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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6876 
End of Life 6876 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6876 
Shallow ambitions 6876 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6876 
Acronym 6876 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6864 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6864 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6864 
It is comming along.... 6683 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6683 
The perfect corrector. 6683 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6683 
The perfect corrector - II 6682 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6681 
Wrong values shown 6680 
The deliberate mistakes? 6680 
330R anode resistors 6680 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6680 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6680 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6678 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6678 
Going on from "There" 6678 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6678 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6677 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6676 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6676 
Good for them. 6676 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6676 
A few more 6676 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6676 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6675 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6675 
Hybridizing 6675 
I love it! 6675 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6673 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6673 
SSG 6672 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6672 
USSR SSG 6672 
USSR SSG 6672 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6672 
Fixed bias 6672 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6672 
More on this, please 6671 
Interesting development! 6671 
One-Story Jack 6671 
Nature's Bias 6671 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6671 
Apologies! 6670 
Tunable Y-factor? 6670 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6670 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6665 
The sound of one hand clapping 6665 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6664 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6656 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6656 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6655 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6655 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6655 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6570 
Specific air cap changes 6570 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6570 
One tube, two channels? 6570 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6570 
"Crosstalk" 6569 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6528 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6507 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6081 
Sucks! 6009 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6008 
Um, what? 6008 
Alternative Transformer 6008 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6008 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6008 
Hmmm,I suspect 6008 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6000 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5988 
The 100Hz hum? 5988 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5988 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5988 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5987 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5987 
DIY Air-Caps? 5987 
Capacitors 5984 
Hum again. 5963 
Hm, again.... 5963 
Tribute MC iron 5678 
Changing loads 5674 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5674 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5673 
Loading on primary? 5673 
Anticipating the needs 5673 
CCS heating? 5636 
2nd stage bias mystery 5519 
It is true but it negligible. 5519 
V2 biasing continued 5518 
Works +/- properly 5517 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5517 
My assault 5490 
What, No Breadboard? 5490 
Don't laugh too loud... 5490 
So far it is good. 5490 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5490 
The assembly and the buzz 5489 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5489 
Caps and chokes 5489 
The price of fame 5489 
Tribute 5489 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5489 
Schematics 5489 
Traces 5489 
Moving Magnet 5489 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5489 
Cat smells fish? 5488 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5488 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5488 
In the box 5488 
Schematics II 5488 
A few comments. 5488 
Miscelanea 5488 
I am surprised. 5488 
Don't be 5487 
It is not about power supply. 5487 
EMI/RFI madness 5487 
Drinking in Modulation 5487 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5487 
Finito 5486 
It is only partially outside the context. 5486 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5485 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5485 
Corresponding to ? 5485 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5458 
Qualitat 5457 
The baby is sick 5413 
Last Cleaning? 5413 
Mine too... 5413 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5413 
What the hell is going on!!! 5413 
...air-caps dirty.... 5412 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5412 
Hum points 5412 
Beats and pieces. 5412 
What else? 5412 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5412 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5412 
Veggie ham 5412 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5411 
Holly idiocy! 5410 
Yes sir 5408 
I think your game is not over. 5408 
More ham 5408 
Route(s) to Ground 5408 
Grounding arrangement 5407 
Ground Thoughts 5406 
0A2 Question 5406 
Where is the Bolt? 5406 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5406 
"End of Live" tube set 5406 
GND plane 5406 
That crazy 7025. 5406 
Distributed bolt 5406 
Amperex ECC83 5406 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5406 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5406 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5406 
More findings 5405 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5405 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5404 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5404 
Grounding and trannies 5404 
Ignorance is bliss... 5402 
Shakey DIY Basics 5402 
Poor photographer 5402 
Spare the Oxen... 5402 
Is SiC sick? 5400 
Possible, so what? 5400 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5399 
Seek and you’ll find. 5399 
Filament 5399 
Filament considerations 5399 
Air caps?Buffer? 5399 
Exorcisms 5353 
Floating? 5352 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5345 
Toilet ham 5345 
The Shield 5344 
It is hard to say. 5344 
Fake bugle/teles 5344 
Never again. 5344 
Bingo! 5335 
Total current per channel 5328 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5328 
I like iron 5328 
Choke ringing 5328 
Ringing 5328 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5328 
Choke ringing again 5327 
What ringing? 5327 
Ring-ring 5327 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5327 
TT Rider 5327 
Snubbers and motors 5326 
Nice idea... 5326 
B+ 5326 
Shielded Interconnect 5326 
IC shields 5323 
The horrors of calibration 5171 
Floating Away 5171 
Ground is +/- understood 5170 
"Calibrate"??? 5170 
The self-serving calibrations. 5169 
Fighting with RIAA 5169 
The Usual 5169 
That's it! 5169 
Parts Location 5169 
Lush layout 5168 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5120 
It might be very impressive 5120 
To be clear 5120 
Shall I co? 5119 
Parts 5119 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5119 
What does it mean? 5119 
Come on! 5119 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5119 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5119 
EAR polite recess 5119 
Power sequencing? 5089 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5089 
3 Position switch 5088 
How true... 5088 
DIY Failsafe 5088 
Switch.. 5063 
Calibration problem 5038 
Resolved 5035 
Looks good 5034 
Fat LF 5034 
Loading Up 5034 
SUT's 5034 
Shunt regulation 4953 
Application dependent 4953 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4921 
It migh be an interesting company. 4921 
Amo/silver 4921 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4921 
Silver considerations 4921 
Again With the Amo 4921 
Silver path 4921 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4921 
The Path of Least Resistance 4920 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4920 
Foil 4920 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4920 
Audiopedophile's hell 4920 
In da house 4919 
Consistent anality 4918 
Right 4918 
A speculation 4916 
Mone on silver Trabants 4915 
Parts Ag 4915 
Trabant done in pure silver 4915 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4915 
Silver swamp 4915 
In the Long Run 4915 
2RM? 4910 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4910 
DIY 4909 
95%? 4909 
More on that 4909 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4909 
Fully shielded 4909 
Interesting 4909 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4105 
Creative people 4105 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4105 
It is what it is. 4104 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4104 
Gray market 4104 
Mix up 4103 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4103 
Sound beats engeneering 3510 
Engineering Crap 3510 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3510 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3007 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2422 
Snubbers 2370 
More on snubbers 2370 
Capacitors Question 2370 
Capacitors & updates 2370 
Z-foil 2370 
Loading resistors & sockets 2370 
Low noise tubes 2369 
What Works Where 2368 
What are the REAL goals? 2368 
Good engineering parctices 2368 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2368 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2368 
It was 13 years back... 2368 
Thank you 2368 
Tube Selection 2357 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2254 
Big output capacitor question. 2015 
Context/Application/Circuit 2014 
EAR 2014 
Of Course... 2014 
834pT 2013 
Who knows.... 2013 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2012 
Where? 2012 
Big cap banks 2012 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 597 
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