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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6605 
End of Life 6605 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6605 
Shallow ambitions 6605 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6605 
Acronym 6605 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6593 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6593 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6593 
It is comming along.... 6412 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6412 
The perfect corrector. 6412 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6412 
The perfect corrector - II 6411 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6410 
Wrong values shown 6409 
The deliberate mistakes? 6409 
330R anode resistors 6409 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6409 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6409 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6407 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6407 
Going on from "There" 6407 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6407 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6406 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6405 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6405 
Good for them. 6405 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6405 
A few more 6405 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6405 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6404 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6404 
Hybridizing 6404 
I love it! 6404 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6402 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6402 
SSG 6401 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6401 
USSR SSG 6401 
USSR SSG 6401 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6401 
Fixed bias 6401 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6401 
More on this, please 6400 
Interesting development! 6400 
One-Story Jack 6400 
Nature's Bias 6400 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6400 
Apologies! 6399 
Tunable Y-factor? 6399 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6399 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6394 
The sound of one hand clapping 6394 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6393 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6385 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6385 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6384 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6384 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6384 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6299 
Specific air cap changes 6299 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6299 
One tube, two channels? 6299 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6299 
"Crosstalk" 6298 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6257 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6236 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5810 
Sucks! 5738 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5737 
Um, what? 5737 
Alternative Transformer 5737 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5737 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5737 
Hmmm,I suspect 5737 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5729 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5717 
The 100Hz hum? 5717 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5717 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5717 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5716 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5716 
DIY Air-Caps? 5716 
Capacitors 5713 
Hum again. 5692 
Hm, again.... 5692 
Tribute MC iron 5407 
Changing loads 5403 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5403 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5402 
Loading on primary? 5402 
Anticipating the needs 5402 
CCS heating? 5365 
2nd stage bias mystery 5248 
It is true but it negligible. 5248 
V2 biasing continued 5247 
Works +/- properly 5246 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5246 
My assault 5219 
What, No Breadboard? 5219 
Don't laugh too loud... 5219 
So far it is good. 5219 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5219 
The assembly and the buzz 5218 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5218 
Caps and chokes 5218 
The price of fame 5218 
Tribute 5218 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5218 
Schematics 5218 
Traces 5218 
Moving Magnet 5218 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5218 
Cat smells fish? 5217 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5217 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5217 
In the box 5217 
Schematics II 5217 
A few comments. 5217 
Miscelanea 5217 
I am surprised. 5217 
Don't be 5216 
It is not about power supply. 5216 
EMI/RFI madness 5216 
Drinking in Modulation 5216 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5216 
Finito 5215 
It is only partially outside the context. 5215 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5214 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5214 
Corresponding to ? 5214 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5187 
Qualitat 5186 
The baby is sick 5142 
Last Cleaning? 5142 
Mine too... 5142 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5142 
What the hell is going on!!! 5142 
...air-caps dirty.... 5141 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5141 
Hum points 5141 
Beats and pieces. 5141 
What else? 5141 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5141 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5141 
Veggie ham 5141 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5140 
Holly idiocy! 5139 
Yes sir 5137 
I think your game is not over. 5137 
More ham 5137 
Route(s) to Ground 5137 
Grounding arrangement 5136 
Ground Thoughts 5135 
0A2 Question 5135 
Where is the Bolt? 5135 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5135 
"End of Live" tube set 5135 
GND plane 5135 
That crazy 7025. 5135 
Distributed bolt 5135 
Amperex ECC83 5135 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5135 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5135 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5135 
More findings 5134 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5134 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5133 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5133 
Grounding and trannies 5133 
Ignorance is bliss... 5131 
Shakey DIY Basics 5131 
Poor photographer 5131 
Spare the Oxen... 5131 
Is SiC sick? 5129 
Possible, so what? 5129 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5128 
Seek and you’ll find. 5128 
Filament 5128 
Filament considerations 5128 
Air caps?Buffer? 5128 
Exorcisms 5082 
Floating? 5081 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5074 
Toilet ham 5074 
The Shield 5073 
It is hard to say. 5073 
Fake bugle/teles 5073 
Never again. 5073 
Bingo! 5064 
Total current per channel 5057 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5057 
I like iron 5057 
Choke ringing 5057 
Ringing 5057 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5057 
Choke ringing again 5056 
What ringing? 5056 
Ring-ring 5056 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5056 
TT Rider 5056 
Snubbers and motors 5055 
Nice idea... 5055 
B+ 5055 
Shielded Interconnect 5055 
IC shields 5052 
The horrors of calibration 4900 
Floating Away 4900 
Ground is +/- understood 4899 
"Calibrate"??? 4899 
The self-serving calibrations. 4898 
Fighting with RIAA 4898 
The Usual 4898 
That's it! 4898 
Parts Location 4898 
Lush layout 4897 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4849 
It might be very impressive 4849 
To be clear 4849 
Shall I co? 4848 
Parts 4848 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4848 
What does it mean? 4848 
Come on! 4848 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4848 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4848 
EAR polite recess 4848 
Power sequencing? 4818 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4818 
3 Position switch 4817 
How true... 4817 
DIY Failsafe 4817 
Switch.. 4792 
Calibration problem 4767 
Resolved 4764 
Looks good 4763 
Fat LF 4763 
Loading Up 4763 
SUT's 4763 
Shunt regulation 4682 
Application dependent 4682 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4650 
It migh be an interesting company. 4650 
Amo/silver 4650 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4650 
Silver considerations 4650 
Again With the Amo 4650 
Silver path 4650 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4650 
The Path of Least Resistance 4649 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4649 
Foil 4649 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4649 
Audiopedophile's hell 4649 
In da house 4648 
Consistent anality 4647 
Right 4647 
A speculation 4645 
Mone on silver Trabants 4644 
Parts Ag 4644 
Trabant done in pure silver 4644 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4644 
Silver swamp 4644 
In the Long Run 4644 
2RM? 4639 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4639 
DIY 4638 
95%? 4638 
More on that 4638 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4638 
Fully shielded 4638 
Interesting 4638 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3834 
Creative people 3834 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3834 
It is what it is. 3833 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3833 
Gray market 3833 
Mix up 3832 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3832 
Sound beats engeneering 3239 
Engineering Crap 3239 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3239 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2736 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2151 
Snubbers 2099 
More on snubbers 2099 
Capacitors Question 2099 
Capacitors & updates 2099 
Z-foil 2099 
Loading resistors & sockets 2099 
Low noise tubes 2098 
What Works Where 2097 
What are the REAL goals? 2097 
Good engineering parctices 2097 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2097 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2097 
It was 13 years back... 2097 
Thank you 2097 
Tube Selection 2086 
Valvo mesh 0A2 1983 
Big output capacitor question. 1744 
Context/Application/Circuit 1743 
EAR 1743 
Of Course... 1743 
834pT 1742 
Who knows.... 1742 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1741 
Where? 1741 
Big cap banks 1741 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 326 
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