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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6819 
End of Life 6819 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6819 
Shallow ambitions 6819 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6819 
Acronym 6819 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6807 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6807 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6807 
It is comming along.... 6626 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6626 
The perfect corrector. 6626 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6626 
The perfect corrector - II 6625 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6624 
Wrong values shown 6623 
The deliberate mistakes? 6623 
330R anode resistors 6623 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6623 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6623 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6621 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6621 
Going on from "There" 6621 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6621 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6620 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6619 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6619 
Good for them. 6619 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6619 
A few more 6619 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6619 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6618 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6618 
Hybridizing 6618 
I love it! 6618 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6616 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6616 
SSG 6615 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6615 
USSR SSG 6615 
USSR SSG 6615 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6615 
Fixed bias 6615 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6615 
More on this, please 6614 
Interesting development! 6614 
One-Story Jack 6614 
Nature's Bias 6614 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6614 
Apologies! 6613 
Tunable Y-factor? 6613 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6613 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6608 
The sound of one hand clapping 6608 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6607 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6599 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6599 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6598 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6598 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6598 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6513 
Specific air cap changes 6513 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6513 
One tube, two channels? 6513 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6513 
"Crosstalk" 6512 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6471 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6450 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6024 
Sucks! 5952 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5951 
Um, what? 5951 
Alternative Transformer 5951 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5951 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5951 
Hmmm,I suspect 5951 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5943 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5931 
The 100Hz hum? 5931 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5931 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5931 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5930 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5930 
DIY Air-Caps? 5930 
Capacitors 5927 
Hum again. 5906 
Hm, again.... 5906 
Tribute MC iron 5621 
Changing loads 5617 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5617 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5616 
Loading on primary? 5616 
Anticipating the needs 5616 
CCS heating? 5579 
2nd stage bias mystery 5462 
It is true but it negligible. 5462 
V2 biasing continued 5461 
Works +/- properly 5460 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5460 
My assault 5433 
What, No Breadboard? 5433 
Don't laugh too loud... 5433 
So far it is good. 5433 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5433 
The assembly and the buzz 5432 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5432 
Caps and chokes 5432 
The price of fame 5432 
Tribute 5432 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5432 
Schematics 5432 
Traces 5432 
Moving Magnet 5432 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5432 
Cat smells fish? 5431 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5431 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5431 
In the box 5431 
Schematics II 5431 
A few comments. 5431 
Miscelanea 5431 
I am surprised. 5431 
Don't be 5430 
It is not about power supply. 5430 
EMI/RFI madness 5430 
Drinking in Modulation 5430 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5430 
Finito 5429 
It is only partially outside the context. 5429 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5428 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5428 
Corresponding to ? 5428 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5401 
Qualitat 5400 
The baby is sick 5356 
Last Cleaning? 5356 
Mine too... 5356 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5356 
What the hell is going on!!! 5356 
...air-caps dirty.... 5355 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5355 
Hum points 5355 
Beats and pieces. 5355 
What else? 5355 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5355 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5355 
Veggie ham 5355 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5354 
Holly idiocy! 5353 
Yes sir 5351 
I think your game is not over. 5351 
More ham 5351 
Route(s) to Ground 5351 
Grounding arrangement 5350 
Ground Thoughts 5349 
0A2 Question 5349 
Where is the Bolt? 5349 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5349 
"End of Live" tube set 5349 
GND plane 5349 
That crazy 7025. 5349 
Distributed bolt 5349 
Amperex ECC83 5349 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5349 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5349 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5349 
More findings 5348 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5348 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5347 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5347 
Grounding and trannies 5347 
Ignorance is bliss... 5345 
Shakey DIY Basics 5345 
Poor photographer 5345 
Spare the Oxen... 5345 
Is SiC sick? 5343 
Possible, so what? 5343 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5342 
Seek and you’ll find. 5342 
Filament 5342 
Filament considerations 5342 
Air caps?Buffer? 5342 
Exorcisms 5296 
Floating? 5295 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5288 
Toilet ham 5288 
The Shield 5287 
It is hard to say. 5287 
Fake bugle/teles 5287 
Never again. 5287 
Bingo! 5278 
Total current per channel 5271 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5271 
I like iron 5271 
Choke ringing 5271 
Ringing 5271 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5271 
Choke ringing again 5270 
What ringing? 5270 
Ring-ring 5270 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5270 
TT Rider 5270 
Snubbers and motors 5269 
Nice idea... 5269 
B+ 5269 
Shielded Interconnect 5269 
IC shields 5266 
The horrors of calibration 5114 
Floating Away 5114 
Ground is +/- understood 5113 
"Calibrate"??? 5113 
The self-serving calibrations. 5112 
Fighting with RIAA 5112 
The Usual 5112 
That's it! 5112 
Parts Location 5112 
Lush layout 5111 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5063 
It might be very impressive 5063 
To be clear 5063 
Shall I co? 5062 
Parts 5062 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5062 
What does it mean? 5062 
Come on! 5062 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5062 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5062 
EAR polite recess 5062 
Power sequencing? 5032 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5032 
3 Position switch 5031 
How true... 5031 
DIY Failsafe 5031 
Switch.. 5006 
Calibration problem 4981 
Resolved 4978 
Looks good 4977 
Fat LF 4977 
Loading Up 4977 
SUT's 4977 
Shunt regulation 4896 
Application dependent 4896 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4864 
It migh be an interesting company. 4864 
Amo/silver 4864 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4864 
Silver considerations 4864 
Again With the Amo 4864 
Silver path 4864 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4864 
The Path of Least Resistance 4863 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4863 
Foil 4863 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4863 
Audiopedophile's hell 4863 
In da house 4862 
Consistent anality 4861 
Right 4861 
A speculation 4859 
Mone on silver Trabants 4858 
Parts Ag 4858 
Trabant done in pure silver 4858 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4858 
Silver swamp 4858 
In the Long Run 4858 
2RM? 4853 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4853 
DIY 4852 
95%? 4852 
More on that 4852 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4852 
Fully shielded 4852 
Interesting 4852 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4048 
Creative people 4048 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4048 
It is what it is. 4047 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4047 
Gray market 4047 
Mix up 4046 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4046 
Sound beats engeneering 3453 
Engineering Crap 3453 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3453 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2950 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2365 
Snubbers 2313 
More on snubbers 2313 
Capacitors Question 2313 
Capacitors & updates 2313 
Z-foil 2313 
Loading resistors & sockets 2313 
Low noise tubes 2312 
What Works Where 2311 
What are the REAL goals? 2311 
Good engineering parctices 2311 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2311 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2311 
It was 13 years back... 2311 
Thank you 2311 
Tube Selection 2300 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2197 
Big output capacitor question. 1958 
Context/Application/Circuit 1957 
EAR 1957 
Of Course... 1957 
834pT 1956 
Who knows.... 1956 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1955 
Where? 1955 
Big cap banks 1955 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 540 
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