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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6851 
End of Life 6851 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6851 
Shallow ambitions 6851 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6851 
Acronym 6851 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6839 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6839 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6839 
It is comming along.... 6658 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6658 
The perfect corrector. 6658 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6658 
The perfect corrector - II 6657 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6656 
Wrong values shown 6655 
The deliberate mistakes? 6655 
330R anode resistors 6655 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6655 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6655 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6653 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6653 
Going on from "There" 6653 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6653 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6652 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6651 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6651 
Good for them. 6651 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6651 
A few more 6651 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6651 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6650 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6650 
Hybridizing 6650 
I love it! 6650 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6648 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6648 
SSG 6647 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6647 
USSR SSG 6647 
USSR SSG 6647 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6647 
Fixed bias 6647 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6647 
More on this, please 6646 
Interesting development! 6646 
One-Story Jack 6646 
Nature's Bias 6646 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6646 
Apologies! 6645 
Tunable Y-factor? 6645 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6645 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6640 
The sound of one hand clapping 6640 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6639 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6631 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6631 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6630 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6630 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6630 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6545 
Specific air cap changes 6545 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6545 
One tube, two channels? 6545 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6545 
"Crosstalk" 6544 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6503 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6482 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6056 
Sucks! 5984 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5983 
Um, what? 5983 
Alternative Transformer 5983 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5983 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5983 
Hmmm,I suspect 5983 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5975 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5963 
The 100Hz hum? 5963 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5963 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5963 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5962 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5962 
DIY Air-Caps? 5962 
Capacitors 5959 
Hum again. 5938 
Hm, again.... 5938 
Tribute MC iron 5653 
Changing loads 5649 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5649 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5648 
Loading on primary? 5648 
Anticipating the needs 5648 
CCS heating? 5611 
2nd stage bias mystery 5494 
It is true but it negligible. 5494 
V2 biasing continued 5493 
Works +/- properly 5492 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5492 
My assault 5465 
What, No Breadboard? 5465 
Don't laugh too loud... 5465 
So far it is good. 5465 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5465 
The assembly and the buzz 5464 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5464 
Caps and chokes 5464 
The price of fame 5464 
Tribute 5464 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5464 
Schematics 5464 
Traces 5464 
Moving Magnet 5464 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5464 
Cat smells fish? 5463 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5463 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5463 
In the box 5463 
Schematics II 5463 
A few comments. 5463 
Miscelanea 5463 
I am surprised. 5463 
Don't be 5462 
It is not about power supply. 5462 
EMI/RFI madness 5462 
Drinking in Modulation 5462 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5462 
Finito 5461 
It is only partially outside the context. 5461 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5460 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5460 
Corresponding to ? 5460 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5433 
Qualitat 5432 
The baby is sick 5388 
Last Cleaning? 5388 
Mine too... 5388 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5388 
What the hell is going on!!! 5388 
...air-caps dirty.... 5387 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5387 
Hum points 5387 
Beats and pieces. 5387 
What else? 5387 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5387 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5387 
Veggie ham 5387 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5386 
Holly idiocy! 5385 
Yes sir 5383 
I think your game is not over. 5383 
More ham 5383 
Route(s) to Ground 5383 
Grounding arrangement 5382 
Ground Thoughts 5381 
0A2 Question 5381 
Where is the Bolt? 5381 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5381 
"End of Live" tube set 5381 
GND plane 5381 
That crazy 7025. 5381 
Distributed bolt 5381 
Amperex ECC83 5381 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5381 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5381 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5381 
More findings 5380 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5380 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5379 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5379 
Grounding and trannies 5379 
Ignorance is bliss... 5377 
Shakey DIY Basics 5377 
Poor photographer 5377 
Spare the Oxen... 5377 
Is SiC sick? 5375 
Possible, so what? 5375 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5374 
Seek and you’ll find. 5374 
Filament 5374 
Filament considerations 5374 
Air caps?Buffer? 5374 
Exorcisms 5328 
Floating? 5327 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5320 
Toilet ham 5320 
The Shield 5319 
It is hard to say. 5319 
Fake bugle/teles 5319 
Never again. 5319 
Bingo! 5310 
Total current per channel 5303 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5303 
I like iron 5303 
Choke ringing 5303 
Ringing 5303 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5303 
Choke ringing again 5302 
What ringing? 5302 
Ring-ring 5302 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5302 
TT Rider 5302 
Snubbers and motors 5301 
Nice idea... 5301 
B+ 5301 
Shielded Interconnect 5301 
IC shields 5298 
The horrors of calibration 5146 
Floating Away 5146 
Ground is +/- understood 5145 
"Calibrate"??? 5145 
The self-serving calibrations. 5144 
Fighting with RIAA 5144 
The Usual 5144 
That's it! 5144 
Parts Location 5144 
Lush layout 5143 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5095 
It might be very impressive 5095 
To be clear 5095 
Shall I co? 5094 
Parts 5094 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5094 
What does it mean? 5094 
Come on! 5094 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5094 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5094 
EAR polite recess 5094 
Power sequencing? 5064 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5064 
3 Position switch 5063 
How true... 5063 
DIY Failsafe 5063 
Switch.. 5038 
Calibration problem 5013 
Resolved 5010 
Looks good 5009 
Fat LF 5009 
Loading Up 5009 
SUT's 5009 
Shunt regulation 4928 
Application dependent 4928 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4896 
It migh be an interesting company. 4896 
Amo/silver 4896 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4896 
Silver considerations 4896 
Again With the Amo 4896 
Silver path 4896 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4896 
The Path of Least Resistance 4895 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4895 
Foil 4895 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4895 
Audiopedophile's hell 4895 
In da house 4894 
Consistent anality 4893 
Right 4893 
A speculation 4891 
Mone on silver Trabants 4890 
Parts Ag 4890 
Trabant done in pure silver 4890 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4890 
Silver swamp 4890 
In the Long Run 4890 
2RM? 4885 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4885 
DIY 4884 
95%? 4884 
More on that 4884 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4884 
Fully shielded 4884 
Interesting 4884 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4080 
Creative people 4080 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4080 
It is what it is. 4079 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4079 
Gray market 4079 
Mix up 4078 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4078 
Sound beats engeneering 3485 
Engineering Crap 3485 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3485 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2982 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2397 
Snubbers 2345 
More on snubbers 2345 
Capacitors Question 2345 
Capacitors & updates 2345 
Z-foil 2345 
Loading resistors & sockets 2345 
Low noise tubes 2344 
What Works Where 2343 
What are the REAL goals? 2343 
Good engineering parctices 2343 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2343 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2343 
It was 13 years back... 2343 
Thank you 2343 
Tube Selection 2332 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2229 
Big output capacitor question. 1990 
Context/Application/Circuit 1989 
EAR 1989 
Of Course... 1989 
834pT 1988 
Who knows.... 1988 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1987 
Where? 1987 
Big cap banks 1987 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 572 
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