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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6646 
End of Life 6646 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6646 
Shallow ambitions 6646 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6646 
Acronym 6646 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6634 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6634 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6634 
It is comming along.... 6453 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6453 
The perfect corrector. 6453 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6453 
The perfect corrector - II 6452 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6451 
Wrong values shown 6450 
The deliberate mistakes? 6450 
330R anode resistors 6450 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6450 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6450 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6448 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6448 
Going on from "There" 6448 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6448 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6447 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6446 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6446 
Good for them. 6446 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6446 
A few more 6446 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6446 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6445 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6445 
Hybridizing 6445 
I love it! 6445 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6443 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6443 
SSG 6442 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6442 
USSR SSG 6442 
USSR SSG 6442 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6442 
Fixed bias 6442 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6442 
More on this, please 6441 
Interesting development! 6441 
One-Story Jack 6441 
Nature's Bias 6441 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6441 
Apologies! 6440 
Tunable Y-factor? 6440 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6440 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6435 
The sound of one hand clapping 6435 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6434 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6426 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6426 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6425 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6425 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6425 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6340 
Specific air cap changes 6340 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6340 
One tube, two channels? 6340 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6340 
"Crosstalk" 6339 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6298 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6277 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5851 
Sucks! 5779 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5778 
Um, what? 5778 
Alternative Transformer 5778 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5778 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5778 
Hmmm,I suspect 5778 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5770 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5758 
The 100Hz hum? 5758 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5758 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5758 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5757 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5757 
DIY Air-Caps? 5757 
Capacitors 5754 
Hum again. 5733 
Hm, again.... 5733 
Tribute MC iron 5448 
Changing loads 5444 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5444 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5443 
Loading on primary? 5443 
Anticipating the needs 5443 
CCS heating? 5406 
2nd stage bias mystery 5289 
It is true but it negligible. 5289 
V2 biasing continued 5288 
Works +/- properly 5287 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5287 
My assault 5260 
What, No Breadboard? 5260 
Don't laugh too loud... 5260 
So far it is good. 5260 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5260 
The assembly and the buzz 5259 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5259 
Caps and chokes 5259 
The price of fame 5259 
Tribute 5259 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5259 
Schematics 5259 
Traces 5259 
Moving Magnet 5259 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5259 
Cat smells fish? 5258 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5258 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5258 
In the box 5258 
Schematics II 5258 
A few comments. 5258 
Miscelanea 5258 
I am surprised. 5258 
Don't be 5257 
It is not about power supply. 5257 
EMI/RFI madness 5257 
Drinking in Modulation 5257 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5257 
Finito 5256 
It is only partially outside the context. 5256 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5255 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5255 
Corresponding to ? 5255 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5228 
Qualitat 5227 
The baby is sick 5183 
Last Cleaning? 5183 
Mine too... 5183 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5183 
What the hell is going on!!! 5183 
...air-caps dirty.... 5182 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5182 
Hum points 5182 
Beats and pieces. 5182 
What else? 5182 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5182 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5182 
Veggie ham 5182 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5181 
Holly idiocy! 5180 
Yes sir 5178 
I think your game is not over. 5178 
More ham 5178 
Route(s) to Ground 5178 
Grounding arrangement 5177 
Ground Thoughts 5176 
0A2 Question 5176 
Where is the Bolt? 5176 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5176 
"End of Live" tube set 5176 
GND plane 5176 
That crazy 7025. 5176 
Distributed bolt 5176 
Amperex ECC83 5176 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5176 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5176 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5176 
More findings 5175 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5175 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5174 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5174 
Grounding and trannies 5174 
Ignorance is bliss... 5172 
Shakey DIY Basics 5172 
Poor photographer 5172 
Spare the Oxen... 5172 
Is SiC sick? 5170 
Possible, so what? 5170 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5169 
Seek and you’ll find. 5169 
Filament 5169 
Filament considerations 5169 
Air caps?Buffer? 5169 
Exorcisms 5123 
Floating? 5122 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5115 
Toilet ham 5115 
The Shield 5114 
It is hard to say. 5114 
Fake bugle/teles 5114 
Never again. 5114 
Bingo! 5105 
Total current per channel 5098 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5098 
I like iron 5098 
Choke ringing 5098 
Ringing 5098 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5098 
Choke ringing again 5097 
What ringing? 5097 
Ring-ring 5097 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5097 
TT Rider 5097 
Snubbers and motors 5096 
Nice idea... 5096 
B+ 5096 
Shielded Interconnect 5096 
IC shields 5093 
The horrors of calibration 4941 
Floating Away 4941 
Ground is +/- understood 4940 
"Calibrate"??? 4940 
The self-serving calibrations. 4939 
Fighting with RIAA 4939 
The Usual 4939 
That's it! 4939 
Parts Location 4939 
Lush layout 4938 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4890 
It might be very impressive 4890 
To be clear 4890 
Shall I co? 4889 
Parts 4889 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4889 
What does it mean? 4889 
Come on! 4889 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4889 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4889 
EAR polite recess 4889 
Power sequencing? 4859 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4859 
3 Position switch 4858 
How true... 4858 
DIY Failsafe 4858 
Switch.. 4833 
Calibration problem 4808 
Resolved 4805 
Looks good 4804 
Fat LF 4804 
Loading Up 4804 
SUT's 4804 
Shunt regulation 4723 
Application dependent 4723 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4691 
It migh be an interesting company. 4691 
Amo/silver 4691 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4691 
Silver considerations 4691 
Again With the Amo 4691 
Silver path 4691 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4691 
The Path of Least Resistance 4690 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4690 
Foil 4690 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4690 
Audiopedophile's hell 4690 
In da house 4689 
Consistent anality 4688 
Right 4688 
A speculation 4686 
Mone on silver Trabants 4685 
Parts Ag 4685 
Trabant done in pure silver 4685 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4685 
Silver swamp 4685 
In the Long Run 4685 
2RM? 4680 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4680 
DIY 4679 
95%? 4679 
More on that 4679 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4679 
Fully shielded 4679 
Interesting 4679 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3875 
Creative people 3875 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3875 
It is what it is. 3874 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3874 
Gray market 3874 
Mix up 3873 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3873 
Sound beats engeneering 3280 
Engineering Crap 3280 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3280 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2777 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2192 
Snubbers 2140 
More on snubbers 2140 
Capacitors Question 2140 
Capacitors & updates 2140 
Z-foil 2140 
Loading resistors & sockets 2140 
Low noise tubes 2139 
What Works Where 2138 
What are the REAL goals? 2138 
Good engineering parctices 2138 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2138 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2138 
It was 13 years back... 2138 
Thank you 2138 
Tube Selection 2127 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2024 
Big output capacitor question. 1785 
Context/Application/Circuit 1784 
EAR 1784 
Of Course... 1784 
834pT 1783 
Who knows.... 1783 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1782 
Where? 1782 
Big cap banks 1782 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 367 
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