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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6664 
End of Life 6664 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6664 
Shallow ambitions 6664 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6664 
Acronym 6664 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6652 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6652 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6652 
It is comming along.... 6471 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6471 
The perfect corrector. 6471 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6471 
The perfect corrector - II 6470 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6469 
Wrong values shown 6468 
The deliberate mistakes? 6468 
330R anode resistors 6468 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6468 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6468 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6466 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6466 
Going on from "There" 6466 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6466 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6465 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6464 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6464 
Good for them. 6464 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6464 
A few more 6464 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6464 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6463 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6463 
Hybridizing 6463 
I love it! 6463 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6461 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6461 
SSG 6460 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6460 
USSR SSG 6460 
USSR SSG 6460 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6460 
Fixed bias 6460 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6460 
More on this, please 6459 
Interesting development! 6459 
One-Story Jack 6459 
Nature's Bias 6459 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6459 
Apologies! 6458 
Tunable Y-factor? 6458 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6458 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6453 
The sound of one hand clapping 6453 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6452 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6444 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6444 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6443 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6443 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6443 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6358 
Specific air cap changes 6358 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6358 
One tube, two channels? 6358 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6358 
"Crosstalk" 6357 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6316 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6295 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5869 
Sucks! 5797 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5796 
Um, what? 5796 
Alternative Transformer 5796 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5796 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5796 
Hmmm,I suspect 5796 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5788 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5776 
The 100Hz hum? 5776 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5776 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5776 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5775 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5775 
DIY Air-Caps? 5775 
Capacitors 5772 
Hum again. 5751 
Hm, again.... 5751 
Tribute MC iron 5466 
Changing loads 5462 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5462 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5461 
Loading on primary? 5461 
Anticipating the needs 5461 
CCS heating? 5424 
2nd stage bias mystery 5307 
It is true but it negligible. 5307 
V2 biasing continued 5306 
Works +/- properly 5305 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5305 
My assault 5278 
What, No Breadboard? 5278 
Don't laugh too loud... 5278 
So far it is good. 5278 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5278 
The assembly and the buzz 5277 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5277 
Caps and chokes 5277 
The price of fame 5277 
Tribute 5277 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5277 
Schematics 5277 
Traces 5277 
Moving Magnet 5277 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5277 
Cat smells fish? 5276 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5276 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5276 
In the box 5276 
Schematics II 5276 
A few comments. 5276 
Miscelanea 5276 
I am surprised. 5276 
Don't be 5275 
It is not about power supply. 5275 
EMI/RFI madness 5275 
Drinking in Modulation 5275 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5275 
Finito 5274 
It is only partially outside the context. 5274 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5273 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5273 
Corresponding to ? 5273 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5246 
Qualitat 5245 
The baby is sick 5201 
Last Cleaning? 5201 
Mine too... 5201 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5201 
What the hell is going on!!! 5201 
...air-caps dirty.... 5200 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5200 
Hum points 5200 
Beats and pieces. 5200 
What else? 5200 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5200 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5200 
Veggie ham 5200 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5199 
Holly idiocy! 5198 
Yes sir 5196 
I think your game is not over. 5196 
More ham 5196 
Route(s) to Ground 5196 
Grounding arrangement 5195 
Ground Thoughts 5194 
0A2 Question 5194 
Where is the Bolt? 5194 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5194 
"End of Live" tube set 5194 
GND plane 5194 
That crazy 7025. 5194 
Distributed bolt 5194 
Amperex ECC83 5194 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5194 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5194 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5194 
More findings 5193 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5193 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5192 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5192 
Grounding and trannies 5192 
Ignorance is bliss... 5190 
Shakey DIY Basics 5190 
Poor photographer 5190 
Spare the Oxen... 5190 
Is SiC sick? 5188 
Possible, so what? 5188 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5187 
Seek and you’ll find. 5187 
Filament 5187 
Filament considerations 5187 
Air caps?Buffer? 5187 
Exorcisms 5141 
Floating? 5140 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5133 
Toilet ham 5133 
The Shield 5132 
It is hard to say. 5132 
Fake bugle/teles 5132 
Never again. 5132 
Bingo! 5123 
Total current per channel 5116 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5116 
I like iron 5116 
Choke ringing 5116 
Ringing 5116 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5116 
Choke ringing again 5115 
What ringing? 5115 
Ring-ring 5115 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5115 
TT Rider 5115 
Snubbers and motors 5114 
Nice idea... 5114 
B+ 5114 
Shielded Interconnect 5114 
IC shields 5111 
The horrors of calibration 4959 
Floating Away 4959 
Ground is +/- understood 4958 
"Calibrate"??? 4958 
The self-serving calibrations. 4957 
Fighting with RIAA 4957 
The Usual 4957 
That's it! 4957 
Parts Location 4957 
Lush layout 4956 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4908 
It might be very impressive 4908 
To be clear 4908 
Shall I co? 4907 
Parts 4907 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4907 
What does it mean? 4907 
Come on! 4907 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4907 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4907 
EAR polite recess 4907 
Power sequencing? 4877 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4877 
3 Position switch 4876 
How true... 4876 
DIY Failsafe 4876 
Switch.. 4851 
Calibration problem 4826 
Resolved 4823 
Looks good 4822 
Fat LF 4822 
Loading Up 4822 
SUT's 4822 
Shunt regulation 4741 
Application dependent 4741 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4709 
It migh be an interesting company. 4709 
Amo/silver 4709 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4709 
Silver considerations 4709 
Again With the Amo 4709 
Silver path 4709 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4709 
The Path of Least Resistance 4708 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4708 
Foil 4708 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4708 
Audiopedophile's hell 4708 
In da house 4707 
Consistent anality 4706 
Right 4706 
A speculation 4704 
Mone on silver Trabants 4703 
Parts Ag 4703 
Trabant done in pure silver 4703 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4703 
Silver swamp 4703 
In the Long Run 4703 
2RM? 4698 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4698 
DIY 4697 
95%? 4697 
More on that 4697 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4697 
Fully shielded 4697 
Interesting 4697 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3893 
Creative people 3893 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3893 
It is what it is. 3892 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3892 
Gray market 3892 
Mix up 3891 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3891 
Sound beats engeneering 3298 
Engineering Crap 3298 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3298 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2795 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2210 
Snubbers 2158 
More on snubbers 2158 
Capacitors Question 2158 
Capacitors & updates 2158 
Z-foil 2158 
Loading resistors & sockets 2158 
Low noise tubes 2157 
What Works Where 2156 
What are the REAL goals? 2156 
Good engineering parctices 2156 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2156 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2156 
It was 13 years back... 2156 
Thank you 2156 
Tube Selection 2145 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2042 
Big output capacitor question. 1803 
Context/Application/Circuit 1802 
EAR 1802 
Of Course... 1802 
834pT 1801 
Who knows.... 1801 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1800 
Where? 1800 
Big cap banks 1800 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 385 
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