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Planning my DSET 4103 
Answers.... 4102 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4102 
A dangers zone? 4101 
DHT in the DSET 4101 
You will see. 4100 
Second round of questions... 4100 
The answers.... 4099 
Between S2 and OPT... 4099 
Exactly how I described above. 4097 
Fundamentals Channel... 4096 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4096 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4095 
There is truly no answer. 4095 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4095 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4094 
I did not tell the whole story... 4094 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4094 
More ansvers..... 4093 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4092 
Do not worry.... 4092 
HF Filter 4086 
The starting sequence. 4086 
A first world problem... 4086 
The remote start option. 4085 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4083 
The coupling capacitors 4082 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4082 
Cap rolling... 4079 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4079 
Caps at high frequencies... 4079 
Do not worry about it for now. 4078 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4075 
I think it is about right. 4075 
More Lpads... 4074 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4073 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4072 
A word of warning 4072 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4065 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4064 
The LPADs.... 4064 
Like This? 4064 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4058 
DIY 4058 
Better air-caps? 4058 
Top Plate Draft #1 4044 
Many options are available. 4044 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4038 
Interesting but…. 4036 
Heating is an issue... 4032 
LPad in Channel F 4028 
It does not matter. 4026 
A few power supply changes 4024 
The opportunities are endless. 4024 
The power supplies 4023 
How did you do it? 4023 
Two things I really liked... 4023 
Splitting the DSET 3957 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3957 
The heat issue 3955 
Be carefully however. 3955 
All about bass 3893 
Approaching the LF DSET 3892 
Many thanks 3892 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3892 
The long wall? 3890 
Multiple reasonings… 3890 
This is interesting! 3889 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3888 
First bass OPT prototype... 3673 
I do not know. 3673 
Yes, that is right... 3672 
DSET Grounding 3663 
As far as I remeber. 3662 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3590 
1R vs 16R 3590 
I've started building the power supplies... 3541 
Steel singing 3540 
Not yet 3540 
Copper? 3539 
Ringing 3501 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3501 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3484 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3484 
It look like the project progress well 3483 
Ventilation 3481 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3480 
Dust 3472 
A filter? 3472 
DHT Meter 3461 
Current matters? 3460 
Yes, that is it. 3460 
Do not rash 3459 
12.1k Resistor 3454 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3454 
DSET amplifier is designed 3422 
Prototype 3422 
Not built yet 3422 
Built in vibrosiolation 3422 
Impressive project 3422 
It is a good idea 3422 
I'm honoured 3422 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3422 
I second Romy, 3422 
Is this another N-Set? 3422 
The failing memory 3422 
Alzheimer! 3422 
Not too late 3422 
Airborne 3410 
EMF 3410 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3410 
Multiplying by zero 3410 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3410 
Valve damping 3410 
EM radiation 3410 
It's free 3410 
Gauss 3409 
Mmmm... 3409 
Without Looking Again 3409 
Something I observe… 3409 
Filter Caps 3409 
Very good 3409 
Nichicons 3409 
DigiKey 3409 
Iron? 3408 
No, no Pieter 3408 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3404 
Mock-up 3404 
Some more DSET photos.. 3190 
DSET labels 3107 
Some thoughts. 3106 
They are for mA 3105 
Finally firing up the DSET 2787 
The bias 2786 
Try to debug more. 2786 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2786 
Damn crossovers 2786 
Six Channels are UP 2785 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2785 
Shot too early... 2784 
Tube change simplicity 2784 
So far so good... 2784 
Keep dong what you do... 2784 
In my dreams 2784 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2783 
Very good. 2783 
Distressingly familiar 2783 
DSET Power draw 2783 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2783 
You would be most welcome... 2782 
EI vs toroids 2780 
Its about noise 2779 
The pin 8 question 2779 
Cont'ed 2779 
A good question. 2778 
Barbirolli Mahler 2765 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2765 
First music testing 2756 
So far so good. 2756 
All fixed? 2754 
It is all good. 2753 
Some time on it 2726 
Here's to You! 2726 
Very commendable and noble job 2726 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2726 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2726 
I deserved that 2725 
Many variables in play 2725 
I've got some work to do 2724 
Some leads to explore. 2724 
Small steps 2647 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2646 
Still no stereo 2554 
Good luck... :-) 2554 
I've not given up... 2553 
AVC experience 2553 
Read sun is rising... 2553 
I do not know. 2553 
Bass Channel OPT 2541 
Some perspectives... 2536 
More to do 2535 
I had it wrong all along... 2214 
Play It Again, Sam 2214 
R4 is the Culprit 2214 
Some explanations 2213 
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