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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6716 
End of Life 6716 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6716 
Shallow ambitions 6716 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6716 
Acronym 6716 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6704 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6704 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6704 
It is comming along.... 6523 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6523 
The perfect corrector. 6523 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6523 
The perfect corrector - II 6522 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6521 
Wrong values shown 6520 
The deliberate mistakes? 6520 
330R anode resistors 6520 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6520 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6520 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6518 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6518 
Going on from "There" 6518 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6518 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6517 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6516 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6516 
Good for them. 6516 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6516 
A few more 6516 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6516 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6515 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6515 
Hybridizing 6515 
I love it! 6515 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6513 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6513 
SSG 6512 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6512 
USSR SSG 6512 
USSR SSG 6512 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6512 
Fixed bias 6512 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6512 
More on this, please 6511 
Interesting development! 6511 
One-Story Jack 6511 
Nature's Bias 6511 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6511 
Apologies! 6510 
Tunable Y-factor? 6510 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6510 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6505 
The sound of one hand clapping 6505 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6504 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6496 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6496 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6495 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6495 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6495 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6410 
Specific air cap changes 6410 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6410 
One tube, two channels? 6410 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6410 
"Crosstalk" 6409 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6368 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6347 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5921 
Sucks! 5849 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5848 
Um, what? 5848 
Alternative Transformer 5848 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5848 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5848 
Hmmm,I suspect 5848 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5840 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5828 
The 100Hz hum? 5828 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5828 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5828 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5827 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5827 
DIY Air-Caps? 5827 
Capacitors 5824 
Hum again. 5803 
Hm, again.... 5803 
Tribute MC iron 5518 
Changing loads 5514 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5514 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5513 
Loading on primary? 5513 
Anticipating the needs 5513 
CCS heating? 5476 
2nd stage bias mystery 5359 
It is true but it negligible. 5359 
V2 biasing continued 5358 
Works +/- properly 5357 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5357 
My assault 5330 
What, No Breadboard? 5330 
Don't laugh too loud... 5330 
So far it is good. 5330 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5330 
The assembly and the buzz 5329 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5329 
Caps and chokes 5329 
The price of fame 5329 
Tribute 5329 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5329 
Schematics 5329 
Traces 5329 
Moving Magnet 5329 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5329 
Cat smells fish? 5328 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5328 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5328 
In the box 5328 
Schematics II 5328 
A few comments. 5328 
Miscelanea 5328 
I am surprised. 5328 
Don't be 5327 
It is not about power supply. 5327 
EMI/RFI madness 5327 
Drinking in Modulation 5327 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5327 
Finito 5326 
It is only partially outside the context. 5326 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5325 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5325 
Corresponding to ? 5325 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5298 
Qualitat 5297 
The baby is sick 5253 
Last Cleaning? 5253 
Mine too... 5253 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5253 
What the hell is going on!!! 5253 
...air-caps dirty.... 5252 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5252 
Hum points 5252 
Beats and pieces. 5252 
What else? 5252 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5252 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5252 
Veggie ham 5252 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5251 
Holly idiocy! 5250 
Yes sir 5248 
I think your game is not over. 5248 
More ham 5248 
Route(s) to Ground 5248 
Grounding arrangement 5247 
Ground Thoughts 5246 
0A2 Question 5246 
Where is the Bolt? 5246 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5246 
"End of Live" tube set 5246 
GND plane 5246 
That crazy 7025. 5246 
Distributed bolt 5246 
Amperex ECC83 5246 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5246 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5246 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5246 
More findings 5245 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5245 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5244 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5244 
Grounding and trannies 5244 
Ignorance is bliss... 5242 
Shakey DIY Basics 5242 
Poor photographer 5242 
Spare the Oxen... 5242 
Is SiC sick? 5240 
Possible, so what? 5240 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5239 
Seek and you’ll find. 5239 
Filament 5239 
Filament considerations 5239 
Air caps?Buffer? 5239 
Exorcisms 5193 
Floating? 5192 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5185 
Toilet ham 5185 
The Shield 5184 
It is hard to say. 5184 
Fake bugle/teles 5184 
Never again. 5184 
Bingo! 5175 
Total current per channel 5168 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5168 
I like iron 5168 
Choke ringing 5168 
Ringing 5168 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5168 
Choke ringing again 5167 
What ringing? 5167 
Ring-ring 5167 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5167 
TT Rider 5167 
Snubbers and motors 5166 
Nice idea... 5166 
B+ 5166 
Shielded Interconnect 5166 
IC shields 5163 
The horrors of calibration 5011 
Floating Away 5011 
Ground is +/- understood 5010 
"Calibrate"??? 5010 
The self-serving calibrations. 5009 
Fighting with RIAA 5009 
The Usual 5009 
That's it! 5009 
Parts Location 5009 
Lush layout 5008 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4960 
It might be very impressive 4960 
To be clear 4960 
Shall I co? 4959 
Parts 4959 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4959 
What does it mean? 4959 
Come on! 4959 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4959 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4959 
EAR polite recess 4959 
Power sequencing? 4929 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4929 
3 Position switch 4928 
How true... 4928 
DIY Failsafe 4928 
Switch.. 4903 
Calibration problem 4878 
Resolved 4875 
Looks good 4874 
Fat LF 4874 
Loading Up 4874 
SUT's 4874 
Shunt regulation 4793 
Application dependent 4793 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4761 
It migh be an interesting company. 4761 
Amo/silver 4761 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4761 
Silver considerations 4761 
Again With the Amo 4761 
Silver path 4761 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4761 
The Path of Least Resistance 4760 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4760 
Foil 4760 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4760 
Audiopedophile's hell 4760 
In da house 4759 
Consistent anality 4758 
Right 4758 
A speculation 4756 
Mone on silver Trabants 4755 
Parts Ag 4755 
Trabant done in pure silver 4755 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4755 
Silver swamp 4755 
In the Long Run 4755 
2RM? 4750 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4750 
DIY 4749 
95%? 4749 
More on that 4749 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4749 
Fully shielded 4749 
Interesting 4749 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3945 
Creative people 3945 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3945 
It is what it is. 3944 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3944 
Gray market 3944 
Mix up 3943 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3943 
Sound beats engeneering 3350 
Engineering Crap 3350 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3350 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2847 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2262 
Snubbers 2210 
More on snubbers 2210 
Capacitors Question 2210 
Capacitors & updates 2210 
Z-foil 2210 
Loading resistors & sockets 2210 
Low noise tubes 2209 
What Works Where 2208 
What are the REAL goals? 2208 
Good engineering parctices 2208 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2208 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2208 
It was 13 years back... 2208 
Thank you 2208 
Tube Selection 2197 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2094 
Big output capacitor question. 1855 
Context/Application/Circuit 1854 
EAR 1854 
Of Course... 1854 
834pT 1853 
Who knows.... 1853 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1852 
Where? 1852 
Big cap banks 1852 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 437 
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