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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6890 
End of Life 6890 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6890 
Shallow ambitions 6890 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6890 
Acronym 6890 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6878 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6878 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6878 
It is comming along.... 6697 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6697 
The perfect corrector. 6697 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6697 
The perfect corrector - II 6696 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6695 
Wrong values shown 6694 
The deliberate mistakes? 6694 
330R anode resistors 6694 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6694 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6694 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6692 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6692 
Going on from "There" 6692 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6692 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6691 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6690 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6690 
Good for them. 6690 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6690 
A few more 6690 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6690 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6689 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6689 
Hybridizing 6689 
I love it! 6689 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6687 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6687 
SSG 6686 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6686 
USSR SSG 6686 
USSR SSG 6686 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6686 
Fixed bias 6686 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6686 
More on this, please 6685 
Interesting development! 6685 
One-Story Jack 6685 
Nature's Bias 6685 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6685 
Apologies! 6684 
Tunable Y-factor? 6684 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6684 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6679 
The sound of one hand clapping 6679 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6678 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6670 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6670 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6669 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6669 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6669 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6584 
Specific air cap changes 6584 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6584 
One tube, two channels? 6584 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6584 
"Crosstalk" 6583 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6542 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6521 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6095 
Sucks! 6023 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6022 
Um, what? 6022 
Alternative Transformer 6022 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6022 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6022 
Hmmm,I suspect 6022 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6014 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6002 
The 100Hz hum? 6002 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6002 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6002 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6001 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6001 
DIY Air-Caps? 6001 
Capacitors 5998 
Hum again. 5977 
Hm, again.... 5977 
Tribute MC iron 5692 
Changing loads 5688 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5688 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5687 
Loading on primary? 5687 
Anticipating the needs 5687 
CCS heating? 5650 
2nd stage bias mystery 5533 
It is true but it negligible. 5533 
V2 biasing continued 5532 
Works +/- properly 5531 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5531 
My assault 5504 
What, No Breadboard? 5504 
Don't laugh too loud... 5504 
So far it is good. 5504 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5504 
The assembly and the buzz 5503 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5503 
Caps and chokes 5503 
The price of fame 5503 
Tribute 5503 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5503 
Schematics 5503 
Traces 5503 
Moving Magnet 5503 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5503 
Cat smells fish? 5502 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5502 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5502 
In the box 5502 
Schematics II 5502 
A few comments. 5502 
Miscelanea 5502 
I am surprised. 5502 
Don't be 5501 
It is not about power supply. 5501 
EMI/RFI madness 5501 
Drinking in Modulation 5501 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5501 
Finito 5500 
It is only partially outside the context. 5500 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5499 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5499 
Corresponding to ? 5499 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5472 
Qualitat 5471 
The baby is sick 5427 
Last Cleaning? 5427 
Mine too... 5427 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5427 
What the hell is going on!!! 5427 
...air-caps dirty.... 5426 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5426 
Hum points 5426 
Beats and pieces. 5426 
What else? 5426 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5426 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5426 
Veggie ham 5426 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5425 
Holly idiocy! 5424 
Yes sir 5422 
I think your game is not over. 5422 
More ham 5422 
Route(s) to Ground 5422 
Grounding arrangement 5421 
Ground Thoughts 5420 
0A2 Question 5420 
Where is the Bolt? 5420 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5420 
"End of Live" tube set 5420 
GND plane 5420 
That crazy 7025. 5420 
Distributed bolt 5420 
Amperex ECC83 5420 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5420 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5420 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5420 
More findings 5419 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5419 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5418 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5418 
Grounding and trannies 5418 
Ignorance is bliss... 5416 
Shakey DIY Basics 5416 
Poor photographer 5416 
Spare the Oxen... 5416 
Is SiC sick? 5414 
Possible, so what? 5414 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5413 
Seek and you’ll find. 5413 
Filament 5413 
Filament considerations 5413 
Air caps?Buffer? 5413 
Exorcisms 5367 
Floating? 5366 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5359 
Toilet ham 5359 
The Shield 5358 
It is hard to say. 5358 
Fake bugle/teles 5358 
Never again. 5358 
Bingo! 5349 
Total current per channel 5342 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5342 
I like iron 5342 
Choke ringing 5342 
Ringing 5342 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5342 
Choke ringing again 5341 
What ringing? 5341 
Ring-ring 5341 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5341 
TT Rider 5341 
Snubbers and motors 5340 
Nice idea... 5340 
B+ 5340 
Shielded Interconnect 5340 
IC shields 5337 
The horrors of calibration 5185 
Floating Away 5185 
Ground is +/- understood 5184 
"Calibrate"??? 5184 
The self-serving calibrations. 5183 
Fighting with RIAA 5183 
The Usual 5183 
That's it! 5183 
Parts Location 5183 
Lush layout 5182 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5134 
It might be very impressive 5134 
To be clear 5134 
Shall I co? 5133 
Parts 5133 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5133 
What does it mean? 5133 
Come on! 5133 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5133 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5133 
EAR polite recess 5133 
Power sequencing? 5103 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5103 
3 Position switch 5102 
How true... 5102 
DIY Failsafe 5102 
Switch.. 5077 
Calibration problem 5052 
Resolved 5049 
Looks good 5048 
Fat LF 5048 
Loading Up 5048 
SUT's 5048 
Shunt regulation 4967 
Application dependent 4967 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4935 
It migh be an interesting company. 4935 
Amo/silver 4935 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4935 
Silver considerations 4935 
Again With the Amo 4935 
Silver path 4935 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4935 
The Path of Least Resistance 4934 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4934 
Foil 4934 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4934 
Audiopedophile's hell 4934 
In da house 4933 
Consistent anality 4932 
Right 4932 
A speculation 4930 
Mone on silver Trabants 4929 
Parts Ag 4929 
Trabant done in pure silver 4929 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4929 
Silver swamp 4929 
In the Long Run 4929 
2RM? 4924 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4924 
DIY 4923 
95%? 4923 
More on that 4923 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4923 
Fully shielded 4923 
Interesting 4923 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4119 
Creative people 4119 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4119 
It is what it is. 4118 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4118 
Gray market 4118 
Mix up 4117 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4117 
Sound beats engeneering 3524 
Engineering Crap 3524 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3524 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3021 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2436 
Snubbers 2384 
More on snubbers 2384 
Capacitors Question 2384 
Capacitors & updates 2384 
Z-foil 2384 
Loading resistors & sockets 2384 
Low noise tubes 2383 
What Works Where 2382 
What are the REAL goals? 2382 
Good engineering parctices 2382 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2382 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2382 
It was 13 years back... 2382 
Thank you 2382 
Tube Selection 2371 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2268 
Big output capacitor question. 2029 
Context/Application/Circuit 2028 
EAR 2028 
Of Course... 2028 
834pT 2027 
Who knows.... 2027 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2026 
Where? 2026 
Big cap banks 2026 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 611 
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