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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6727 
End of Life 6727 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6727 
Shallow ambitions 6727 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6727 
Acronym 6727 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6715 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6715 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6715 
It is comming along.... 6534 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6534 
The perfect corrector. 6534 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6534 
The perfect corrector - II 6533 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6532 
Wrong values shown 6531 
The deliberate mistakes? 6531 
330R anode resistors 6531 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6531 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6531 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6529 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6529 
Going on from "There" 6529 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6529 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6528 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6527 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6527 
Good for them. 6527 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6527 
A few more 6527 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6527 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6526 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6526 
Hybridizing 6526 
I love it! 6526 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6524 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6524 
SSG 6523 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6523 
USSR SSG 6523 
USSR SSG 6523 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6523 
Fixed bias 6523 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6523 
More on this, please 6522 
Interesting development! 6522 
One-Story Jack 6522 
Nature's Bias 6522 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6522 
Apologies! 6521 
Tunable Y-factor? 6521 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6521 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6516 
The sound of one hand clapping 6516 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6515 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6507 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6507 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6506 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6506 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6506 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6421 
Specific air cap changes 6421 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6421 
One tube, two channels? 6421 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6421 
"Crosstalk" 6420 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6379 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6358 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5932 
Sucks! 5860 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5859 
Um, what? 5859 
Alternative Transformer 5859 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5859 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5859 
Hmmm,I suspect 5859 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5851 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5839 
The 100Hz hum? 5839 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5839 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5839 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5838 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5838 
DIY Air-Caps? 5838 
Capacitors 5835 
Hum again. 5814 
Hm, again.... 5814 
Tribute MC iron 5529 
Changing loads 5525 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5525 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5524 
Loading on primary? 5524 
Anticipating the needs 5524 
CCS heating? 5487 
2nd stage bias mystery 5370 
It is true but it negligible. 5370 
V2 biasing continued 5369 
Works +/- properly 5368 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5368 
My assault 5341 
What, No Breadboard? 5341 
Don't laugh too loud... 5341 
So far it is good. 5341 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5341 
The assembly and the buzz 5340 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5340 
Caps and chokes 5340 
The price of fame 5340 
Tribute 5340 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5340 
Schematics 5340 
Traces 5340 
Moving Magnet 5340 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5340 
Cat smells fish? 5339 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5339 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5339 
In the box 5339 
Schematics II 5339 
A few comments. 5339 
Miscelanea 5339 
I am surprised. 5339 
Don't be 5338 
It is not about power supply. 5338 
EMI/RFI madness 5338 
Drinking in Modulation 5338 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5338 
Finito 5337 
It is only partially outside the context. 5337 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5336 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5336 
Corresponding to ? 5336 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5309 
Qualitat 5308 
The baby is sick 5264 
Last Cleaning? 5264 
Mine too... 5264 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5264 
What the hell is going on!!! 5264 
...air-caps dirty.... 5263 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5263 
Hum points 5263 
Beats and pieces. 5263 
What else? 5263 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5263 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5263 
Veggie ham 5263 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5262 
Holly idiocy! 5261 
Yes sir 5259 
I think your game is not over. 5259 
More ham 5259 
Route(s) to Ground 5259 
Grounding arrangement 5258 
Ground Thoughts 5257 
0A2 Question 5257 
Where is the Bolt? 5257 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5257 
"End of Live" tube set 5257 
GND plane 5257 
That crazy 7025. 5257 
Distributed bolt 5257 
Amperex ECC83 5257 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5257 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5257 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5257 
More findings 5256 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5256 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5255 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5255 
Grounding and trannies 5255 
Ignorance is bliss... 5253 
Shakey DIY Basics 5253 
Poor photographer 5253 
Spare the Oxen... 5253 
Is SiC sick? 5251 
Possible, so what? 5251 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5250 
Seek and you’ll find. 5250 
Filament 5250 
Filament considerations 5250 
Air caps?Buffer? 5250 
Exorcisms 5204 
Floating? 5203 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5196 
Toilet ham 5196 
The Shield 5195 
It is hard to say. 5195 
Fake bugle/teles 5195 
Never again. 5195 
Bingo! 5186 
Total current per channel 5179 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5179 
I like iron 5179 
Choke ringing 5179 
Ringing 5179 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5179 
Choke ringing again 5178 
What ringing? 5178 
Ring-ring 5178 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5178 
TT Rider 5178 
Snubbers and motors 5177 
Nice idea... 5177 
B+ 5177 
Shielded Interconnect 5177 
IC shields 5174 
The horrors of calibration 5022 
Floating Away 5022 
Ground is +/- understood 5021 
"Calibrate"??? 5021 
The self-serving calibrations. 5020 
Fighting with RIAA 5020 
The Usual 5020 
That's it! 5020 
Parts Location 5020 
Lush layout 5019 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4971 
It might be very impressive 4971 
To be clear 4971 
Shall I co? 4970 
Parts 4970 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4970 
What does it mean? 4970 
Come on! 4970 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4970 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4970 
EAR polite recess 4970 
Power sequencing? 4940 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4940 
3 Position switch 4939 
How true... 4939 
DIY Failsafe 4939 
Switch.. 4914 
Calibration problem 4889 
Resolved 4886 
Looks good 4885 
Fat LF 4885 
Loading Up 4885 
SUT's 4885 
Shunt regulation 4804 
Application dependent 4804 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4772 
It migh be an interesting company. 4772 
Amo/silver 4772 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4772 
Silver considerations 4772 
Again With the Amo 4772 
Silver path 4772 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4772 
The Path of Least Resistance 4771 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4771 
Foil 4771 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4771 
Audiopedophile's hell 4771 
In da house 4770 
Consistent anality 4769 
Right 4769 
A speculation 4767 
Mone on silver Trabants 4766 
Parts Ag 4766 
Trabant done in pure silver 4766 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4766 
Silver swamp 4766 
In the Long Run 4766 
2RM? 4761 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4761 
DIY 4760 
95%? 4760 
More on that 4760 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4760 
Fully shielded 4760 
Interesting 4760 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3956 
Creative people 3956 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3956 
It is what it is. 3955 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3955 
Gray market 3955 
Mix up 3954 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3954 
Sound beats engeneering 3361 
Engineering Crap 3361 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3361 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2858 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2273 
Snubbers 2221 
More on snubbers 2221 
Capacitors Question 2221 
Capacitors & updates 2221 
Z-foil 2221 
Loading resistors & sockets 2221 
Low noise tubes 2220 
What Works Where 2219 
What are the REAL goals? 2219 
Good engineering parctices 2219 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2219 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2219 
It was 13 years back... 2219 
Thank you 2219 
Tube Selection 2208 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2105 
Big output capacitor question. 1866 
Context/Application/Circuit 1865 
EAR 1865 
Of Course... 1865 
834pT 1864 
Who knows.... 1864 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1863 
Where? 1863 
Big cap banks 1863 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 448 
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