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Planning my DSET 3945 
Answers.... 3944 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 3944 
A dangers zone? 3943 
DHT in the DSET 3943 
You will see. 3942 
Second round of questions... 3942 
The answers.... 3941 
Between S2 and OPT... 3941 
Exactly how I described above. 3939 
Fundamentals Channel... 3938 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 3938 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 3937 
There is truly no answer. 3937 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 3937 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 3936 
I did not tell the whole story... 3936 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 3936 
More ansvers..... 3935 
The fuse in theMF Channel 3934 
Do not worry.... 3934 
HF Filter 3928 
The starting sequence. 3928 
A first world problem... 3928 
The remote start option. 3927 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 3925 
The coupling capacitors 3924 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 3924 
Cap rolling... 3921 
Caps, caps, caps.... 3921 
Caps at high frequencies... 3921 
Do not worry about it for now. 3920 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 3917 
I think it is about right. 3917 
More Lpads... 3916 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 3915 
Bleeders at shut-down... 3914 
A word of warning 3914 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 3907 
More on the "inductive" LPad 3906 
The LPADs.... 3906 
Like This? 3906 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 3900 
DIY 3900 
Better air-caps? 3900 
Top Plate Draft #1 3886 
Many options are available. 3886 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 3880 
Interesting but…. 3878 
Heating is an issue... 3874 
LPad in Channel F 3870 
It does not matter. 3868 
A few power supply changes 3866 
The opportunities are endless. 3866 
The power supplies 3865 
How did you do it? 3865 
Two things I really liked... 3865 
Splitting the DSET 3799 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3799 
The heat issue 3797 
Be carefully however. 3797 
All about bass 3735 
Approaching the LF DSET 3734 
Many thanks 3734 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3734 
The long wall? 3732 
Multiple reasonings… 3732 
This is interesting! 3731 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3730 
First bass OPT prototype... 3515 
I do not know. 3515 
Yes, that is right... 3514 
DSET Grounding 3505 
As far as I remeber. 3504 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3432 
1R vs 16R 3432 
I've started building the power supplies... 3383 
Steel singing 3382 
Not yet 3382 
Copper? 3381 
Ringing 3343 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3343 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3326 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3326 
It look like the project progress well 3325 
Ventilation 3323 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3322 
Dust 3314 
A filter? 3314 
DHT Meter 3303 
Current matters? 3302 
Yes, that is it. 3302 
Do not rash 3301 
12.1k Resistor 3296 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3296 
DSET amplifier is designed 3264 
Prototype 3264 
Not built yet 3264 
Built in vibrosiolation 3264 
Impressive project 3264 
It is a good idea 3264 
I'm honoured 3264 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3264 
I second Romy, 3264 
Is this another N-Set? 3264 
The failing memory 3264 
Alzheimer! 3264 
Not too late 3264 
Airborne 3252 
EMF 3252 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3252 
Multiplying by zero 3252 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3252 
Valve damping 3252 
EM radiation 3252 
It's free 3252 
Gauss 3251 
Mmmm... 3251 
Without Looking Again 3251 
Something I observe… 3251 
Filter Caps 3251 
Very good 3251 
Nichicons 3251 
DigiKey 3251 
Iron? 3250 
No, no Pieter 3250 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3246 
Mock-up 3246 
Some more DSET photos.. 3032 
DSET labels 2949 
Some thoughts. 2948 
They are for mA 2947 
Finally firing up the DSET 2629 
The bias 2628 
Try to debug more. 2628 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2628 
Damn crossovers 2628 
Six Channels are UP 2627 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2627 
Shot too early... 2626 
Tube change simplicity 2626 
So far so good... 2626 
Keep dong what you do... 2626 
In my dreams 2626 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2625 
Very good. 2625 
Distressingly familiar 2625 
DSET Power draw 2625 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2625 
You would be most welcome... 2624 
EI vs toroids 2622 
Its about noise 2621 
The pin 8 question 2621 
Cont'ed 2621 
A good question. 2620 
Barbirolli Mahler 2607 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2607 
First music testing 2598 
So far so good. 2598 
All fixed? 2596 
It is all good. 2595 
Some time on it 2568 
Here's to You! 2568 
Very commendable and noble job 2568 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2568 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2568 
I deserved that 2567 
Many variables in play 2567 
I've got some work to do 2566 
Some leads to explore. 2566 
Small steps 2489 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2488 
Still no stereo 2396 
Good luck... :-) 2396 
I've not given up... 2395 
AVC experience 2395 
Read sun is rising... 2395 
I do not know. 2395 
Bass Channel OPT 2383 
Some perspectives... 2378 
More to do 2377 
I had it wrong all along... 2056 
Play It Again, Sam 2056 
R4 is the Culprit 2056 
Some explanations 2055 
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