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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6886 
End of Life 6886 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6886 
Shallow ambitions 6886 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6886 
Acronym 6886 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6874 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6874 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6874 
It is comming along.... 6693 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6693 
The perfect corrector. 6693 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6693 
The perfect corrector - II 6692 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6691 
Wrong values shown 6690 
The deliberate mistakes? 6690 
330R anode resistors 6690 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6690 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6690 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6688 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6688 
Going on from "There" 6688 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6688 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6687 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6686 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6686 
Good for them. 6686 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6686 
A few more 6686 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6686 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6685 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6685 
Hybridizing 6685 
I love it! 6685 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6683 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6683 
SSG 6682 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6682 
USSR SSG 6682 
USSR SSG 6682 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6682 
Fixed bias 6682 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6682 
More on this, please 6681 
Interesting development! 6681 
One-Story Jack 6681 
Nature's Bias 6681 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6681 
Apologies! 6680 
Tunable Y-factor? 6680 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6680 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6675 
The sound of one hand clapping 6675 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6674 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6666 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6666 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6665 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6665 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6665 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6580 
Specific air cap changes 6580 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6580 
One tube, two channels? 6580 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6580 
"Crosstalk" 6579 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6538 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6517 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6091 
Sucks! 6019 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6018 
Um, what? 6018 
Alternative Transformer 6018 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6018 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6018 
Hmmm,I suspect 6018 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6010 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5998 
The 100Hz hum? 5998 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5998 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5998 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5997 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5997 
DIY Air-Caps? 5997 
Capacitors 5994 
Hum again. 5973 
Hm, again.... 5973 
Tribute MC iron 5688 
Changing loads 5684 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5684 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5683 
Loading on primary? 5683 
Anticipating the needs 5683 
CCS heating? 5646 
2nd stage bias mystery 5529 
It is true but it negligible. 5529 
V2 biasing continued 5528 
Works +/- properly 5527 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5527 
My assault 5500 
What, No Breadboard? 5500 
Don't laugh too loud... 5500 
So far it is good. 5500 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5500 
The assembly and the buzz 5499 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5499 
Caps and chokes 5499 
The price of fame 5499 
Tribute 5499 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5499 
Schematics 5499 
Traces 5499 
Moving Magnet 5499 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5499 
Cat smells fish? 5498 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5498 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5498 
In the box 5498 
Schematics II 5498 
A few comments. 5498 
Miscelanea 5498 
I am surprised. 5498 
Don't be 5497 
It is not about power supply. 5497 
EMI/RFI madness 5497 
Drinking in Modulation 5497 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5497 
Finito 5496 
It is only partially outside the context. 5496 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5495 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5495 
Corresponding to ? 5495 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5468 
Qualitat 5467 
The baby is sick 5423 
Last Cleaning? 5423 
Mine too... 5423 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5423 
What the hell is going on!!! 5423 
...air-caps dirty.... 5422 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5422 
Hum points 5422 
Beats and pieces. 5422 
What else? 5422 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5422 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5422 
Veggie ham 5422 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5421 
Holly idiocy! 5420 
Yes sir 5418 
I think your game is not over. 5418 
More ham 5418 
Route(s) to Ground 5418 
Grounding arrangement 5417 
Ground Thoughts 5416 
0A2 Question 5416 
Where is the Bolt? 5416 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5416 
"End of Live" tube set 5416 
GND plane 5416 
That crazy 7025. 5416 
Distributed bolt 5416 
Amperex ECC83 5416 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5416 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5416 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5416 
More findings 5415 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5415 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5414 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5414 
Grounding and trannies 5414 
Ignorance is bliss... 5412 
Shakey DIY Basics 5412 
Poor photographer 5412 
Spare the Oxen... 5412 
Is SiC sick? 5410 
Possible, so what? 5410 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5409 
Seek and you’ll find. 5409 
Filament 5409 
Filament considerations 5409 
Air caps?Buffer? 5409 
Exorcisms 5363 
Floating? 5362 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5355 
Toilet ham 5355 
The Shield 5354 
It is hard to say. 5354 
Fake bugle/teles 5354 
Never again. 5354 
Bingo! 5345 
Total current per channel 5338 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5338 
I like iron 5338 
Choke ringing 5338 
Ringing 5338 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5338 
Choke ringing again 5337 
What ringing? 5337 
Ring-ring 5337 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5337 
TT Rider 5337 
Snubbers and motors 5336 
Nice idea... 5336 
B+ 5336 
Shielded Interconnect 5336 
IC shields 5333 
The horrors of calibration 5181 
Floating Away 5181 
Ground is +/- understood 5180 
"Calibrate"??? 5180 
The self-serving calibrations. 5179 
Fighting with RIAA 5179 
The Usual 5179 
That's it! 5179 
Parts Location 5179 
Lush layout 5178 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5130 
It might be very impressive 5130 
To be clear 5130 
Shall I co? 5129 
Parts 5129 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5129 
What does it mean? 5129 
Come on! 5129 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5129 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5129 
EAR polite recess 5129 
Power sequencing? 5099 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5099 
3 Position switch 5098 
How true... 5098 
DIY Failsafe 5098 
Switch.. 5073 
Calibration problem 5048 
Resolved 5045 
Looks good 5044 
Fat LF 5044 
Loading Up 5044 
SUT's 5044 
Shunt regulation 4963 
Application dependent 4963 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4931 
It migh be an interesting company. 4931 
Amo/silver 4931 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4931 
Silver considerations 4931 
Again With the Amo 4931 
Silver path 4931 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4931 
The Path of Least Resistance 4930 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4930 
Foil 4930 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4930 
Audiopedophile's hell 4930 
In da house 4929 
Consistent anality 4928 
Right 4928 
A speculation 4926 
Mone on silver Trabants 4925 
Parts Ag 4925 
Trabant done in pure silver 4925 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4925 
Silver swamp 4925 
In the Long Run 4925 
2RM? 4920 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4920 
DIY 4919 
95%? 4919 
More on that 4919 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4919 
Fully shielded 4919 
Interesting 4919 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4115 
Creative people 4115 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4115 
It is what it is. 4114 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4114 
Gray market 4114 
Mix up 4113 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4113 
Sound beats engeneering 3520 
Engineering Crap 3520 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3520 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3017 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2432 
Snubbers 2380 
More on snubbers 2380 
Capacitors Question 2380 
Capacitors & updates 2380 
Z-foil 2380 
Loading resistors & sockets 2380 
Low noise tubes 2379 
What Works Where 2378 
What are the REAL goals? 2378 
Good engineering parctices 2378 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2378 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2378 
It was 13 years back... 2378 
Thank you 2378 
Tube Selection 2367 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2264 
Big output capacitor question. 2025 
Context/Application/Circuit 2024 
EAR 2024 
Of Course... 2024 
834pT 2023 
Who knows.... 2023 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2022 
Where? 2022 
Big cap banks 2022 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 607 
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