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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6722 
End of Life 6722 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6722 
Shallow ambitions 6722 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6722 
Acronym 6722 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6710 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6710 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6710 
It is comming along.... 6529 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6529 
The perfect corrector. 6529 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6529 
The perfect corrector - II 6528 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6527 
Wrong values shown 6526 
The deliberate mistakes? 6526 
330R anode resistors 6526 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6526 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6526 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6524 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6524 
Going on from "There" 6524 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6524 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6523 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6522 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6522 
Good for them. 6522 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6522 
A few more 6522 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6522 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6521 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6521 
Hybridizing 6521 
I love it! 6521 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6519 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6519 
SSG 6518 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6518 
USSR SSG 6518 
USSR SSG 6518 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6518 
Fixed bias 6518 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6518 
More on this, please 6517 
Interesting development! 6517 
One-Story Jack 6517 
Nature's Bias 6517 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6517 
Apologies! 6516 
Tunable Y-factor? 6516 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6516 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6511 
The sound of one hand clapping 6511 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6510 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6502 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6502 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6501 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6501 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6501 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6416 
Specific air cap changes 6416 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6416 
One tube, two channels? 6416 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6416 
"Crosstalk" 6415 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6374 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6353 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5927 
Sucks! 5855 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5854 
Um, what? 5854 
Alternative Transformer 5854 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5854 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5854 
Hmmm,I suspect 5854 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5846 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5834 
The 100Hz hum? 5834 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5834 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5834 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5833 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5833 
DIY Air-Caps? 5833 
Capacitors 5830 
Hum again. 5809 
Hm, again.... 5809 
Tribute MC iron 5524 
Changing loads 5520 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5520 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5519 
Loading on primary? 5519 
Anticipating the needs 5519 
CCS heating? 5482 
2nd stage bias mystery 5365 
It is true but it negligible. 5365 
V2 biasing continued 5364 
Works +/- properly 5363 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5363 
My assault 5336 
What, No Breadboard? 5336 
Don't laugh too loud... 5336 
So far it is good. 5336 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5336 
The assembly and the buzz 5335 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5335 
Caps and chokes 5335 
The price of fame 5335 
Tribute 5335 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5335 
Schematics 5335 
Traces 5335 
Moving Magnet 5335 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5335 
Cat smells fish? 5334 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5334 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5334 
In the box 5334 
Schematics II 5334 
A few comments. 5334 
Miscelanea 5334 
I am surprised. 5334 
Don't be 5333 
It is not about power supply. 5333 
EMI/RFI madness 5333 
Drinking in Modulation 5333 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5333 
Finito 5332 
It is only partially outside the context. 5332 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5331 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5331 
Corresponding to ? 5331 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5304 
Qualitat 5303 
The baby is sick 5259 
Last Cleaning? 5259 
Mine too... 5259 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5259 
What the hell is going on!!! 5259 
...air-caps dirty.... 5258 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5258 
Hum points 5258 
Beats and pieces. 5258 
What else? 5258 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5258 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5258 
Veggie ham 5258 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5257 
Holly idiocy! 5256 
Yes sir 5254 
I think your game is not over. 5254 
More ham 5254 
Route(s) to Ground 5254 
Grounding arrangement 5253 
Ground Thoughts 5252 
0A2 Question 5252 
Where is the Bolt? 5252 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5252 
"End of Live" tube set 5252 
GND plane 5252 
That crazy 7025. 5252 
Distributed bolt 5252 
Amperex ECC83 5252 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5252 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5252 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5252 
More findings 5251 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5251 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5250 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5250 
Grounding and trannies 5250 
Ignorance is bliss... 5248 
Shakey DIY Basics 5248 
Poor photographer 5248 
Spare the Oxen... 5248 
Is SiC sick? 5246 
Possible, so what? 5246 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5245 
Seek and you’ll find. 5245 
Filament 5245 
Filament considerations 5245 
Air caps?Buffer? 5245 
Exorcisms 5199 
Floating? 5198 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5191 
Toilet ham 5191 
The Shield 5190 
It is hard to say. 5190 
Fake bugle/teles 5190 
Never again. 5190 
Bingo! 5181 
Total current per channel 5174 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5174 
I like iron 5174 
Choke ringing 5174 
Ringing 5174 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5174 
Choke ringing again 5173 
What ringing? 5173 
Ring-ring 5173 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5173 
TT Rider 5173 
Snubbers and motors 5172 
Nice idea... 5172 
B+ 5172 
Shielded Interconnect 5172 
IC shields 5169 
The horrors of calibration 5017 
Floating Away 5017 
Ground is +/- understood 5016 
"Calibrate"??? 5016 
The self-serving calibrations. 5015 
Fighting with RIAA 5015 
The Usual 5015 
That's it! 5015 
Parts Location 5015 
Lush layout 5014 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4966 
It might be very impressive 4966 
To be clear 4966 
Shall I co? 4965 
Parts 4965 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4965 
What does it mean? 4965 
Come on! 4965 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4965 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4965 
EAR polite recess 4965 
Power sequencing? 4935 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4935 
3 Position switch 4934 
How true... 4934 
DIY Failsafe 4934 
Switch.. 4909 
Calibration problem 4884 
Resolved 4881 
Looks good 4880 
Fat LF 4880 
Loading Up 4880 
SUT's 4880 
Shunt regulation 4799 
Application dependent 4799 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4767 
It migh be an interesting company. 4767 
Amo/silver 4767 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4767 
Silver considerations 4767 
Again With the Amo 4767 
Silver path 4767 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4767 
The Path of Least Resistance 4766 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4766 
Foil 4766 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4766 
Audiopedophile's hell 4766 
In da house 4765 
Consistent anality 4764 
Right 4764 
A speculation 4762 
Mone on silver Trabants 4761 
Parts Ag 4761 
Trabant done in pure silver 4761 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4761 
Silver swamp 4761 
In the Long Run 4761 
2RM? 4756 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4756 
DIY 4755 
95%? 4755 
More on that 4755 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4755 
Fully shielded 4755 
Interesting 4755 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3951 
Creative people 3951 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3951 
It is what it is. 3950 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3950 
Gray market 3950 
Mix up 3949 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3949 
Sound beats engeneering 3356 
Engineering Crap 3356 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3356 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2853 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2268 
Snubbers 2216 
More on snubbers 2216 
Capacitors Question 2216 
Capacitors & updates 2216 
Z-foil 2216 
Loading resistors & sockets 2216 
Low noise tubes 2215 
What Works Where 2214 
What are the REAL goals? 2214 
Good engineering parctices 2214 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2214 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2214 
It was 13 years back... 2214 
Thank you 2214 
Tube Selection 2203 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2100 
Big output capacitor question. 1861 
Context/Application/Circuit 1860 
EAR 1860 
Of Course... 1860 
834pT 1859 
Who knows.... 1859 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1858 
Where? 1858 
Big cap banks 1858 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 443 
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