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Planning my DSET 4110 
Answers.... 4109 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4109 
A dangers zone? 4108 
DHT in the DSET 4108 
You will see. 4107 
Second round of questions... 4107 
The answers.... 4106 
Between S2 and OPT... 4106 
Exactly how I described above. 4104 
Fundamentals Channel... 4103 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4103 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4102 
There is truly no answer. 4102 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4102 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4101 
I did not tell the whole story... 4101 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4101 
More ansvers..... 4100 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4099 
Do not worry.... 4099 
HF Filter 4093 
The starting sequence. 4093 
A first world problem... 4093 
The remote start option. 4092 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4090 
The coupling capacitors 4089 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4089 
Cap rolling... 4086 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4086 
Caps at high frequencies... 4086 
Do not worry about it for now. 4085 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4082 
I think it is about right. 4082 
More Lpads... 4081 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4080 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4079 
A word of warning 4079 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4072 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4071 
The LPADs.... 4071 
Like This? 4071 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4065 
DIY 4065 
Better air-caps? 4065 
Top Plate Draft #1 4051 
Many options are available. 4051 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4045 
Interesting but…. 4043 
Heating is an issue... 4039 
LPad in Channel F 4035 
It does not matter. 4033 
A few power supply changes 4031 
The opportunities are endless. 4031 
The power supplies 4030 
How did you do it? 4030 
Two things I really liked... 4030 
Splitting the DSET 3964 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3964 
The heat issue 3962 
Be carefully however. 3962 
All about bass 3900 
Approaching the LF DSET 3899 
Many thanks 3899 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3899 
The long wall? 3897 
Multiple reasonings… 3897 
This is interesting! 3896 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3895 
First bass OPT prototype... 3680 
I do not know. 3680 
Yes, that is right... 3679 
DSET Grounding 3670 
As far as I remeber. 3669 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3597 
1R vs 16R 3597 
I've started building the power supplies... 3548 
Steel singing 3547 
Not yet 3547 
Copper? 3546 
Ringing 3508 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3508 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3491 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3491 
It look like the project progress well 3490 
Ventilation 3488 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3487 
Dust 3479 
A filter? 3479 
DHT Meter 3468 
Current matters? 3467 
Yes, that is it. 3467 
Do not rash 3466 
12.1k Resistor 3461 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3461 
DSET amplifier is designed 3429 
Prototype 3429 
Not built yet 3429 
Built in vibrosiolation 3429 
Impressive project 3429 
It is a good idea 3429 
I'm honoured 3429 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3429 
I second Romy, 3429 
Is this another N-Set? 3429 
The failing memory 3429 
Alzheimer! 3429 
Not too late 3429 
Airborne 3417 
EMF 3417 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3417 
Multiplying by zero 3417 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3417 
Valve damping 3417 
EM radiation 3417 
It's free 3417 
Gauss 3416 
Mmmm... 3416 
Without Looking Again 3416 
Something I observe… 3416 
Filter Caps 3416 
Very good 3416 
Nichicons 3416 
DigiKey 3416 
Iron? 3415 
No, no Pieter 3415 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3411 
Mock-up 3411 
Some more DSET photos.. 3197 
DSET labels 3114 
Some thoughts. 3113 
They are for mA 3112 
Finally firing up the DSET 2794 
The bias 2793 
Try to debug more. 2793 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2793 
Damn crossovers 2793 
Six Channels are UP 2792 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2792 
Shot too early... 2791 
Tube change simplicity 2791 
So far so good... 2791 
Keep dong what you do... 2791 
In my dreams 2791 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2790 
Very good. 2790 
Distressingly familiar 2790 
DSET Power draw 2790 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2790 
You would be most welcome... 2789 
EI vs toroids 2787 
Its about noise 2786 
The pin 8 question 2786 
Cont'ed 2786 
A good question. 2785 
Barbirolli Mahler 2772 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2772 
First music testing 2763 
So far so good. 2763 
All fixed? 2761 
It is all good. 2760 
Some time on it 2733 
Here's to You! 2733 
Very commendable and noble job 2733 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2733 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2733 
I deserved that 2732 
Many variables in play 2732 
I've got some work to do 2731 
Some leads to explore. 2731 
Small steps 2654 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2653 
Still no stereo 2561 
Good luck... :-) 2561 
I've not given up... 2560 
AVC experience 2560 
Read sun is rising... 2560 
I do not know. 2560 
Bass Channel OPT 2548 
Some perspectives... 2543 
More to do 2542 
I had it wrong all along... 2221 
Play It Again, Sam 2221 
R4 is the Culprit 2221 
Some explanations 2220 
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