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Planning my DSET 3961 
Answers.... 3960 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 3960 
A dangers zone? 3959 
DHT in the DSET 3959 
You will see. 3958 
Second round of questions... 3958 
The answers.... 3957 
Between S2 and OPT... 3957 
Exactly how I described above. 3955 
Fundamentals Channel... 3954 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 3954 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 3953 
There is truly no answer. 3953 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 3953 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 3952 
I did not tell the whole story... 3952 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 3952 
More ansvers..... 3951 
The fuse in theMF Channel 3950 
Do not worry.... 3950 
HF Filter 3944 
The starting sequence. 3944 
A first world problem... 3944 
The remote start option. 3943 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 3941 
The coupling capacitors 3940 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 3940 
Cap rolling... 3937 
Caps, caps, caps.... 3937 
Caps at high frequencies... 3937 
Do not worry about it for now. 3936 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 3933 
I think it is about right. 3933 
More Lpads... 3932 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 3931 
Bleeders at shut-down... 3930 
A word of warning 3930 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 3923 
More on the "inductive" LPad 3922 
The LPADs.... 3922 
Like This? 3922 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 3916 
DIY 3916 
Better air-caps? 3916 
Top Plate Draft #1 3902 
Many options are available. 3902 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 3896 
Interesting but…. 3894 
Heating is an issue... 3890 
LPad in Channel F 3886 
It does not matter. 3884 
A few power supply changes 3882 
The opportunities are endless. 3882 
The power supplies 3881 
How did you do it? 3881 
Two things I really liked... 3881 
Splitting the DSET 3815 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3815 
The heat issue 3813 
Be carefully however. 3813 
All about bass 3751 
Approaching the LF DSET 3750 
Many thanks 3750 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3750 
The long wall? 3748 
Multiple reasonings… 3748 
This is interesting! 3747 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3746 
First bass OPT prototype... 3531 
I do not know. 3531 
Yes, that is right... 3530 
DSET Grounding 3521 
As far as I remeber. 3520 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3448 
1R vs 16R 3448 
I've started building the power supplies... 3399 
Steel singing 3398 
Not yet 3398 
Copper? 3397 
Ringing 3359 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3359 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3342 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3342 
It look like the project progress well 3341 
Ventilation 3339 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3338 
Dust 3330 
A filter? 3330 
DHT Meter 3319 
Current matters? 3318 
Yes, that is it. 3318 
Do not rash 3317 
12.1k Resistor 3312 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3312 
DSET amplifier is designed 3280 
Prototype 3280 
Not built yet 3280 
Built in vibrosiolation 3280 
Impressive project 3280 
It is a good idea 3280 
I'm honoured 3280 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3280 
I second Romy, 3280 
Is this another N-Set? 3280 
The failing memory 3280 
Alzheimer! 3280 
Not too late 3280 
Airborne 3268 
EMF 3268 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3268 
Multiplying by zero 3268 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3268 
Valve damping 3268 
EM radiation 3268 
It's free 3268 
Gauss 3267 
Mmmm... 3267 
Without Looking Again 3267 
Something I observe… 3267 
Filter Caps 3267 
Very good 3267 
Nichicons 3267 
DigiKey 3267 
Iron? 3266 
No, no Pieter 3266 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3262 
Mock-up 3262 
Some more DSET photos.. 3048 
DSET labels 2965 
Some thoughts. 2964 
They are for mA 2963 
Finally firing up the DSET 2645 
The bias 2644 
Try to debug more. 2644 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2644 
Damn crossovers 2644 
Six Channels are UP 2643 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2643 
Shot too early... 2642 
Tube change simplicity 2642 
So far so good... 2642 
Keep dong what you do... 2642 
In my dreams 2642 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2641 
Very good. 2641 
Distressingly familiar 2641 
DSET Power draw 2641 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2641 
You would be most welcome... 2640 
EI vs toroids 2638 
Its about noise 2637 
The pin 8 question 2637 
Cont'ed 2637 
A good question. 2636 
Barbirolli Mahler 2623 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2623 
First music testing 2614 
So far so good. 2614 
All fixed? 2612 
It is all good. 2611 
Some time on it 2584 
Here's to You! 2584 
Very commendable and noble job 2584 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2584 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2584 
I deserved that 2583 
Many variables in play 2583 
I've got some work to do 2582 
Some leads to explore. 2582 
Small steps 2505 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2504 
Still no stereo 2412 
Good luck... :-) 2412 
I've not given up... 2411 
AVC experience 2411 
Read sun is rising... 2411 
I do not know. 2411 
Bass Channel OPT 2399 
Some perspectives... 2394 
More to do 2393 
I had it wrong all along... 2072 
Play It Again, Sam 2072 
R4 is the Culprit 2072 
Some explanations 2071 
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