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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6812 
End of Life 6812 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6812 
Shallow ambitions 6812 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6812 
Acronym 6812 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6800 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6800 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6800 
It is comming along.... 6619 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6619 
The perfect corrector. 6619 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6619 
The perfect corrector - II 6618 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6617 
Wrong values shown 6616 
The deliberate mistakes? 6616 
330R anode resistors 6616 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6616 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6616 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6614 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6614 
Going on from "There" 6614 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6614 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6613 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6612 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6612 
Good for them. 6612 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6612 
A few more 6612 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6612 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6611 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6611 
Hybridizing 6611 
I love it! 6611 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6609 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6609 
SSG 6608 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6608 
USSR SSG 6608 
USSR SSG 6608 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6608 
Fixed bias 6608 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6608 
More on this, please 6607 
Interesting development! 6607 
One-Story Jack 6607 
Nature's Bias 6607 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6607 
Apologies! 6606 
Tunable Y-factor? 6606 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6606 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6601 
The sound of one hand clapping 6601 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6600 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6592 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6592 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6591 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6591 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6591 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6506 
Specific air cap changes 6506 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6506 
One tube, two channels? 6506 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6506 
"Crosstalk" 6505 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6464 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6443 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6017 
Sucks! 5945 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5944 
Um, what? 5944 
Alternative Transformer 5944 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5944 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5944 
Hmmm,I suspect 5944 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5936 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5924 
The 100Hz hum? 5924 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5924 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5924 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5923 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5923 
DIY Air-Caps? 5923 
Capacitors 5920 
Hum again. 5899 
Hm, again.... 5899 
Tribute MC iron 5614 
Changing loads 5610 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5610 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5609 
Loading on primary? 5609 
Anticipating the needs 5609 
CCS heating? 5572 
2nd stage bias mystery 5455 
It is true but it negligible. 5455 
V2 biasing continued 5454 
Works +/- properly 5453 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5453 
My assault 5426 
What, No Breadboard? 5426 
Don't laugh too loud... 5426 
So far it is good. 5426 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5426 
The assembly and the buzz 5425 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5425 
Caps and chokes 5425 
The price of fame 5425 
Tribute 5425 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5425 
Schematics 5425 
Traces 5425 
Moving Magnet 5425 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5425 
Cat smells fish? 5424 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5424 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5424 
In the box 5424 
Schematics II 5424 
A few comments. 5424 
Miscelanea 5424 
I am surprised. 5424 
Don't be 5423 
It is not about power supply. 5423 
EMI/RFI madness 5423 
Drinking in Modulation 5423 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5423 
Finito 5422 
It is only partially outside the context. 5422 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5421 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5421 
Corresponding to ? 5421 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5394 
Qualitat 5393 
The baby is sick 5349 
Last Cleaning? 5349 
Mine too... 5349 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5349 
What the hell is going on!!! 5349 
...air-caps dirty.... 5348 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5348 
Hum points 5348 
Beats and pieces. 5348 
What else? 5348 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5348 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5348 
Veggie ham 5348 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5347 
Holly idiocy! 5346 
Yes sir 5344 
I think your game is not over. 5344 
More ham 5344 
Route(s) to Ground 5344 
Grounding arrangement 5343 
Ground Thoughts 5342 
0A2 Question 5342 
Where is the Bolt? 5342 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5342 
"End of Live" tube set 5342 
GND plane 5342 
That crazy 7025. 5342 
Distributed bolt 5342 
Amperex ECC83 5342 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5342 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5342 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5342 
More findings 5341 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5341 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5340 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5340 
Grounding and trannies 5340 
Ignorance is bliss... 5338 
Shakey DIY Basics 5338 
Poor photographer 5338 
Spare the Oxen... 5338 
Is SiC sick? 5336 
Possible, so what? 5336 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5335 
Seek and you’ll find. 5335 
Filament 5335 
Filament considerations 5335 
Air caps?Buffer? 5335 
Exorcisms 5289 
Floating? 5288 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5281 
Toilet ham 5281 
The Shield 5280 
It is hard to say. 5280 
Fake bugle/teles 5280 
Never again. 5280 
Bingo! 5271 
Total current per channel 5264 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5264 
I like iron 5264 
Choke ringing 5264 
Ringing 5264 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5264 
Choke ringing again 5263 
What ringing? 5263 
Ring-ring 5263 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5263 
TT Rider 5263 
Snubbers and motors 5262 
Nice idea... 5262 
B+ 5262 
Shielded Interconnect 5262 
IC shields 5259 
The horrors of calibration 5107 
Floating Away 5107 
Ground is +/- understood 5106 
"Calibrate"??? 5106 
The self-serving calibrations. 5105 
Fighting with RIAA 5105 
The Usual 5105 
That's it! 5105 
Parts Location 5105 
Lush layout 5104 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5056 
It might be very impressive 5056 
To be clear 5056 
Shall I co? 5055 
Parts 5055 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5055 
What does it mean? 5055 
Come on! 5055 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5055 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5055 
EAR polite recess 5055 
Power sequencing? 5025 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5025 
3 Position switch 5024 
How true... 5024 
DIY Failsafe 5024 
Switch.. 4999 
Calibration problem 4974 
Resolved 4971 
Looks good 4970 
Fat LF 4970 
Loading Up 4970 
SUT's 4970 
Shunt regulation 4889 
Application dependent 4889 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4857 
It migh be an interesting company. 4857 
Amo/silver 4857 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4857 
Silver considerations 4857 
Again With the Amo 4857 
Silver path 4857 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4857 
The Path of Least Resistance 4856 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4856 
Foil 4856 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4856 
Audiopedophile's hell 4856 
In da house 4855 
Consistent anality 4854 
Right 4854 
A speculation 4852 
Mone on silver Trabants 4851 
Parts Ag 4851 
Trabant done in pure silver 4851 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4851 
Silver swamp 4851 
In the Long Run 4851 
2RM? 4846 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4846 
DIY 4845 
95%? 4845 
More on that 4845 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4845 
Fully shielded 4845 
Interesting 4845 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4041 
Creative people 4041 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4041 
It is what it is. 4040 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4040 
Gray market 4040 
Mix up 4039 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4039 
Sound beats engeneering 3446 
Engineering Crap 3446 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3446 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2943 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2358 
Snubbers 2306 
More on snubbers 2306 
Capacitors Question 2306 
Capacitors & updates 2306 
Z-foil 2306 
Loading resistors & sockets 2306 
Low noise tubes 2305 
What Works Where 2304 
What are the REAL goals? 2304 
Good engineering parctices 2304 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2304 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2304 
It was 13 years back... 2304 
Thank you 2304 
Tube Selection 2293 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2190 
Big output capacitor question. 1951 
Context/Application/Circuit 1950 
EAR 1950 
Of Course... 1950 
834pT 1949 
Who knows.... 1949 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1948 
Where? 1948 
Big cap banks 1948 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 533 
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