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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6932 
End of Life 6932 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6932 
Shallow ambitions 6932 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6932 
Acronym 6932 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6920 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6920 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6920 
It is comming along.... 6739 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6739 
The perfect corrector. 6739 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6739 
The perfect corrector - II 6738 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6737 
Wrong values shown 6736 
The deliberate mistakes? 6736 
330R anode resistors 6736 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6736 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6736 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6734 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6734 
Going on from "There" 6734 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6734 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6733 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6732 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6732 
Good for them. 6732 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6732 
A few more 6732 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6732 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6731 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6731 
Hybridizing 6731 
I love it! 6731 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6729 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6729 
SSG 6728 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6728 
USSR SSG 6728 
USSR SSG 6728 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6728 
Fixed bias 6728 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6728 
More on this, please 6727 
Interesting development! 6727 
One-Story Jack 6727 
Nature's Bias 6727 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6727 
Apologies! 6726 
Tunable Y-factor? 6726 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6726 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6721 
The sound of one hand clapping 6721 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6720 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6712 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6712 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6711 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6711 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6711 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6626 
Specific air cap changes 6626 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6626 
One tube, two channels? 6626 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6626 
"Crosstalk" 6625 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6584 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6563 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6137 
Sucks! 6065 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6064 
Um, what? 6064 
Alternative Transformer 6064 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6064 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6064 
Hmmm,I suspect 6064 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6056 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6044 
The 100Hz hum? 6044 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6044 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6044 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6043 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6043 
DIY Air-Caps? 6043 
Capacitors 6040 
Hum again. 6019 
Hm, again.... 6019 
Tribute MC iron 5734 
Changing loads 5730 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5730 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5729 
Loading on primary? 5729 
Anticipating the needs 5729 
CCS heating? 5692 
2nd stage bias mystery 5575 
It is true but it negligible. 5575 
V2 biasing continued 5574 
Works +/- properly 5573 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5573 
My assault 5546 
What, No Breadboard? 5546 
Don't laugh too loud... 5546 
So far it is good. 5546 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5546 
The assembly and the buzz 5545 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5545 
Caps and chokes 5545 
The price of fame 5545 
Tribute 5545 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5545 
Schematics 5545 
Traces 5545 
Moving Magnet 5545 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5545 
Cat smells fish? 5544 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5544 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5544 
In the box 5544 
Schematics II 5544 
A few comments. 5544 
Miscelanea 5544 
I am surprised. 5544 
Don't be 5543 
It is not about power supply. 5543 
EMI/RFI madness 5543 
Drinking in Modulation 5543 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5543 
Finito 5542 
It is only partially outside the context. 5542 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5541 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5541 
Corresponding to ? 5541 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5514 
Qualitat 5513 
The baby is sick 5469 
Last Cleaning? 5469 
Mine too... 5469 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5469 
What the hell is going on!!! 5469 
...air-caps dirty.... 5468 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5468 
Hum points 5468 
Beats and pieces. 5468 
What else? 5468 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5468 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5468 
Veggie ham 5468 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5467 
Holly idiocy! 5466 
Yes sir 5464 
I think your game is not over. 5464 
More ham 5464 
Route(s) to Ground 5464 
Grounding arrangement 5463 
Ground Thoughts 5462 
0A2 Question 5462 
Where is the Bolt? 5462 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5462 
"End of Live" tube set 5462 
GND plane 5462 
That crazy 7025. 5462 
Distributed bolt 5462 
Amperex ECC83 5462 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5462 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5462 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5462 
More findings 5461 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5461 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5460 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5460 
Grounding and trannies 5460 
Ignorance is bliss... 5458 
Shakey DIY Basics 5458 
Poor photographer 5458 
Spare the Oxen... 5458 
Is SiC sick? 5456 
Possible, so what? 5456 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5455 
Seek and you’ll find. 5455 
Filament 5455 
Filament considerations 5455 
Air caps?Buffer? 5455 
Exorcisms 5409 
Floating? 5408 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5401 
Toilet ham 5401 
The Shield 5400 
It is hard to say. 5400 
Fake bugle/teles 5400 
Never again. 5400 
Bingo! 5391 
Total current per channel 5384 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5384 
I like iron 5384 
Choke ringing 5384 
Ringing 5384 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5384 
Choke ringing again 5383 
What ringing? 5383 
Ring-ring 5383 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5383 
TT Rider 5383 
Snubbers and motors 5382 
Nice idea... 5382 
B+ 5382 
Shielded Interconnect 5382 
IC shields 5379 
The horrors of calibration 5227 
Floating Away 5227 
Ground is +/- understood 5226 
"Calibrate"??? 5226 
The self-serving calibrations. 5225 
Fighting with RIAA 5225 
The Usual 5225 
That's it! 5225 
Parts Location 5225 
Lush layout 5224 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5176 
It might be very impressive 5176 
To be clear 5176 
Shall I co? 5175 
Parts 5175 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5175 
What does it mean? 5175 
Come on! 5175 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5175 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5175 
EAR polite recess 5175 
Power sequencing? 5145 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5145 
3 Position switch 5144 
How true... 5144 
DIY Failsafe 5144 
Switch.. 5119 
Calibration problem 5094 
Resolved 5091 
Looks good 5090 
Fat LF 5090 
Loading Up 5090 
SUT's 5090 
Shunt regulation 5009 
Application dependent 5009 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4977 
It migh be an interesting company. 4977 
Amo/silver 4977 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4977 
Silver considerations 4977 
Again With the Amo 4977 
Silver path 4977 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4977 
The Path of Least Resistance 4976 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4976 
Foil 4976 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4976 
Audiopedophile's hell 4976 
In da house 4975 
Consistent anality 4974 
Right 4974 
A speculation 4972 
Mone on silver Trabants 4971 
Parts Ag 4971 
Trabant done in pure silver 4971 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4971 
Silver swamp 4971 
In the Long Run 4971 
2RM? 4966 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4966 
DIY 4965 
95%? 4965 
More on that 4965 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4965 
Fully shielded 4965 
Interesting 4965 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4161 
Creative people 4161 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4161 
It is what it is. 4160 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4160 
Gray market 4160 
Mix up 4159 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4159 
Sound beats engeneering 3566 
Engineering Crap 3566 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3566 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3063 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2478 
Snubbers 2426 
More on snubbers 2426 
Capacitors Question 2426 
Capacitors & updates 2426 
Z-foil 2426 
Loading resistors & sockets 2426 
Low noise tubes 2425 
What Works Where 2424 
What are the REAL goals? 2424 
Good engineering parctices 2424 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2424 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2424 
It was 13 years back... 2424 
Thank you 2424 
Tube Selection 2413 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2310 
Big output capacitor question. 2071 
Context/Application/Circuit 2070 
EAR 2070 
Of Course... 2070 
834pT 2069 
Who knows.... 2069 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2068 
Where? 2068 
Big cap banks 2068 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 653 
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