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Planning my DSET 3915 
Answers.... 3914 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 3914 
A dangers zone? 3913 
DHT in the DSET 3913 
You will see. 3912 
Second round of questions... 3912 
The answers.... 3911 
Between S2 and OPT... 3911 
Exactly how I described above. 3909 
Fundamentals Channel... 3908 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 3908 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 3907 
There is truly no answer. 3907 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 3907 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 3906 
I did not tell the whole story... 3906 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 3906 
More ansvers..... 3905 
The fuse in theMF Channel 3904 
Do not worry.... 3904 
HF Filter 3898 
The starting sequence. 3898 
A first world problem... 3898 
The remote start option. 3897 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 3895 
The coupling capacitors 3894 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 3894 
Cap rolling... 3891 
Caps, caps, caps.... 3891 
Caps at high frequencies... 3891 
Do not worry about it for now. 3890 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 3887 
I think it is about right. 3887 
More Lpads... 3886 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 3885 
Bleeders at shut-down... 3884 
A word of warning 3884 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 3877 
More on the "inductive" LPad 3876 
The LPADs.... 3876 
Like This? 3876 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 3870 
DIY 3870 
Better air-caps? 3870 
Top Plate Draft #1 3856 
Many options are available. 3856 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 3850 
Interesting but…. 3848 
Heating is an issue... 3844 
LPad in Channel F 3840 
It does not matter. 3838 
A few power supply changes 3836 
The opportunities are endless. 3836 
The power supplies 3835 
How did you do it? 3835 
Two things I really liked... 3835 
Splitting the DSET 3769 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3769 
The heat issue 3767 
Be carefully however. 3767 
All about bass 3705 
Approaching the LF DSET 3704 
Many thanks 3704 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3704 
The long wall? 3702 
Multiple reasonings… 3702 
This is interesting! 3701 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3700 
First bass OPT prototype... 3485 
I do not know. 3485 
Yes, that is right... 3484 
DSET Grounding 3475 
As far as I remeber. 3474 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3402 
1R vs 16R 3402 
I've started building the power supplies... 3353 
Steel singing 3352 
Not yet 3352 
Copper? 3351 
Ringing 3313 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3313 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3296 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3296 
It look like the project progress well 3295 
Ventilation 3293 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3292 
Dust 3284 
A filter? 3284 
DHT Meter 3273 
Current matters? 3272 
Yes, that is it. 3272 
Do not rash 3271 
12.1k Resistor 3266 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3266 
DSET amplifier is designed 3234 
Prototype 3234 
Not built yet 3234 
Built in vibrosiolation 3234 
Impressive project 3234 
It is a good idea 3234 
I'm honoured 3234 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3234 
I second Romy, 3234 
Is this another N-Set? 3234 
The failing memory 3234 
Alzheimer! 3234 
Not too late 3234 
Airborne 3222 
EMF 3222 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3222 
Multiplying by zero 3222 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3222 
Valve damping 3222 
EM radiation 3222 
It's free 3222 
Gauss 3221 
Mmmm... 3221 
Without Looking Again 3221 
Something I observe… 3221 
Filter Caps 3221 
Very good 3221 
Nichicons 3221 
DigiKey 3221 
Iron? 3220 
No, no Pieter 3220 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3216 
Mock-up 3216 
Some more DSET photos.. 3002 
DSET labels 2919 
Some thoughts. 2918 
They are for mA 2917 
Finally firing up the DSET 2599 
The bias 2598 
Try to debug more. 2598 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2598 
Damn crossovers 2598 
Six Channels are UP 2597 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2597 
Shot too early... 2596 
Tube change simplicity 2596 
So far so good... 2596 
Keep dong what you do... 2596 
In my dreams 2596 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2595 
Very good. 2595 
Distressingly familiar 2595 
DSET Power draw 2595 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2595 
You would be most welcome... 2594 
EI vs toroids 2592 
Its about noise 2591 
The pin 8 question 2591 
Cont'ed 2591 
A good question. 2590 
Barbirolli Mahler 2577 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2577 
First music testing 2568 
So far so good. 2568 
All fixed? 2566 
It is all good. 2565 
Some time on it 2538 
Here's to You! 2538 
Very commendable and noble job 2538 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2538 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2538 
I deserved that 2537 
Many variables in play 2537 
I've got some work to do 2536 
Some leads to explore. 2536 
Small steps 2459 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2458 
Still no stereo 2366 
Good luck... :-) 2366 
I've not given up... 2365 
AVC experience 2365 
Read sun is rising... 2365 
I do not know. 2365 
Bass Channel OPT 2353 
Some perspectives... 2348 
More to do 2347 
I had it wrong all along... 2026 
Play It Again, Sam 2026 
R4 is the Culprit 2026 
Some explanations 2025 
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