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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6780 
End of Life 6780 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6780 
Shallow ambitions 6780 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6780 
Acronym 6780 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6768 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6768 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6768 
It is comming along.... 6587 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6587 
The perfect corrector. 6587 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6587 
The perfect corrector - II 6586 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6585 
Wrong values shown 6584 
The deliberate mistakes? 6584 
330R anode resistors 6584 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6584 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6584 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6582 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6582 
Going on from "There" 6582 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6582 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6581 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6580 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6580 
Good for them. 6580 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6580 
A few more 6580 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6580 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6579 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6579 
Hybridizing 6579 
I love it! 6579 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6577 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6577 
SSG 6576 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6576 
USSR SSG 6576 
USSR SSG 6576 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6576 
Fixed bias 6576 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6576 
More on this, please 6575 
Interesting development! 6575 
One-Story Jack 6575 
Nature's Bias 6575 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6575 
Apologies! 6574 
Tunable Y-factor? 6574 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6574 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6569 
The sound of one hand clapping 6569 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6568 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6560 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6560 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6559 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6559 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6559 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6474 
Specific air cap changes 6474 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6474 
One tube, two channels? 6474 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6474 
"Crosstalk" 6473 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6432 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6411 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5985 
Sucks! 5913 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5912 
Um, what? 5912 
Alternative Transformer 5912 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5912 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5912 
Hmmm,I suspect 5912 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5904 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5892 
The 100Hz hum? 5892 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5892 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5892 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5891 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5891 
DIY Air-Caps? 5891 
Capacitors 5888 
Hum again. 5867 
Hm, again.... 5867 
Tribute MC iron 5582 
Changing loads 5578 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5578 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5577 
Loading on primary? 5577 
Anticipating the needs 5577 
CCS heating? 5540 
2nd stage bias mystery 5423 
It is true but it negligible. 5423 
V2 biasing continued 5422 
Works +/- properly 5421 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5421 
My assault 5394 
What, No Breadboard? 5394 
Don't laugh too loud... 5394 
So far it is good. 5394 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5394 
The assembly and the buzz 5393 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5393 
Caps and chokes 5393 
The price of fame 5393 
Tribute 5393 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5393 
Schematics 5393 
Traces 5393 
Moving Magnet 5393 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5393 
Cat smells fish? 5392 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5392 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5392 
In the box 5392 
Schematics II 5392 
A few comments. 5392 
Miscelanea 5392 
I am surprised. 5392 
Don't be 5391 
It is not about power supply. 5391 
EMI/RFI madness 5391 
Drinking in Modulation 5391 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5391 
Finito 5390 
It is only partially outside the context. 5390 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5389 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5389 
Corresponding to ? 5389 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5362 
Qualitat 5361 
The baby is sick 5317 
Last Cleaning? 5317 
Mine too... 5317 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5317 
What the hell is going on!!! 5317 
...air-caps dirty.... 5316 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5316 
Hum points 5316 
Beats and pieces. 5316 
What else? 5316 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5316 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5316 
Veggie ham 5316 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5315 
Holly idiocy! 5314 
Yes sir 5312 
I think your game is not over. 5312 
More ham 5312 
Route(s) to Ground 5312 
Grounding arrangement 5311 
Ground Thoughts 5310 
0A2 Question 5310 
Where is the Bolt? 5310 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5310 
"End of Live" tube set 5310 
GND plane 5310 
That crazy 7025. 5310 
Distributed bolt 5310 
Amperex ECC83 5310 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5310 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5310 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5310 
More findings 5309 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5309 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5308 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5308 
Grounding and trannies 5308 
Ignorance is bliss... 5306 
Shakey DIY Basics 5306 
Poor photographer 5306 
Spare the Oxen... 5306 
Is SiC sick? 5304 
Possible, so what? 5304 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5303 
Seek and you’ll find. 5303 
Filament 5303 
Filament considerations 5303 
Air caps?Buffer? 5303 
Exorcisms 5257 
Floating? 5256 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5249 
Toilet ham 5249 
The Shield 5248 
It is hard to say. 5248 
Fake bugle/teles 5248 
Never again. 5248 
Bingo! 5239 
Total current per channel 5232 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5232 
I like iron 5232 
Choke ringing 5232 
Ringing 5232 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5232 
Choke ringing again 5231 
What ringing? 5231 
Ring-ring 5231 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5231 
TT Rider 5231 
Snubbers and motors 5230 
Nice idea... 5230 
B+ 5230 
Shielded Interconnect 5230 
IC shields 5227 
The horrors of calibration 5075 
Floating Away 5075 
Ground is +/- understood 5074 
"Calibrate"??? 5074 
The self-serving calibrations. 5073 
Fighting with RIAA 5073 
The Usual 5073 
That's it! 5073 
Parts Location 5073 
Lush layout 5072 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5024 
It might be very impressive 5024 
To be clear 5024 
Shall I co? 5023 
Parts 5023 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5023 
What does it mean? 5023 
Come on! 5023 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5023 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5023 
EAR polite recess 5023 
Power sequencing? 4993 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4993 
3 Position switch 4992 
How true... 4992 
DIY Failsafe 4992 
Switch.. 4967 
Calibration problem 4942 
Resolved 4939 
Looks good 4938 
Fat LF 4938 
Loading Up 4938 
SUT's 4938 
Shunt regulation 4857 
Application dependent 4857 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4825 
It migh be an interesting company. 4825 
Amo/silver 4825 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4825 
Silver considerations 4825 
Again With the Amo 4825 
Silver path 4825 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4825 
The Path of Least Resistance 4824 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4824 
Foil 4824 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4824 
Audiopedophile's hell 4824 
In da house 4823 
Consistent anality 4822 
Right 4822 
A speculation 4820 
Mone on silver Trabants 4819 
Parts Ag 4819 
Trabant done in pure silver 4819 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4819 
Silver swamp 4819 
In the Long Run 4819 
2RM? 4814 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4814 
DIY 4813 
95%? 4813 
More on that 4813 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4813 
Fully shielded 4813 
Interesting 4813 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4009 
Creative people 4009 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4009 
It is what it is. 4008 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4008 
Gray market 4008 
Mix up 4007 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4007 
Sound beats engeneering 3414 
Engineering Crap 3414 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3414 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2911 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2326 
Snubbers 2274 
More on snubbers 2274 
Capacitors Question 2274 
Capacitors & updates 2274 
Z-foil 2274 
Loading resistors & sockets 2274 
Low noise tubes 2273 
What Works Where 2272 
What are the REAL goals? 2272 
Good engineering parctices 2272 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2272 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2272 
It was 13 years back... 2272 
Thank you 2272 
Tube Selection 2261 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2158 
Big output capacitor question. 1919 
Context/Application/Circuit 1918 
EAR 1918 
Of Course... 1918 
834pT 1917 
Who knows.... 1917 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1916 
Where? 1916 
Big cap banks 1916 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 501 
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