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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6655 
End of Life 6655 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6655 
Shallow ambitions 6655 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6655 
Acronym 6655 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6643 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6643 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6643 
It is comming along.... 6462 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6462 
The perfect corrector. 6462 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6462 
The perfect corrector - II 6461 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6460 
Wrong values shown 6459 
The deliberate mistakes? 6459 
330R anode resistors 6459 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6459 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6459 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6457 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6457 
Going on from "There" 6457 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6457 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6456 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6455 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6455 
Good for them. 6455 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6455 
A few more 6455 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6455 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6454 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6454 
Hybridizing 6454 
I love it! 6454 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6452 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6452 
SSG 6451 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6451 
USSR SSG 6451 
USSR SSG 6451 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6451 
Fixed bias 6451 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6451 
More on this, please 6450 
Interesting development! 6450 
One-Story Jack 6450 
Nature's Bias 6450 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6450 
Apologies! 6449 
Tunable Y-factor? 6449 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6449 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6444 
The sound of one hand clapping 6444 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6443 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6435 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6435 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6434 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6434 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6434 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6349 
Specific air cap changes 6349 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6349 
One tube, two channels? 6349 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6349 
"Crosstalk" 6348 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6307 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6286 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5860 
Sucks! 5788 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5787 
Um, what? 5787 
Alternative Transformer 5787 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5787 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5787 
Hmmm,I suspect 5787 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5779 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5767 
The 100Hz hum? 5767 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5767 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5767 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5766 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5766 
DIY Air-Caps? 5766 
Capacitors 5763 
Hum again. 5742 
Hm, again.... 5742 
Tribute MC iron 5457 
Changing loads 5453 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5453 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5452 
Loading on primary? 5452 
Anticipating the needs 5452 
CCS heating? 5415 
2nd stage bias mystery 5298 
It is true but it negligible. 5298 
V2 biasing continued 5297 
Works +/- properly 5296 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5296 
My assault 5269 
What, No Breadboard? 5269 
Don't laugh too loud... 5269 
So far it is good. 5269 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5269 
The assembly and the buzz 5268 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5268 
Caps and chokes 5268 
The price of fame 5268 
Tribute 5268 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5268 
Schematics 5268 
Traces 5268 
Moving Magnet 5268 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5268 
Cat smells fish? 5267 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5267 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5267 
In the box 5267 
Schematics II 5267 
A few comments. 5267 
Miscelanea 5267 
I am surprised. 5267 
Don't be 5266 
It is not about power supply. 5266 
EMI/RFI madness 5266 
Drinking in Modulation 5266 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5266 
Finito 5265 
It is only partially outside the context. 5265 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5264 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5264 
Corresponding to ? 5264 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5237 
Qualitat 5236 
The baby is sick 5192 
Last Cleaning? 5192 
Mine too... 5192 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5192 
What the hell is going on!!! 5192 
...air-caps dirty.... 5191 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5191 
Hum points 5191 
Beats and pieces. 5191 
What else? 5191 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5191 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5191 
Veggie ham 5191 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5190 
Holly idiocy! 5189 
Yes sir 5187 
I think your game is not over. 5187 
More ham 5187 
Route(s) to Ground 5187 
Grounding arrangement 5186 
Ground Thoughts 5185 
0A2 Question 5185 
Where is the Bolt? 5185 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5185 
"End of Live" tube set 5185 
GND plane 5185 
That crazy 7025. 5185 
Distributed bolt 5185 
Amperex ECC83 5185 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5185 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5185 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5185 
More findings 5184 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5184 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5183 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5183 
Grounding and trannies 5183 
Ignorance is bliss... 5181 
Shakey DIY Basics 5181 
Poor photographer 5181 
Spare the Oxen... 5181 
Is SiC sick? 5179 
Possible, so what? 5179 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5178 
Seek and you’ll find. 5178 
Filament 5178 
Filament considerations 5178 
Air caps?Buffer? 5178 
Exorcisms 5132 
Floating? 5131 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5124 
Toilet ham 5124 
The Shield 5123 
It is hard to say. 5123 
Fake bugle/teles 5123 
Never again. 5123 
Bingo! 5114 
Total current per channel 5107 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5107 
I like iron 5107 
Choke ringing 5107 
Ringing 5107 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5107 
Choke ringing again 5106 
What ringing? 5106 
Ring-ring 5106 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5106 
TT Rider 5106 
Snubbers and motors 5105 
Nice idea... 5105 
B+ 5105 
Shielded Interconnect 5105 
IC shields 5102 
The horrors of calibration 4950 
Floating Away 4950 
Ground is +/- understood 4949 
"Calibrate"??? 4949 
The self-serving calibrations. 4948 
Fighting with RIAA 4948 
The Usual 4948 
That's it! 4948 
Parts Location 4948 
Lush layout 4947 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4899 
It might be very impressive 4899 
To be clear 4899 
Shall I co? 4898 
Parts 4898 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4898 
What does it mean? 4898 
Come on! 4898 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4898 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4898 
EAR polite recess 4898 
Power sequencing? 4868 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4868 
3 Position switch 4867 
How true... 4867 
DIY Failsafe 4867 
Switch.. 4842 
Calibration problem 4817 
Resolved 4814 
Looks good 4813 
Fat LF 4813 
Loading Up 4813 
SUT's 4813 
Shunt regulation 4732 
Application dependent 4732 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4700 
It migh be an interesting company. 4700 
Amo/silver 4700 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4700 
Silver considerations 4700 
Again With the Amo 4700 
Silver path 4700 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4700 
The Path of Least Resistance 4699 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4699 
Foil 4699 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4699 
Audiopedophile's hell 4699 
In da house 4698 
Consistent anality 4697 
Right 4697 
A speculation 4695 
Mone on silver Trabants 4694 
Parts Ag 4694 
Trabant done in pure silver 4694 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4694 
Silver swamp 4694 
In the Long Run 4694 
2RM? 4689 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4689 
DIY 4688 
95%? 4688 
More on that 4688 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4688 
Fully shielded 4688 
Interesting 4688 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3884 
Creative people 3884 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3884 
It is what it is. 3883 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3883 
Gray market 3883 
Mix up 3882 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3882 
Sound beats engeneering 3289 
Engineering Crap 3289 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3289 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2786 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2201 
Snubbers 2149 
More on snubbers 2149 
Capacitors Question 2149 
Capacitors & updates 2149 
Z-foil 2149 
Loading resistors & sockets 2149 
Low noise tubes 2148 
What Works Where 2147 
What are the REAL goals? 2147 
Good engineering parctices 2147 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2147 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2147 
It was 13 years back... 2147 
Thank you 2147 
Tube Selection 2136 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2033 
Big output capacitor question. 1794 
Context/Application/Circuit 1793 
EAR 1793 
Of Course... 1793 
834pT 1792 
Who knows.... 1792 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1791 
Where? 1791 
Big cap banks 1791 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 376 
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