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Planning my DSET 4183 
Answers.... 4182 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4182 
A dangers zone? 4181 
DHT in the DSET 4181 
You will see. 4180 
Second round of questions... 4180 
The answers.... 4179 
Between S2 and OPT... 4179 
Exactly how I described above. 4177 
Fundamentals Channel... 4176 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4176 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4175 
There is truly no answer. 4175 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4175 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4174 
I did not tell the whole story... 4174 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4174 
More ansvers..... 4173 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4172 
Do not worry.... 4172 
HF Filter 4166 
The starting sequence. 4166 
A first world problem... 4166 
The remote start option. 4165 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4163 
The coupling capacitors 4162 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4162 
Cap rolling... 4159 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4159 
Caps at high frequencies... 4159 
Do not worry about it for now. 4158 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4155 
I think it is about right. 4155 
More Lpads... 4154 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4153 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4152 
A word of warning 4152 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4145 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4144 
The LPADs.... 4144 
Like This? 4144 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4138 
DIY 4138 
Better air-caps? 4138 
Top Plate Draft #1 4124 
Many options are available. 4124 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4118 
Interesting but…. 4116 
Heating is an issue... 4112 
LPad in Channel F 4108 
It does not matter. 4106 
A few power supply changes 4104 
The opportunities are endless. 4104 
The power supplies 4103 
How did you do it? 4103 
Two things I really liked... 4103 
Splitting the DSET 4037 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4037 
The heat issue 4035 
Be carefully however. 4035 
All about bass 3973 
Approaching the LF DSET 3972 
Many thanks 3972 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3972 
The long wall? 3970 
Multiple reasonings… 3970 
This is interesting! 3969 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3968 
First bass OPT prototype... 3753 
I do not know. 3753 
Yes, that is right... 3752 
DSET Grounding 3743 
As far as I remeber. 3742 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3670 
1R vs 16R 3670 
I've started building the power supplies... 3621 
Steel singing 3620 
Not yet 3620 
Copper? 3619 
Ringing 3581 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3581 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3564 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3564 
It look like the project progress well 3563 
Ventilation 3561 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3560 
Dust 3552 
A filter? 3552 
DHT Meter 3541 
Current matters? 3540 
Yes, that is it. 3540 
Do not rash 3539 
12.1k Resistor 3534 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3534 
DSET amplifier is designed 3502 
Prototype 3502 
Not built yet 3502 
Built in vibrosiolation 3502 
Impressive project 3502 
It is a good idea 3502 
I'm honoured 3502 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3502 
I second Romy, 3502 
Is this another N-Set? 3502 
The failing memory 3502 
Alzheimer! 3502 
Not too late 3502 
Airborne 3490 
EMF 3490 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3490 
Multiplying by zero 3490 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3490 
Valve damping 3490 
EM radiation 3490 
It's free 3490 
Gauss 3489 
Mmmm... 3489 
Without Looking Again 3489 
Something I observe… 3489 
Filter Caps 3489 
Very good 3489 
Nichicons 3489 
DigiKey 3489 
Iron? 3488 
No, no Pieter 3488 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3484 
Mock-up 3484 
Some more DSET photos.. 3270 
DSET labels 3187 
Some thoughts. 3186 
They are for mA 3185 
Finally firing up the DSET 2867 
The bias 2866 
Try to debug more. 2866 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2866 
Damn crossovers 2866 
Six Channels are UP 2865 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2865 
Shot too early... 2864 
Tube change simplicity 2864 
So far so good... 2864 
Keep dong what you do... 2864 
In my dreams 2864 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2863 
Very good. 2863 
Distressingly familiar 2863 
DSET Power draw 2863 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2863 
You would be most welcome... 2862 
EI vs toroids 2860 
Its about noise 2859 
The pin 8 question 2859 
Cont'ed 2859 
A good question. 2858 
Barbirolli Mahler 2845 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2845 
First music testing 2836 
So far so good. 2836 
All fixed? 2834 
It is all good. 2833 
Some time on it 2806 
Here's to You! 2806 
Very commendable and noble job 2806 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2806 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2806 
I deserved that 2805 
Many variables in play 2805 
I've got some work to do 2804 
Some leads to explore. 2804 
Small steps 2727 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2726 
Still no stereo 2634 
Good luck... :-) 2634 
I've not given up... 2633 
AVC experience 2633 
Read sun is rising... 2633 
I do not know. 2633 
Bass Channel OPT 2621 
Some perspectives... 2616 
More to do 2615 
I had it wrong all along... 2294 
Play It Again, Sam 2294 
R4 is the Culprit 2294 
Some explanations 2293 
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