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Planning my DSET 3935 
Answers.... 3934 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 3934 
A dangers zone? 3933 
DHT in the DSET 3933 
You will see. 3932 
Second round of questions... 3932 
The answers.... 3931 
Between S2 and OPT... 3931 
Exactly how I described above. 3929 
Fundamentals Channel... 3928 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 3928 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 3927 
There is truly no answer. 3927 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 3927 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 3926 
I did not tell the whole story... 3926 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 3926 
More ansvers..... 3925 
The fuse in theMF Channel 3924 
Do not worry.... 3924 
HF Filter 3918 
The starting sequence. 3918 
A first world problem... 3918 
The remote start option. 3917 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 3915 
The coupling capacitors 3914 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 3914 
Cap rolling... 3911 
Caps, caps, caps.... 3911 
Caps at high frequencies... 3911 
Do not worry about it for now. 3910 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 3907 
I think it is about right. 3907 
More Lpads... 3906 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 3905 
Bleeders at shut-down... 3904 
A word of warning 3904 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 3897 
More on the "inductive" LPad 3896 
The LPADs.... 3896 
Like This? 3896 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 3890 
DIY 3890 
Better air-caps? 3890 
Top Plate Draft #1 3876 
Many options are available. 3876 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 3870 
Interesting but…. 3868 
Heating is an issue... 3864 
LPad in Channel F 3860 
It does not matter. 3858 
A few power supply changes 3856 
The opportunities are endless. 3856 
The power supplies 3855 
How did you do it? 3855 
Two things I really liked... 3855 
Splitting the DSET 3789 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3789 
The heat issue 3787 
Be carefully however. 3787 
All about bass 3725 
Approaching the LF DSET 3724 
Many thanks 3724 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3724 
The long wall? 3722 
Multiple reasonings… 3722 
This is interesting! 3721 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3720 
First bass OPT prototype... 3505 
I do not know. 3505 
Yes, that is right... 3504 
DSET Grounding 3495 
As far as I remeber. 3494 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3422 
1R vs 16R 3422 
I've started building the power supplies... 3373 
Steel singing 3372 
Not yet 3372 
Copper? 3371 
Ringing 3333 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3333 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3316 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3316 
It look like the project progress well 3315 
Ventilation 3313 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3312 
Dust 3304 
A filter? 3304 
DHT Meter 3293 
Current matters? 3292 
Yes, that is it. 3292 
Do not rash 3291 
12.1k Resistor 3286 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3286 
DSET amplifier is designed 3254 
Prototype 3254 
Not built yet 3254 
Built in vibrosiolation 3254 
Impressive project 3254 
It is a good idea 3254 
I'm honoured 3254 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3254 
I second Romy, 3254 
Is this another N-Set? 3254 
The failing memory 3254 
Alzheimer! 3254 
Not too late 3254 
Airborne 3242 
EMF 3242 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3242 
Multiplying by zero 3242 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3242 
Valve damping 3242 
EM radiation 3242 
It's free 3242 
Gauss 3241 
Mmmm... 3241 
Without Looking Again 3241 
Something I observe… 3241 
Filter Caps 3241 
Very good 3241 
Nichicons 3241 
DigiKey 3241 
Iron? 3240 
No, no Pieter 3240 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3236 
Mock-up 3236 
Some more DSET photos.. 3022 
DSET labels 2939 
Some thoughts. 2938 
They are for mA 2937 
Finally firing up the DSET 2619 
The bias 2618 
Try to debug more. 2618 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2618 
Damn crossovers 2618 
Six Channels are UP 2617 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2617 
Shot too early... 2616 
Tube change simplicity 2616 
So far so good... 2616 
Keep dong what you do... 2616 
In my dreams 2616 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2615 
Very good. 2615 
Distressingly familiar 2615 
DSET Power draw 2615 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2615 
You would be most welcome... 2614 
EI vs toroids 2612 
Its about noise 2611 
The pin 8 question 2611 
Cont'ed 2611 
A good question. 2610 
Barbirolli Mahler 2597 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2597 
First music testing 2588 
So far so good. 2588 
All fixed? 2586 
It is all good. 2585 
Some time on it 2558 
Here's to You! 2558 
Very commendable and noble job 2558 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2558 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2558 
I deserved that 2557 
Many variables in play 2557 
I've got some work to do 2556 
Some leads to explore. 2556 
Small steps 2479 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2478 
Still no stereo 2386 
Good luck... :-) 2386 
I've not given up... 2385 
AVC experience 2385 
Read sun is rising... 2385 
I do not know. 2385 
Bass Channel OPT 2373 
Some perspectives... 2368 
More to do 2367 
I had it wrong all along... 2046 
Play It Again, Sam 2046 
R4 is the Culprit 2046 
Some explanations 2045 
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