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Planning my DSET 4174 
Answers.... 4173 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4173 
A dangers zone? 4172 
DHT in the DSET 4172 
You will see. 4171 
Second round of questions... 4171 
The answers.... 4170 
Between S2 and OPT... 4170 
Exactly how I described above. 4168 
Fundamentals Channel... 4167 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4167 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4166 
There is truly no answer. 4166 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4166 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4165 
I did not tell the whole story... 4165 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4165 
More ansvers..... 4164 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4163 
Do not worry.... 4163 
HF Filter 4157 
The starting sequence. 4157 
A first world problem... 4157 
The remote start option. 4156 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4154 
The coupling capacitors 4153 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4153 
Cap rolling... 4150 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4150 
Caps at high frequencies... 4150 
Do not worry about it for now. 4149 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4146 
I think it is about right. 4146 
More Lpads... 4145 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4144 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4143 
A word of warning 4143 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4136 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4135 
The LPADs.... 4135 
Like This? 4135 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4129 
DIY 4129 
Better air-caps? 4129 
Top Plate Draft #1 4115 
Many options are available. 4115 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4109 
Interesting but…. 4107 
Heating is an issue... 4103 
LPad in Channel F 4099 
It does not matter. 4097 
A few power supply changes 4095 
The opportunities are endless. 4095 
The power supplies 4094 
How did you do it? 4094 
Two things I really liked... 4094 
Splitting the DSET 4028 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4028 
The heat issue 4026 
Be carefully however. 4026 
All about bass 3964 
Approaching the LF DSET 3963 
Many thanks 3963 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3963 
The long wall? 3961 
Multiple reasonings… 3961 
This is interesting! 3960 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3959 
First bass OPT prototype... 3744 
I do not know. 3744 
Yes, that is right... 3743 
DSET Grounding 3734 
As far as I remeber. 3733 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3661 
1R vs 16R 3661 
I've started building the power supplies... 3612 
Steel singing 3611 
Not yet 3611 
Copper? 3610 
Ringing 3572 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3572 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3555 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3555 
It look like the project progress well 3554 
Ventilation 3552 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3551 
Dust 3543 
A filter? 3543 
DHT Meter 3532 
Current matters? 3531 
Yes, that is it. 3531 
Do not rash 3530 
12.1k Resistor 3525 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3525 
DSET amplifier is designed 3493 
Prototype 3493 
Not built yet 3493 
Built in vibrosiolation 3493 
Impressive project 3493 
It is a good idea 3493 
I'm honoured 3493 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3493 
I second Romy, 3493 
Is this another N-Set? 3493 
The failing memory 3493 
Alzheimer! 3493 
Not too late 3493 
Airborne 3481 
EMF 3481 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3481 
Multiplying by zero 3481 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3481 
Valve damping 3481 
EM radiation 3481 
It's free 3481 
Gauss 3480 
Mmmm... 3480 
Without Looking Again 3480 
Something I observe… 3480 
Filter Caps 3480 
Very good 3480 
Nichicons 3480 
DigiKey 3480 
Iron? 3479 
No, no Pieter 3479 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3475 
Mock-up 3475 
Some more DSET photos.. 3261 
DSET labels 3178 
Some thoughts. 3177 
They are for mA 3176 
Finally firing up the DSET 2858 
The bias 2857 
Try to debug more. 2857 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2857 
Damn crossovers 2857 
Six Channels are UP 2856 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2856 
Shot too early... 2855 
Tube change simplicity 2855 
So far so good... 2855 
Keep dong what you do... 2855 
In my dreams 2855 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2854 
Very good. 2854 
Distressingly familiar 2854 
DSET Power draw 2854 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2854 
You would be most welcome... 2853 
EI vs toroids 2851 
Its about noise 2850 
The pin 8 question 2850 
Cont'ed 2850 
A good question. 2849 
Barbirolli Mahler 2836 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2836 
First music testing 2827 
So far so good. 2827 
All fixed? 2825 
It is all good. 2824 
Some time on it 2797 
Here's to You! 2797 
Very commendable and noble job 2797 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2797 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2797 
I deserved that 2796 
Many variables in play 2796 
I've got some work to do 2795 
Some leads to explore. 2795 
Small steps 2718 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2717 
Still no stereo 2625 
Good luck... :-) 2625 
I've not given up... 2624 
AVC experience 2624 
Read sun is rising... 2624 
I do not know. 2624 
Bass Channel OPT 2612 
Some perspectives... 2607 
More to do 2606 
I had it wrong all along... 2285 
Play It Again, Sam 2285 
R4 is the Culprit 2285 
Some explanations 2284 
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