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Planning my DSET 4178 
Answers.... 4177 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4177 
A dangers zone? 4176 
DHT in the DSET 4176 
You will see. 4175 
Second round of questions... 4175 
The answers.... 4174 
Between S2 and OPT... 4174 
Exactly how I described above. 4172 
Fundamentals Channel... 4171 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4171 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4170 
There is truly no answer. 4170 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4170 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4169 
I did not tell the whole story... 4169 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4169 
More ansvers..... 4168 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4167 
Do not worry.... 4167 
HF Filter 4161 
The starting sequence. 4161 
A first world problem... 4161 
The remote start option. 4160 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4158 
The coupling capacitors 4157 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4157 
Cap rolling... 4154 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4154 
Caps at high frequencies... 4154 
Do not worry about it for now. 4153 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4150 
I think it is about right. 4150 
More Lpads... 4149 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4148 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4147 
A word of warning 4147 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4140 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4139 
The LPADs.... 4139 
Like This? 4139 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4133 
DIY 4133 
Better air-caps? 4133 
Top Plate Draft #1 4119 
Many options are available. 4119 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4113 
Interesting but…. 4111 
Heating is an issue... 4107 
LPad in Channel F 4103 
It does not matter. 4101 
A few power supply changes 4099 
The opportunities are endless. 4099 
The power supplies 4098 
How did you do it? 4098 
Two things I really liked... 4098 
Splitting the DSET 4032 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4032 
The heat issue 4030 
Be carefully however. 4030 
All about bass 3968 
Approaching the LF DSET 3967 
Many thanks 3967 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3967 
The long wall? 3965 
Multiple reasonings… 3965 
This is interesting! 3964 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3963 
First bass OPT prototype... 3748 
I do not know. 3748 
Yes, that is right... 3747 
DSET Grounding 3738 
As far as I remeber. 3737 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3665 
1R vs 16R 3665 
I've started building the power supplies... 3616 
Steel singing 3615 
Not yet 3615 
Copper? 3614 
Ringing 3576 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3576 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3559 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3559 
It look like the project progress well 3558 
Ventilation 3556 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3555 
Dust 3547 
A filter? 3547 
DHT Meter 3536 
Current matters? 3535 
Yes, that is it. 3535 
Do not rash 3534 
12.1k Resistor 3529 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3529 
DSET amplifier is designed 3497 
Prototype 3497 
Not built yet 3497 
Built in vibrosiolation 3497 
Impressive project 3497 
It is a good idea 3497 
I'm honoured 3497 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3497 
I second Romy, 3497 
Is this another N-Set? 3497 
The failing memory 3497 
Alzheimer! 3497 
Not too late 3497 
Airborne 3485 
EMF 3485 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3485 
Multiplying by zero 3485 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3485 
Valve damping 3485 
EM radiation 3485 
It's free 3485 
Gauss 3484 
Mmmm... 3484 
Without Looking Again 3484 
Something I observe… 3484 
Filter Caps 3484 
Very good 3484 
Nichicons 3484 
DigiKey 3484 
Iron? 3483 
No, no Pieter 3483 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3479 
Mock-up 3479 
Some more DSET photos.. 3265 
DSET labels 3182 
Some thoughts. 3181 
They are for mA 3180 
Finally firing up the DSET 2862 
The bias 2861 
Try to debug more. 2861 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2861 
Damn crossovers 2861 
Six Channels are UP 2860 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2860 
Shot too early... 2859 
Tube change simplicity 2859 
So far so good... 2859 
Keep dong what you do... 2859 
In my dreams 2859 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2858 
Very good. 2858 
Distressingly familiar 2858 
DSET Power draw 2858 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2858 
You would be most welcome... 2857 
EI vs toroids 2855 
Its about noise 2854 
The pin 8 question 2854 
Cont'ed 2854 
A good question. 2853 
Barbirolli Mahler 2840 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2840 
First music testing 2831 
So far so good. 2831 
All fixed? 2829 
It is all good. 2828 
Some time on it 2801 
Here's to You! 2801 
Very commendable and noble job 2801 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2801 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2801 
I deserved that 2800 
Many variables in play 2800 
I've got some work to do 2799 
Some leads to explore. 2799 
Small steps 2722 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2721 
Still no stereo 2629 
Good luck... :-) 2629 
I've not given up... 2628 
AVC experience 2628 
Read sun is rising... 2628 
I do not know. 2628 
Bass Channel OPT 2616 
Some perspectives... 2611 
More to do 2610 
I had it wrong all along... 2289 
Play It Again, Sam 2289 
R4 is the Culprit 2289 
Some explanations 2288 
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