote start option. 4127 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4125 
The coupling capacitors 4124 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4124 
Cap rolling... 4121 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4121 
Caps at high frequencies... 4121 
Do not worry about it for now. 4120 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4117 
I think it is about right. 4117 
More Lpads... 4116 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4115 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4114 
A word of warning 4114 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4107 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4106 
The LPADs.... 4106 
Like This? 4106 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4100 
DIY 4100 
Better air-caps? 4100 
Top Plate Draft #1 4086 
Many options are available. 4086 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4080 
Interesting but…. 4078 
Heating is an issue... 4074 
LPad in Channel F 4070 
It does not matter. 4068 
A few power supply changes 4066 
The opportunities are endless. 4066 
The power supplies 4065 
How did you do it? 4065 
Two things I really liked... 4065 
Splitting the DSET 3999 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3999 
The heat issue 3997 
Be carefully however. 3997 
All about bass 3935 
Approaching the LF DSET 3934 
Many thanks 3934 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3934 
The long wall? 3932 
Multiple reasonings… 3932 
This is interesting! 3931 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3930 
First bass OPT prototype... 3715 
I do not know. 3715 
Yes, that is right... 3714 
DSET Grounding 3705 
As far as I remeber. 3704 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3632 
1R vs 16R 3632 
I've started building the power supplies... 3583 
Steel singing 3582 
Not yet 3582 
Copper? 3581 
Ringing 3543 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3543 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3526 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3526 
It look like the project progress well 3525 
Ventilation 3523 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3522 
Dust 3514 
A filter? 3514 
DHT Meter 3503 
Current matters? 3502 
Yes, that is it. 3502 
Do not rash 3501 
12.1k Resistor 3496 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3496 
DSET amplifier is designed 3464 
Prototype 3464 
Not built yet 3464 
Built in vibrosiolation 3464 
Impressive project 3464 
It is a good idea 3464 
I'm honoured 3464 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3464 
I second Romy, 3464 
Is this another N-Set? 3464 
The failing memory 3464 
Alzheimer! 3464 
Not too late 3464 
Airborne 3452 
EMF 3452 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3452 
Multiplying by zero 3452 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3452 
Valve damping 3452 
EM radiation 3452 
It's free 3452 
Gauss 3451 
Mmmm... 3451 
Without Looking Again 3451 
Something I observe… 3451 
Filter Caps 3451 
Very good 3451 
Nichicons 3451 
DigiKey 3451 
Iron? 3450 
No, no Pieter 3450 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3446 
Mock-up 3446 
Some more DSET photos.. 3232 
DSET labels 3149 
Some thoughts. 3148 
They are for mA 3147 
Finally firing up the DSET 2829 
The bias 2828 
Try to debug more. 2828 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2828 
Damn crossovers 2828 
Six Channels are UP 2827 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2827 
Shot too early... 2826 
Tube change simplicity 2826 
So far so good... 2826 
Keep dong what you do... 2826 
In my dreams 2826 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2825 
Very good. 2825 
Distressingly familiar 2825 
DSET Power draw 2825 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2825 
You would be most welcome... 2824 
EI vs toroids 2822 
Its about noise 2821 
The pin 8 question 2821 
Cont'ed 2821 
A good question. 2820 
Barbirolli Mahler 2807 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2807 
First music testing 2798 
So far so good. 2798 
All fixed? 2796 
It is all good. 2795 
Some time on it 2768 
Here's to You! 2768 
Very commendable and noble job 2768 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2768 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2768 
I deserved that 2767 
Many variables in play 2767 
I've got some work to do 2766 
Some leads to explore. 2766 
Small steps 2689 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2688 
Still no stereo 2596 
Good luck... :-) 2596 
I've not given up... 2595 
AVC experience 2595 
Read sun is rising... 2595 
I do not know. 2595 
Bass Channel OPT 2583 
Some perspectives... 2578 
More to do 2577 
I had it wrong all along... 2256 
Play It Again, Sam 2256 
R4 is the Culprit 2256 
Some explanations 2255 
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