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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6840 
End of Life 6840 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6840 
Shallow ambitions 6840 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6840 
Acronym 6840 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6828 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6828 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6828 
It is comming along.... 6647 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6647 
The perfect corrector. 6647 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6647 
The perfect corrector - II 6646 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6645 
Wrong values shown 6644 
The deliberate mistakes? 6644 
330R anode resistors 6644 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6644 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6644 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6642 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6642 
Going on from "There" 6642 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6642 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6641 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6640 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6640 
Good for them. 6640 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6640 
A few more 6640 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6640 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6639 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6639 
Hybridizing 6639 
I love it! 6639 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6637 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6637 
SSG 6636 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6636 
USSR SSG 6636 
USSR SSG 6636 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6636 
Fixed bias 6636 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6636 
More on this, please 6635 
Interesting development! 6635 
One-Story Jack 6635 
Nature's Bias 6635 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6635 
Apologies! 6634 
Tunable Y-factor? 6634 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6634 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6629 
The sound of one hand clapping 6629 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6628 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6620 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6620 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6619 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6619 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6619 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6534 
Specific air cap changes 6534 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6534 
One tube, two channels? 6534 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6534 
"Crosstalk" 6533 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6492 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6471 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6045 
Sucks! 5973 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5972 
Um, what? 5972 
Alternative Transformer 5972 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5972 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5972 
Hmmm,I suspect 5972 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5964 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5952 
The 100Hz hum? 5952 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5952 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5952 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5951 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5951 
DIY Air-Caps? 5951 
Capacitors 5948 
Hum again. 5927 
Hm, again.... 5927 
Tribute MC iron 5642 
Changing loads 5638 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5638 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5637 
Loading on primary? 5637 
Anticipating the needs 5637 
CCS heating? 5600 
2nd stage bias mystery 5483 
It is true but it negligible. 5483 
V2 biasing continued 5482 
Works +/- properly 5481 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5481 
My assault 5454 
What, No Breadboard? 5454 
Don't laugh too loud... 5454 
So far it is good. 5454 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5454 
The assembly and the buzz 5453 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5453 
Caps and chokes 5453 
The price of fame 5453 
Tribute 5453 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5453 
Schematics 5453 
Traces 5453 
Moving Magnet 5453 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5453 
Cat smells fish? 5452 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5452 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5452 
In the box 5452 
Schematics II 5452 
A few comments. 5452 
Miscelanea 5452 
I am surprised. 5452 
Don't be 5451 
It is not about power supply. 5451 
EMI/RFI madness 5451 
Drinking in Modulation 5451 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5451 
Finito 5450 
It is only partially outside the context. 5450 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5449 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5449 
Corresponding to ? 5449 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5422 
Qualitat 5421 
The baby is sick 5377 
Last Cleaning? 5377 
Mine too... 5377 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5377 
What the hell is going on!!! 5377 
...air-caps dirty.... 5376 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5376 
Hum points 5376 
Beats and pieces. 5376 
What else? 5376 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5376 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5376 
Veggie ham 5376 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5375 
Holly idiocy! 5374 
Yes sir 5372 
I think your game is not over. 5372 
More ham 5372 
Route(s) to Ground 5372 
Grounding arrangement 5371 
Ground Thoughts 5370 
0A2 Question 5370 
Where is the Bolt? 5370 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5370 
"End of Live" tube set 5370 
GND plane 5370 
That crazy 7025. 5370 
Distributed bolt 5370 
Amperex ECC83 5370 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5370 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5370 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5370 
More findings 5369 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5369 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5368 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5368 
Grounding and trannies 5368 
Ignorance is bliss... 5366 
Shakey DIY Basics 5366 
Poor photographer 5366 
Spare the Oxen... 5366 
Is SiC sick? 5364 
Possible, so what? 5364 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5363 
Seek and you’ll find. 5363 
Filament 5363 
Filament considerations 5363 
Air caps?Buffer? 5363 
Exorcisms 5317 
Floating? 5316 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5309 
Toilet ham 5309 
The Shield 5308 
It is hard to say. 5308 
Fake bugle/teles 5308 
Never again. 5308 
Bingo! 5299 
Total current per channel 5292 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5292 
I like iron 5292 
Choke ringing 5292 
Ringing 5292 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5292 
Choke ringing again 5291 
What ringing? 5291 
Ring-ring 5291 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5291 
TT Rider 5291 
Snubbers and motors 5290 
Nice idea... 5290 
B+ 5290 
Shielded Interconnect 5290 
IC shields 5287 
The horrors of calibration 5135 
Floating Away 5135 
Ground is +/- understood 5134 
"Calibrate"??? 5134 
The self-serving calibrations. 5133 
Fighting with RIAA 5133 
The Usual 5133 
That's it! 5133 
Parts Location 5133 
Lush layout 5132 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5084 
It might be very impressive 5084 
To be clear 5084 
Shall I co? 5083 
Parts 5083 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5083 
What does it mean? 5083 
Come on! 5083 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5083 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5083 
EAR polite recess 5083 
Power sequencing? 5053 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5053 
3 Position switch 5052 
How true... 5052 
DIY Failsafe 5052 
Switch.. 5027 
Calibration problem 5002 
Resolved 4999 
Looks good 4998 
Fat LF 4998 
Loading Up 4998 
SUT's 4998 
Shunt regulation 4917 
Application dependent 4917 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4885 
It migh be an interesting company. 4885 
Amo/silver 4885 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4885 
Silver considerations 4885 
Again With the Amo 4885 
Silver path 4885 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4885 
The Path of Least Resistance 4884 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4884 
Foil 4884 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4884 
Audiopedophile's hell 4884 
In da house 4883 
Consistent anality 4882 
Right 4882 
A speculation 4880 
Mone on silver Trabants 4879 
Parts Ag 4879 
Trabant done in pure silver 4879 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4879 
Silver swamp 4879 
In the Long Run 4879 
2RM? 4874 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4874 
DIY 4873 
95%? 4873 
More on that 4873 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4873 
Fully shielded 4873 
Interesting 4873 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4069 
Creative people 4069 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4069 
It is what it is. 4068 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4068 
Gray market 4068 
Mix up 4067 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4067 
Sound beats engeneering 3474 
Engineering Crap 3474 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3474 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2971 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2386 
Snubbers 2334 
More on snubbers 2334 
Capacitors Question 2334 
Capacitors & updates 2334 
Z-foil 2334 
Loading resistors & sockets 2334 
Low noise tubes 2333 
What Works Where 2332 
What are the REAL goals? 2332 
Good engineering parctices 2332 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2332 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2332 
It was 13 years back... 2332 
Thank you 2332 
Tube Selection 2321 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2218 
Big output capacitor question. 1979 
Context/Application/Circuit 1978 
EAR 1978 
Of Course... 1978 
834pT 1977 
Who knows.... 1977 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1976 
Where? 1976 
Big cap banks 1976 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 561 
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