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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6774 
End of Life 6774 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6774 
Shallow ambitions 6774 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6774 
Acronym 6774 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6762 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6762 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6762 
It is comming along.... 6581 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6581 
The perfect corrector. 6581 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6581 
The perfect corrector - II 6580 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6579 
Wrong values shown 6578 
The deliberate mistakes? 6578 
330R anode resistors 6578 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6578 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6578 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6576 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6576 
Going on from "There" 6576 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6576 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6575 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6574 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6574 
Good for them. 6574 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6574 
A few more 6574 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6574 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6573 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6573 
Hybridizing 6573 
I love it! 6573 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6571 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6571 
SSG 6570 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6570 
USSR SSG 6570 
USSR SSG 6570 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6570 
Fixed bias 6570 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6570 
More on this, please 6569 
Interesting development! 6569 
One-Story Jack 6569 
Nature's Bias 6569 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6569 
Apologies! 6568 
Tunable Y-factor? 6568 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6568 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6563 
The sound of one hand clapping 6563 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6562 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6554 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6554 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6553 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6553 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6553 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6468 
Specific air cap changes 6468 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6468 
One tube, two channels? 6468 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6468 
"Crosstalk" 6467 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6426 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6405 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5979 
Sucks! 5907 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5906 
Um, what? 5906 
Alternative Transformer 5906 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5906 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5906 
Hmmm,I suspect 5906 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5898 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5886 
The 100Hz hum? 5886 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5886 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5886 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5885 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5885 
DIY Air-Caps? 5885 
Capacitors 5882 
Hum again. 5861 
Hm, again.... 5861 
Tribute MC iron 5576 
Changing loads 5572 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5572 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5571 
Loading on primary? 5571 
Anticipating the needs 5571 
CCS heating? 5534 
2nd stage bias mystery 5417 
It is true but it negligible. 5417 
V2 biasing continued 5416 
Works +/- properly 5415 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5415 
My assault 5388 
What, No Breadboard? 5388 
Don't laugh too loud... 5388 
So far it is good. 5388 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5388 
The assembly and the buzz 5387 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5387 
Caps and chokes 5387 
The price of fame 5387 
Tribute 5387 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5387 
Schematics 5387 
Traces 5387 
Moving Magnet 5387 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5387 
Cat smells fish? 5386 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5386 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5386 
In the box 5386 
Schematics II 5386 
A few comments. 5386 
Miscelanea 5386 
I am surprised. 5386 
Don't be 5385 
It is not about power supply. 5385 
EMI/RFI madness 5385 
Drinking in Modulation 5385 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5385 
Finito 5384 
It is only partially outside the context. 5384 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5383 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5383 
Corresponding to ? 5383 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5356 
Qualitat 5355 
The baby is sick 5311 
Last Cleaning? 5311 
Mine too... 5311 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5311 
What the hell is going on!!! 5311 
...air-caps dirty.... 5310 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5310 
Hum points 5310 
Beats and pieces. 5310 
What else? 5310 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5310 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5310 
Veggie ham 5310 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5309 
Holly idiocy! 5308 
Yes sir 5306 
I think your game is not over. 5306 
More ham 5306 
Route(s) to Ground 5306 
Grounding arrangement 5305 
Ground Thoughts 5304 
0A2 Question 5304 
Where is the Bolt? 5304 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5304 
"End of Live" tube set 5304 
GND plane 5304 
That crazy 7025. 5304 
Distributed bolt 5304 
Amperex ECC83 5304 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5304 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5304 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5304 
More findings 5303 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5303 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5302 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5302 
Grounding and trannies 5302 
Ignorance is bliss... 5300 
Shakey DIY Basics 5300 
Poor photographer 5300 
Spare the Oxen... 5300 
Is SiC sick? 5298 
Possible, so what? 5298 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5297 
Seek and you’ll find. 5297 
Filament 5297 
Filament considerations 5297 
Air caps?Buffer? 5297 
Exorcisms 5251 
Floating? 5250 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5243 
Toilet ham 5243 
The Shield 5242 
It is hard to say. 5242 
Fake bugle/teles 5242 
Never again. 5242 
Bingo! 5233 
Total current per channel 5226 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5226 
I like iron 5226 
Choke ringing 5226 
Ringing 5226 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5226 
Choke ringing again 5225 
What ringing? 5225 
Ring-ring 5225 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5225 
TT Rider 5225 
Snubbers and motors 5224 
Nice idea... 5224 
B+ 5224 
Shielded Interconnect 5224 
IC shields 5221 
The horrors of calibration 5069 
Floating Away 5069 
Ground is +/- understood 5068 
"Calibrate"??? 5068 
The self-serving calibrations. 5067 
Fighting with RIAA 5067 
The Usual 5067 
That's it! 5067 
Parts Location 5067 
Lush layout 5066 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5018 
It might be very impressive 5018 
To be clear 5018 
Shall I co? 5017 
Parts 5017 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5017 
What does it mean? 5017 
Come on! 5017 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5017 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5017 
EAR polite recess 5017 
Power sequencing? 4987 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4987 
3 Position switch 4986 
How true... 4986 
DIY Failsafe 4986 
Switch.. 4961 
Calibration problem 4936 
Resolved 4933 
Looks good 4932 
Fat LF 4932 
Loading Up 4932 
SUT's 4932 
Shunt regulation 4851 
Application dependent 4851 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4819 
It migh be an interesting company. 4819 
Amo/silver 4819 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4819 
Silver considerations 4819 
Again With the Amo 4819 
Silver path 4819 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4819 
The Path of Least Resistance 4818 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4818 
Foil 4818 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4818 
Audiopedophile's hell 4818 
In da house 4817 
Consistent anality 4816 
Right 4816 
A speculation 4814 
Mone on silver Trabants 4813 
Parts Ag 4813 
Trabant done in pure silver 4813 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4813 
Silver swamp 4813 
In the Long Run 4813 
2RM? 4808 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4808 
DIY 4807 
95%? 4807 
More on that 4807 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4807 
Fully shielded 4807 
Interesting 4807 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4003 
Creative people 4003 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4003 
It is what it is. 4002 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4002 
Gray market 4002 
Mix up 4001 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4001 
Sound beats engeneering 3408 
Engineering Crap 3408 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3408 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2905 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2320 
Snubbers 2268 
More on snubbers 2268 
Capacitors Question 2268 
Capacitors & updates 2268 
Z-foil 2268 
Loading resistors & sockets 2268 
Low noise tubes 2267 
What Works Where 2266 
What are the REAL goals? 2266 
Good engineering parctices 2266 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2266 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2266 
It was 13 years back... 2266 
Thank you 2266 
Tube Selection 2255 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2152 
Big output capacitor question. 1913 
Context/Application/Circuit 1912 
EAR 1912 
Of Course... 1912 
834pT 1911 
Who knows.... 1911 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1910 
Where? 1910 
Big cap banks 1910 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 495 
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