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Planning my DSET 4133 
Answers.... 4132 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4132 
A dangers zone? 4131 
DHT in the DSET 4131 
You will see. 4130 
Second round of questions... 4130 
The answers.... 4129 
Between S2 and OPT... 4129 
Exactly how I described above. 4127 
Fundamentals Channel... 4126 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4126 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4125 
There is truly no answer. 4125 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4125 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4124 
I did not tell the whole story... 4124 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4124 
More ansvers..... 4123 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4122 
Do not worry.... 4122 
HF Filter 4116 
The starting sequence. 4116 
A first world problem... 4116 
The remote start option. 4115 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4113 
The coupling capacitors 4112 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4112 
Cap rolling... 4109 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4109 
Caps at high frequencies... 4109 
Do not worry about it for now. 4108 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4105 
I think it is about right. 4105 
More Lpads... 4104 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4103 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4102 
A word of warning 4102 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4095 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4094 
The LPADs.... 4094 
Like This? 4094 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4088 
DIY 4088 
Better air-caps? 4088 
Top Plate Draft #1 4074 
Many options are available. 4074 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4068 
Interesting but…. 4066 
Heating is an issue... 4062 
LPad in Channel F 4058 
It does not matter. 4056 
A few power supply changes 4054 
The opportunities are endless. 4054 
The power supplies 4053 
How did you do it? 4053 
Two things I really liked... 4053 
Splitting the DSET 3987 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3987 
The heat issue 3985 
Be carefully however. 3985 
All about bass 3923 
Approaching the LF DSET 3922 
Many thanks 3922 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3922 
The long wall? 3920 
Multiple reasonings… 3920 
This is interesting! 3919 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3918 
First bass OPT prototype... 3703 
I do not know. 3703 
Yes, that is right... 3702 
DSET Grounding 3693 
As far as I remeber. 3692 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3620 
1R vs 16R 3620 
I've started building the power supplies... 3571 
Steel singing 3570 
Not yet 3570 
Copper? 3569 
Ringing 3531 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3531 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3514 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3514 
It look like the project progress well 3513 
Ventilation 3511 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3510 
Dust 3502 
A filter? 3502 
DHT Meter 3491 
Current matters? 3490 
Yes, that is it. 3490 
Do not rash 3489 
12.1k Resistor 3484 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3484 
DSET amplifier is designed 3452 
Prototype 3452 
Not built yet 3452 
Built in vibrosiolation 3452 
Impressive project 3452 
It is a good idea 3452 
I'm honoured 3452 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3452 
I second Romy, 3452 
Is this another N-Set? 3452 
The failing memory 3452 
Alzheimer! 3452 
Not too late 3452 
Airborne 3440 
EMF 3440 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3440 
Multiplying by zero 3440 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3440 
Valve damping 3440 
EM radiation 3440 
It's free 3440 
Gauss 3439 
Mmmm... 3439 
Without Looking Again 3439 
Something I observe… 3439 
Filter Caps 3439 
Very good 3439 
Nichicons 3439 
DigiKey 3439 
Iron? 3438 
No, no Pieter 3438 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3434 
Mock-up 3434 
Some more DSET photos.. 3220 
DSET labels 3137 
Some thoughts. 3136 
They are for mA 3135 
Finally firing up the DSET 2817 
The bias 2816 
Try to debug more. 2816 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2816 
Damn crossovers 2816 
Six Channels are UP 2815 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2815 
Shot too early... 2814 
Tube change simplicity 2814 
So far so good... 2814 
Keep dong what you do... 2814 
In my dreams 2814 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2813 
Very good. 2813 
Distressingly familiar 2813 
DSET Power draw 2813 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2813 
You would be most welcome... 2812 
EI vs toroids 2810 
Its about noise 2809 
The pin 8 question 2809 
Cont'ed 2809 
A good question. 2808 
Barbirolli Mahler 2795 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2795 
First music testing 2786 
So far so good. 2786 
All fixed? 2784 
It is all good. 2783 
Some time on it 2756 
Here's to You! 2756 
Very commendable and noble job 2756 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2756 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2756 
I deserved that 2755 
Many variables in play 2755 
I've got some work to do 2754 
Some leads to explore. 2754 
Small steps 2677 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2676 
Still no stereo 2584 
Good luck... :-) 2584 
I've not given up... 2583 
AVC experience 2583 
Read sun is rising... 2583 
I do not know. 2583 
Bass Channel OPT 2571 
Some perspectives... 2566 
More to do 2565 
I had it wrong all along... 2244 
Play It Again, Sam 2244 
R4 is the Culprit 2244 
Some explanations 2243 
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