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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6803 
End of Life 6803 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6803 
Shallow ambitions 6803 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6803 
Acronym 6803 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6791 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6791 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6791 
It is comming along.... 6610 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6610 
The perfect corrector. 6610 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6610 
The perfect corrector - II 6609 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6608 
Wrong values shown 6607 
The deliberate mistakes? 6607 
330R anode resistors 6607 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6607 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6607 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6605 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6605 
Going on from "There" 6605 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6605 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6604 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6603 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6603 
Good for them. 6603 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6603 
A few more 6603 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6603 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6602 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6602 
Hybridizing 6602 
I love it! 6602 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6600 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6600 
SSG 6599 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6599 
USSR SSG 6599 
USSR SSG 6599 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6599 
Fixed bias 6599 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6599 
More on this, please 6598 
Interesting development! 6598 
One-Story Jack 6598 
Nature's Bias 6598 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6598 
Apologies! 6597 
Tunable Y-factor? 6597 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6597 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6592 
The sound of one hand clapping 6592 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6591 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6583 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6583 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6582 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6582 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6582 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6497 
Specific air cap changes 6497 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6497 
One tube, two channels? 6497 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6497 
"Crosstalk" 6496 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6455 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6434 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6008 
Sucks! 5936 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5935 
Um, what? 5935 
Alternative Transformer 5935 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5935 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5935 
Hmmm,I suspect 5935 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5927 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5915 
The 100Hz hum? 5915 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5915 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5915 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5914 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5914 
DIY Air-Caps? 5914 
Capacitors 5911 
Hum again. 5890 
Hm, again.... 5890 
Tribute MC iron 5605 
Changing loads 5601 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5601 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5600 
Loading on primary? 5600 
Anticipating the needs 5600 
CCS heating? 5563 
2nd stage bias mystery 5446 
It is true but it negligible. 5446 
V2 biasing continued 5445 
Works +/- properly 5444 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5444 
My assault 5417 
What, No Breadboard? 5417 
Don't laugh too loud... 5417 
So far it is good. 5417 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5417 
The assembly and the buzz 5416 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5416 
Caps and chokes 5416 
The price of fame 5416 
Tribute 5416 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5416 
Schematics 5416 
Traces 5416 
Moving Magnet 5416 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5416 
Cat smells fish? 5415 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5415 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5415 
In the box 5415 
Schematics II 5415 
A few comments. 5415 
Miscelanea 5415 
I am surprised. 5415 
Don't be 5414 
It is not about power supply. 5414 
EMI/RFI madness 5414 
Drinking in Modulation 5414 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5414 
Finito 5413 
It is only partially outside the context. 5413 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5412 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5412 
Corresponding to ? 5412 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5385 
Qualitat 5384 
The baby is sick 5340 
Last Cleaning? 5340 
Mine too... 5340 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5340 
What the hell is going on!!! 5340 
...air-caps dirty.... 5339 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5339 
Hum points 5339 
Beats and pieces. 5339 
What else? 5339 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5339 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5339 
Veggie ham 5339 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5338 
Holly idiocy! 5337 
Yes sir 5335 
I think your game is not over. 5335 
More ham 5335 
Route(s) to Ground 5335 
Grounding arrangement 5334 
Ground Thoughts 5333 
0A2 Question 5333 
Where is the Bolt? 5333 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5333 
"End of Live" tube set 5333 
GND plane 5333 
That crazy 7025. 5333 
Distributed bolt 5333 
Amperex ECC83 5333 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5333 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5333 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5333 
More findings 5332 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5332 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5331 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5331 
Grounding and trannies 5331 
Ignorance is bliss... 5329 
Shakey DIY Basics 5329 
Poor photographer 5329 
Spare the Oxen... 5329 
Is SiC sick? 5327 
Possible, so what? 5327 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5326 
Seek and you’ll find. 5326 
Filament 5326 
Filament considerations 5326 
Air caps?Buffer? 5326 
Exorcisms 5280 
Floating? 5279 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5272 
Toilet ham 5272 
The Shield 5271 
It is hard to say. 5271 
Fake bugle/teles 5271 
Never again. 5271 
Bingo! 5262 
Total current per channel 5255 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5255 
I like iron 5255 
Choke ringing 5255 
Ringing 5255 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5255 
Choke ringing again 5254 
What ringing? 5254 
Ring-ring 5254 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5254 
TT Rider 5254 
Snubbers and motors 5253 
Nice idea... 5253 
B+ 5253 
Shielded Interconnect 5253 
IC shields 5250 
The horrors of calibration 5098 
Floating Away 5098 
Ground is +/- understood 5097 
"Calibrate"??? 5097 
The self-serving calibrations. 5096 
Fighting with RIAA 5096 
The Usual 5096 
That's it! 5096 
Parts Location 5096 
Lush layout 5095 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5047 
It might be very impressive 5047 
To be clear 5047 
Shall I co? 5046 
Parts 5046 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5046 
What does it mean? 5046 
Come on! 5046 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5046 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5046 
EAR polite recess 5046 
Power sequencing? 5016 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5016 
3 Position switch 5015 
How true... 5015 
DIY Failsafe 5015 
Switch.. 4990 
Calibration problem 4965 
Resolved 4962 
Looks good 4961 
Fat LF 4961 
Loading Up 4961 
SUT's 4961 
Shunt regulation 4880 
Application dependent 4880 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4848 
It migh be an interesting company. 4848 
Amo/silver 4848 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4848 
Silver considerations 4848 
Again With the Amo 4848 
Silver path 4848 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4848 
The Path of Least Resistance 4847 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4847 
Foil 4847 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4847 
Audiopedophile's hell 4847 
In da house 4846 
Consistent anality 4845 
Right 4845 
A speculation 4843 
Mone on silver Trabants 4842 
Parts Ag 4842 
Trabant done in pure silver 4842 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4842 
Silver swamp 4842 
In the Long Run 4842 
2RM? 4837 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4837 
DIY 4836 
95%? 4836 
More on that 4836 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4836 
Fully shielded 4836 
Interesting 4836 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4032 
Creative people 4032 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4032 
It is what it is. 4031 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4031 
Gray market 4031 
Mix up 4030 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4030 
Sound beats engeneering 3437 
Engineering Crap 3437 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3437 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2934 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2349 
Snubbers 2297 
More on snubbers 2297 
Capacitors Question 2297 
Capacitors & updates 2297 
Z-foil 2297 
Loading resistors & sockets 2297 
Low noise tubes 2296 
What Works Where 2295 
What are the REAL goals? 2295 
Good engineering parctices 2295 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2295 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2295 
It was 13 years back... 2295 
Thank you 2295 
Tube Selection 2284 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2181 
Big output capacitor question. 1942 
Context/Application/Circuit 1941 
EAR 1941 
Of Course... 1941 
834pT 1940 
Who knows.... 1940 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1939 
Where? 1939 
Big cap banks 1939 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 524 
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