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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6726 
End of Life 6726 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6726 
Shallow ambitions 6726 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6726 
Acronym 6726 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6714 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6714 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6714 
It is comming along.... 6533 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6533 
The perfect corrector. 6533 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6533 
The perfect corrector - II 6532 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6531 
Wrong values shown 6530 
The deliberate mistakes? 6530 
330R anode resistors 6530 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6530 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6530 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6528 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6528 
Going on from "There" 6528 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6528 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6527 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6526 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6526 
Good for them. 6526 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6526 
A few more 6526 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6526 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6525 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6525 
Hybridizing 6525 
I love it! 6525 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6523 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6523 
SSG 6522 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6522 
USSR SSG 6522 
USSR SSG 6522 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6522 
Fixed bias 6522 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6522 
More on this, please 6521 
Interesting development! 6521 
One-Story Jack 6521 
Nature's Bias 6521 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6521 
Apologies! 6520 
Tunable Y-factor? 6520 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6520 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6515 
The sound of one hand clapping 6515 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6514 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6506 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6506 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6505 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6505 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6505 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6420 
Specific air cap changes 6420 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6420 
One tube, two channels? 6420 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6420 
"Crosstalk" 6419 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6378 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6357 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5931 
Sucks! 5859 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5858 
Um, what? 5858 
Alternative Transformer 5858 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5858 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5858 
Hmmm,I suspect 5858 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5850 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5838 
The 100Hz hum? 5838 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5838 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5838 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5837 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5837 
DIY Air-Caps? 5837 
Capacitors 5834 
Hum again. 5813 
Hm, again.... 5813 
Tribute MC iron 5528 
Changing loads 5524 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5524 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5523 
Loading on primary? 5523 
Anticipating the needs 5523 
CCS heating? 5486 
2nd stage bias mystery 5369 
It is true but it negligible. 5369 
V2 biasing continued 5368 
Works +/- properly 5367 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5367 
My assault 5340 
What, No Breadboard? 5340 
Don't laugh too loud... 5340 
So far it is good. 5340 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5340 
The assembly and the buzz 5339 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5339 
Caps and chokes 5339 
The price of fame 5339 
Tribute 5339 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5339 
Schematics 5339 
Traces 5339 
Moving Magnet 5339 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5339 
Cat smells fish? 5338 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5338 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5338 
In the box 5338 
Schematics II 5338 
A few comments. 5338 
Miscelanea 5338 
I am surprised. 5338 
Don't be 5337 
It is not about power supply. 5337 
EMI/RFI madness 5337 
Drinking in Modulation 5337 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5337 
Finito 5336 
It is only partially outside the context. 5336 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5335 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5335 
Corresponding to ? 5335 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5308 
Qualitat 5307 
The baby is sick 5263 
Last Cleaning? 5263 
Mine too... 5263 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5263 
What the hell is going on!!! 5263 
...air-caps dirty.... 5262 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5262 
Hum points 5262 
Beats and pieces. 5262 
What else? 5262 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5262 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5262 
Veggie ham 5262 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5261 
Holly idiocy! 5260 
Yes sir 5258 
I think your game is not over. 5258 
More ham 5258 
Route(s) to Ground 5258 
Grounding arrangement 5257 
Ground Thoughts 5256 
0A2 Question 5256 
Where is the Bolt? 5256 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5256 
"End of Live" tube set 5256 
GND plane 5256 
That crazy 7025. 5256 
Distributed bolt 5256 
Amperex ECC83 5256 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5256 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5256 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5256 
More findings 5255 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5255 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5254 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5254 
Grounding and trannies 5254 
Ignorance is bliss... 5252 
Shakey DIY Basics 5252 
Poor photographer 5252 
Spare the Oxen... 5252 
Is SiC sick? 5250 
Possible, so what? 5250 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5249 
Seek and you’ll find. 5249 
Filament 5249 
Filament considerations 5249 
Air caps?Buffer? 5249 
Exorcisms 5203 
Floating? 5202 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5195 
Toilet ham 5195 
The Shield 5194 
It is hard to say. 5194 
Fake bugle/teles 5194 
Never again. 5194 
Bingo! 5185 
Total current per channel 5178 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5178 
I like iron 5178 
Choke ringing 5178 
Ringing 5178 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5178 
Choke ringing again 5177 
What ringing? 5177 
Ring-ring 5177 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5177 
TT Rider 5177 
Snubbers and motors 5176 
Nice idea... 5176 
B+ 5176 
Shielded Interconnect 5176 
IC shields 5173 
The horrors of calibration 5021 
Floating Away 5021 
Ground is +/- understood 5020 
"Calibrate"??? 5020 
The self-serving calibrations. 5019 
Fighting with RIAA 5019 
The Usual 5019 
That's it! 5019 
Parts Location 5019 
Lush layout 5018 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4970 
It might be very impressive 4970 
To be clear 4970 
Shall I co? 4969 
Parts 4969 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4969 
What does it mean? 4969 
Come on! 4969 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4969 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4969 
EAR polite recess 4969 
Power sequencing? 4939 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4939 
3 Position switch 4938 
How true... 4938 
DIY Failsafe 4938 
Switch.. 4913 
Calibration problem 4888 
Resolved 4885 
Looks good 4884 
Fat LF 4884 
Loading Up 4884 
SUT's 4884 
Shunt regulation 4803 
Application dependent 4803 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4771 
It migh be an interesting company. 4771 
Amo/silver 4771 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4771 
Silver considerations 4771 
Again With the Amo 4771 
Silver path 4771 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4771 
The Path of Least Resistance 4770 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4770 
Foil 4770 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4770 
Audiopedophile's hell 4770 
In da house 4769 
Consistent anality 4768 
Right 4768 
A speculation 4766 
Mone on silver Trabants 4765 
Parts Ag 4765 
Trabant done in pure silver 4765 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4765 
Silver swamp 4765 
In the Long Run 4765 
2RM? 4760 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4760 
DIY 4759 
95%? 4759 
More on that 4759 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4759 
Fully shielded 4759 
Interesting 4759 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3955 
Creative people 3955 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3955 
It is what it is. 3954 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3954 
Gray market 3954 
Mix up 3953 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3953 
Sound beats engeneering 3360 
Engineering Crap 3360 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3360 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2857 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2272 
Snubbers 2220 
More on snubbers 2220 
Capacitors Question 2220 
Capacitors & updates 2220 
Z-foil 2220 
Loading resistors & sockets 2220 
Low noise tubes 2219 
What Works Where 2218 
What are the REAL goals? 2218 
Good engineering parctices 2218 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2218 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2218 
It was 13 years back... 2218 
Thank you 2218 
Tube Selection 2207 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2104 
Big output capacitor question. 1865 
Context/Application/Circuit 1864 
EAR 1864 
Of Course... 1864 
834pT 1863 
Who knows.... 1863 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1862 
Where? 1862 
Big cap banks 1862 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 447 
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