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Planning my DSET 3977 
Answers.... 3976 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 3976 
A dangers zone? 3975 
DHT in the DSET 3975 
You will see. 3974 
Second round of questions... 3974 
The answers.... 3973 
Between S2 and OPT... 3973 
Exactly how I described above. 3971 
Fundamentals Channel... 3970 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 3970 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 3969 
There is truly no answer. 3969 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 3969 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 3968 
I did not tell the whole story... 3968 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 3968 
More ansvers..... 3967 
The fuse in theMF Channel 3966 
Do not worry.... 3966 
HF Filter 3960 
The starting sequence. 3960 
A first world problem... 3960 
The remote start option. 3959 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 3957 
The coupling capacitors 3956 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 3956 
Cap rolling... 3953 
Caps, caps, caps.... 3953 
Caps at high frequencies... 3953 
Do not worry about it for now. 3952 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 3949 
I think it is about right. 3949 
More Lpads... 3948 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 3947 
Bleeders at shut-down... 3946 
A word of warning 3946 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 3939 
More on the "inductive" LPad 3938 
The LPADs.... 3938 
Like This? 3938 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 3932 
DIY 3932 
Better air-caps? 3932 
Top Plate Draft #1 3918 
Many options are available. 3918 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 3912 
Interesting but…. 3910 
Heating is an issue... 3906 
LPad in Channel F 3902 
It does not matter. 3900 
A few power supply changes 3898 
The opportunities are endless. 3898 
The power supplies 3897 
How did you do it? 3897 
Two things I really liked... 3897 
Splitting the DSET 3831 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3831 
The heat issue 3829 
Be carefully however. 3829 
All about bass 3767 
Approaching the LF DSET 3766 
Many thanks 3766 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3766 
The long wall? 3764 
Multiple reasonings… 3764 
This is interesting! 3763 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3762 
First bass OPT prototype... 3547 
I do not know. 3547 
Yes, that is right... 3546 
DSET Grounding 3537 
As far as I remeber. 3536 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3464 
1R vs 16R 3464 
I've started building the power supplies... 3415 
Steel singing 3414 
Not yet 3414 
Copper? 3413 
Ringing 3375 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3375 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3358 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3358 
It look like the project progress well 3357 
Ventilation 3355 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3354 
Dust 3346 
A filter? 3346 
DHT Meter 3335 
Current matters? 3334 
Yes, that is it. 3334 
Do not rash 3333 
12.1k Resistor 3328 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3328 
DSET amplifier is designed 3296 
Prototype 3296 
Not built yet 3296 
Built in vibrosiolation 3296 
Impressive project 3296 
It is a good idea 3296 
I'm honoured 3296 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3296 
I second Romy, 3296 
Is this another N-Set? 3296 
The failing memory 3296 
Alzheimer! 3296 
Not too late 3296 
Airborne 3284 
EMF 3284 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3284 
Multiplying by zero 3284 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3284 
Valve damping 3284 
EM radiation 3284 
It's free 3284 
Gauss 3283 
Mmmm... 3283 
Without Looking Again 3283 
Something I observe… 3283 
Filter Caps 3283 
Very good 3283 
Nichicons 3283 
DigiKey 3283 
Iron? 3282 
No, no Pieter 3282 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3278 
Mock-up 3278 
Some more DSET photos.. 3064 
DSET labels 2981 
Some thoughts. 2980 
They are for mA 2979 
Finally firing up the DSET 2661 
The bias 2660 
Try to debug more. 2660 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2660 
Damn crossovers 2660 
Six Channels are UP 2659 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2659 
Shot too early... 2658 
Tube change simplicity 2658 
So far so good... 2658 
Keep dong what you do... 2658 
In my dreams 2658 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2657 
Very good. 2657 
Distressingly familiar 2657 
DSET Power draw 2657 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2657 
You would be most welcome... 2656 
EI vs toroids 2654 
Its about noise 2653 
The pin 8 question 2653 
Cont'ed 2653 
A good question. 2652 
Barbirolli Mahler 2639 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2639 
First music testing 2630 
So far so good. 2630 
All fixed? 2628 
It is all good. 2627 
Some time on it 2600 
Here's to You! 2600 
Very commendable and noble job 2600 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2600 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2600 
I deserved that 2599 
Many variables in play 2599 
I've got some work to do 2598 
Some leads to explore. 2598 
Small steps 2521 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2520 
Still no stereo 2428 
Good luck... :-) 2428 
I've not given up... 2427 
AVC experience 2427 
Read sun is rising... 2427 
I do not know. 2427 
Bass Channel OPT 2415 
Some perspectives... 2410 
More to do 2409 
I had it wrong all along... 2088 
Play It Again, Sam 2088 
R4 is the Culprit 2088 
Some explanations 2087 
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