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Planning my DSET 4181 
Answers.... 4180 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4180 
A dangers zone? 4179 
DHT in the DSET 4179 
You will see. 4178 
Second round of questions... 4178 
The answers.... 4177 
Between S2 and OPT... 4177 
Exactly how I described above. 4175 
Fundamentals Channel... 4174 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4174 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4173 
There is truly no answer. 4173 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4173 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4172 
I did not tell the whole story... 4172 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4172 
More ansvers..... 4171 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4170 
Do not worry.... 4170 
HF Filter 4164 
The starting sequence. 4164 
A first world problem... 4164 
The remote start option. 4163 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4161 
The coupling capacitors 4160 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4160 
Cap rolling... 4157 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4157 
Caps at high frequencies... 4157 
Do not worry about it for now. 4156 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4153 
I think it is about right. 4153 
More Lpads... 4152 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4151 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4150 
A word of warning 4150 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4143 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4142 
The LPADs.... 4142 
Like This? 4142 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4136 
DIY 4136 
Better air-caps? 4136 
Top Plate Draft #1 4122 
Many options are available. 4122 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4116 
Interesting but…. 4114 
Heating is an issue... 4110 
LPad in Channel F 4106 
It does not matter. 4104 
A few power supply changes 4102 
The opportunities are endless. 4102 
The power supplies 4101 
How did you do it? 4101 
Two things I really liked... 4101 
Splitting the DSET 4035 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4035 
The heat issue 4033 
Be carefully however. 4033 
All about bass 3971 
Approaching the LF DSET 3970 
Many thanks 3970 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3970 
The long wall? 3968 
Multiple reasonings… 3968 
This is interesting! 3967 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3966 
First bass OPT prototype... 3751 
I do not know. 3751 
Yes, that is right... 3750 
DSET Grounding 3741 
As far as I remeber. 3740 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3668 
1R vs 16R 3668 
I've started building the power supplies... 3619 
Steel singing 3618 
Not yet 3618 
Copper? 3617 
Ringing 3579 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3579 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3562 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3562 
It look like the project progress well 3561 
Ventilation 3559 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3558 
Dust 3550 
A filter? 3550 
DHT Meter 3539 
Current matters? 3538 
Yes, that is it. 3538 
Do not rash 3537 
12.1k Resistor 3532 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3532 
DSET amplifier is designed 3500 
Prototype 3500 
Not built yet 3500 
Built in vibrosiolation 3500 
Impressive project 3500 
It is a good idea 3500 
I'm honoured 3500 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3500 
I second Romy, 3500 
Is this another N-Set? 3500 
The failing memory 3500 
Alzheimer! 3500 
Not too late 3500 
Airborne 3488 
EMF 3488 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3488 
Multiplying by zero 3488 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3488 
Valve damping 3488 
EM radiation 3488 
It's free 3488 
Gauss 3487 
Mmmm... 3487 
Without Looking Again 3487 
Something I observe… 3487 
Filter Caps 3487 
Very good 3487 
Nichicons 3487 
DigiKey 3487 
Iron? 3486 
No, no Pieter 3486 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3482 
Mock-up 3482 
Some more DSET photos.. 3268 
DSET labels 3185 
Some thoughts. 3184 
They are for mA 3183 
Finally firing up the DSET 2865 
The bias 2864 
Try to debug more. 2864 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2864 
Damn crossovers 2864 
Six Channels are UP 2863 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2863 
Shot too early... 2862 
Tube change simplicity 2862 
So far so good... 2862 
Keep dong what you do... 2862 
In my dreams 2862 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2861 
Very good. 2861 
Distressingly familiar 2861 
DSET Power draw 2861 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2861 
You would be most welcome... 2860 
EI vs toroids 2858 
Its about noise 2857 
The pin 8 question 2857 
Cont'ed 2857 
A good question. 2856 
Barbirolli Mahler 2843 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2843 
First music testing 2834 
So far so good. 2834 
All fixed? 2832 
It is all good. 2831 
Some time on it 2804 
Here's to You! 2804 
Very commendable and noble job 2804 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2804 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2804 
I deserved that 2803 
Many variables in play 2803 
I've got some work to do 2802 
Some leads to explore. 2802 
Small steps 2725 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2724 
Still no stereo 2632 
Good luck... :-) 2632 
I've not given up... 2631 
AVC experience 2631 
Read sun is rising... 2631 
I do not know. 2631 
Bass Channel OPT 2619 
Some perspectives... 2614 
More to do 2613 
I had it wrong all along... 2292 
Play It Again, Sam 2292 
R4 is the Culprit 2292 
Some explanations 2291 
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