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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6686 
End of Life 6686 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6686 
Shallow ambitions 6686 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6686 
Acronym 6686 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6674 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6674 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6674 
It is comming along.... 6493 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6493 
The perfect corrector. 6493 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6493 
The perfect corrector - II 6492 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6491 
Wrong values shown 6490 
The deliberate mistakes? 6490 
330R anode resistors 6490 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6490 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6490 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6488 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6488 
Going on from "There" 6488 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6488 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6487 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6486 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6486 
Good for them. 6486 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6486 
A few more 6486 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6486 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6485 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6485 
Hybridizing 6485 
I love it! 6485 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6483 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6483 
SSG 6482 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6482 
USSR SSG 6482 
USSR SSG 6482 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6482 
Fixed bias 6482 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6482 
More on this, please 6481 
Interesting development! 6481 
One-Story Jack 6481 
Nature's Bias 6481 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6481 
Apologies! 6480 
Tunable Y-factor? 6480 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6480 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6475 
The sound of one hand clapping 6475 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6474 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6466 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6466 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6465 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6465 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6465 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6380 
Specific air cap changes 6380 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6380 
One tube, two channels? 6380 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6380 
"Crosstalk" 6379 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6338 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6317 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5891 
Sucks! 5819 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5818 
Um, what? 5818 
Alternative Transformer 5818 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5818 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5818 
Hmmm,I suspect 5818 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5810 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5798 
The 100Hz hum? 5798 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5798 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5798 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5797 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5797 
DIY Air-Caps? 5797 
Capacitors 5794 
Hum again. 5773 
Hm, again.... 5773 
Tribute MC iron 5488 
Changing loads 5484 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5484 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5483 
Loading on primary? 5483 
Anticipating the needs 5483 
CCS heating? 5446 
2nd stage bias mystery 5329 
It is true but it negligible. 5329 
V2 biasing continued 5328 
Works +/- properly 5327 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5327 
My assault 5300 
What, No Breadboard? 5300 
Don't laugh too loud... 5300 
So far it is good. 5300 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5300 
The assembly and the buzz 5299 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5299 
Caps and chokes 5299 
The price of fame 5299 
Tribute 5299 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5299 
Schematics 5299 
Traces 5299 
Moving Magnet 5299 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5299 
Cat smells fish? 5298 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5298 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5298 
In the box 5298 
Schematics II 5298 
A few comments. 5298 
Miscelanea 5298 
I am surprised. 5298 
Don't be 5297 
It is not about power supply. 5297 
EMI/RFI madness 5297 
Drinking in Modulation 5297 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5297 
Finito 5296 
It is only partially outside the context. 5296 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5295 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5295 
Corresponding to ? 5295 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5268 
Qualitat 5267 
The baby is sick 5223 
Last Cleaning? 5223 
Mine too... 5223 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5223 
What the hell is going on!!! 5223 
...air-caps dirty.... 5222 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5222 
Hum points 5222 
Beats and pieces. 5222 
What else? 5222 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5222 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5222 
Veggie ham 5222 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5221 
Holly idiocy! 5220 
Yes sir 5218 
I think your game is not over. 5218 
More ham 5218 
Route(s) to Ground 5218 
Grounding arrangement 5217 
Ground Thoughts 5216 
0A2 Question 5216 
Where is the Bolt? 5216 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5216 
"End of Live" tube set 5216 
GND plane 5216 
That crazy 7025. 5216 
Distributed bolt 5216 
Amperex ECC83 5216 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5216 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5216 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5216 
More findings 5215 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5215 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5214 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5214 
Grounding and trannies 5214 
Ignorance is bliss... 5212 
Shakey DIY Basics 5212 
Poor photographer 5212 
Spare the Oxen... 5212 
Is SiC sick? 5210 
Possible, so what? 5210 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5209 
Seek and you’ll find. 5209 
Filament 5209 
Filament considerations 5209 
Air caps?Buffer? 5209 
Exorcisms 5163 
Floating? 5162 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5155 
Toilet ham 5155 
The Shield 5154 
It is hard to say. 5154 
Fake bugle/teles 5154 
Never again. 5154 
Bingo! 5145 
Total current per channel 5138 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5138 
I like iron 5138 
Choke ringing 5138 
Ringing 5138 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5138 
Choke ringing again 5137 
What ringing? 5137 
Ring-ring 5137 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5137 
TT Rider 5137 
Snubbers and motors 5136 
Nice idea... 5136 
B+ 5136 
Shielded Interconnect 5136 
IC shields 5133 
The horrors of calibration 4981 
Floating Away 4981 
Ground is +/- understood 4980 
"Calibrate"??? 4980 
The self-serving calibrations. 4979 
Fighting with RIAA 4979 
The Usual 4979 
That's it! 4979 
Parts Location 4979 
Lush layout 4978 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4930 
It might be very impressive 4930 
To be clear 4930 
Shall I co? 4929 
Parts 4929 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4929 
What does it mean? 4929 
Come on! 4929 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4929 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4929 
EAR polite recess 4929 
Power sequencing? 4899 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4899 
3 Position switch 4898 
How true... 4898 
DIY Failsafe 4898 
Switch.. 4873 
Calibration problem 4848 
Resolved 4845 
Looks good 4844 
Fat LF 4844 
Loading Up 4844 
SUT's 4844 
Shunt regulation 4763 
Application dependent 4763 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4731 
It migh be an interesting company. 4731 
Amo/silver 4731 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4731 
Silver considerations 4731 
Again With the Amo 4731 
Silver path 4731 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4731 
The Path of Least Resistance 4730 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4730 
Foil 4730 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4730 
Audiopedophile's hell 4730 
In da house 4729 
Consistent anality 4728 
Right 4728 
A speculation 4726 
Mone on silver Trabants 4725 
Parts Ag 4725 
Trabant done in pure silver 4725 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4725 
Silver swamp 4725 
In the Long Run 4725 
2RM? 4720 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4720 
DIY 4719 
95%? 4719 
More on that 4719 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4719 
Fully shielded 4719 
Interesting 4719 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3915 
Creative people 3915 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3915 
It is what it is. 3914 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3914 
Gray market 3914 
Mix up 3913 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3913 
Sound beats engeneering 3320 
Engineering Crap 3320 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3320 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2817 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2232 
Snubbers 2180 
More on snubbers 2180 
Capacitors Question 2180 
Capacitors & updates 2180 
Z-foil 2180 
Loading resistors & sockets 2180 
Low noise tubes 2179 
What Works Where 2178 
What are the REAL goals? 2178 
Good engineering parctices 2178 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2178 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2178 
It was 13 years back... 2178 
Thank you 2178 
Tube Selection 2167 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2064 
Big output capacitor question. 1825 
Context/Application/Circuit 1824 
EAR 1824 
Of Course... 1824 
834pT 1823 
Who knows.... 1823 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1822 
Where? 1822 
Big cap banks 1822 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 407 
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