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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
Planning my DSET 4116 
Answers.... 4115 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4115 
A dangers zone? 4114 
DHT in the DSET 4114 
You will see. 4113 
Second round of questions... 4113 
The answers.... 4112 
Between S2 and OPT... 4112 
Exactly how I described above. 4110 
Fundamentals Channel... 4109 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4109 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4108 
There is truly no answer. 4108 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4108 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4107 
I did not tell the whole story... 4107 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4107 
More ansvers..... 4106 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4105 
Do not worry.... 4105 
HF Filter 4099 
The starting sequence. 4099 
A first world problem... 4099 
The remote start option. 4098 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4096 
The coupling capacitors 4095 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4095 
Cap rolling... 4092 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4092 
Caps at high frequencies... 4092 
Do not worry about it for now. 4091 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4088 
I think it is about right. 4088 
More Lpads... 4087 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4086 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4085 
A word of warning 4085 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4078 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4077 
The LPADs.... 4077 
Like This? 4077 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4071 
DIY 4071 
Better air-caps? 4071 
Top Plate Draft #1 4057 
Many options are available. 4057 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4051 
Interesting but…. 4049 
Heating is an issue... 4045 
LPad in Channel F 4041 
It does not matter. 4039 
A few power supply changes 4037 
The opportunities are endless. 4037 
The power supplies 4036 
How did you do it? 4036 
Two things I really liked... 4036 
Splitting the DSET 3970 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3970 
The heat issue 3968 
Be carefully however. 3968 
All about bass 3906 
Approaching the LF DSET 3905 
Many thanks 3905 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3905 
The long wall? 3903 
Multiple reasonings… 3903 
This is interesting! 3902 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3901 
First bass OPT prototype... 3686 
I do not know. 3686 
Yes, that is right... 3685 
DSET Grounding 3676 
As far as I remeber. 3675 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3603 
1R vs 16R 3603 
I've started building the power supplies... 3554 
Steel singing 3553 
Not yet 3553 
Copper? 3552 
Ringing 3514 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3514 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3497 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3497 
It look like the project progress well 3496 
Ventilation 3494 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3493 
Dust 3485 
A filter? 3485 
DHT Meter 3474 
Current matters? 3473 
Yes, that is it. 3473 
Do not rash 3472 
12.1k Resistor 3467 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3467 
DSET amplifier is designed 3435 
Prototype 3435 
Not built yet 3435 
Built in vibrosiolation 3435 
Impressive project 3435 
It is a good idea 3435 
I'm honoured 3435 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3435 
I second Romy, 3435 
Is this another N-Set? 3435 
The failing memory 3435 
Alzheimer! 3435 
Not too late 3435 
Airborne 3423 
EMF 3423 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3423 
Multiplying by zero 3423 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3423 
Valve damping 3423 
EM radiation 3423 
It's free 3423 
Gauss 3422 
Mmmm... 3422 
Without Looking Again 3422 
Something I observe… 3422 
Filter Caps 3422 
Very good 3422 
Nichicons 3422 
DigiKey 3422 
Iron? 3421 
No, no Pieter 3421 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3417 
Mock-up 3417 
Some more DSET photos.. 3203 
DSET labels 3120 
Some thoughts. 3119 
They are for mA 3118 
Finally firing up the DSET 2800 
The bias 2799 
Try to debug more. 2799 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2799 
Damn crossovers 2799 
Six Channels are UP 2798 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2798 
Shot too early... 2797 
Tube change simplicity 2797 
So far so good... 2797 
Keep dong what you do... 2797 
In my dreams 2797 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2796 
Very good. 2796 
Distressingly familiar 2796 
DSET Power draw 2796 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2796 
You would be most welcome... 2795 
EI vs toroids 2793 
Its about noise 2792 
The pin 8 question 2792 
Cont'ed 2792 
A good question. 2791 
Barbirolli Mahler 2778 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2778 
First music testing 2769 
So far so good. 2769 
All fixed? 2767 
It is all good. 2766 
Some time on it 2739 
Here's to You! 2739 
Very commendable and noble job 2739 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2739 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2739 
I deserved that 2738 
Many variables in play 2738 
I've got some work to do 2737 
Some leads to explore. 2737 
Small steps 2660 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2659 
Still no stereo 2567 
Good luck... :-) 2567 
I've not given up... 2566 
AVC experience 2566 
Read sun is rising... 2566 
I do not know. 2566 
Bass Channel OPT 2554 
Some perspectives... 2549 
More to do 2548 
I had it wrong all along... 2227 
Play It Again, Sam 2227 
R4 is the Culprit 2227 
Some explanations 2226 
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