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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6656 
End of Life 6656 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6656 
Shallow ambitions 6656 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6656 
Acronym 6656 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6644 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6644 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6644 
It is comming along.... 6463 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6463 
The perfect corrector. 6463 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6463 
The perfect corrector - II 6462 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6461 
Wrong values shown 6460 
The deliberate mistakes? 6460 
330R anode resistors 6460 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6460 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6460 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6458 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6458 
Going on from "There" 6458 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6458 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6457 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6456 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6456 
Good for them. 6456 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6456 
A few more 6456 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6456 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6455 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6455 
Hybridizing 6455 
I love it! 6455 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6453 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6453 
SSG 6452 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6452 
USSR SSG 6452 
USSR SSG 6452 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6452 
Fixed bias 6452 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6452 
More on this, please 6451 
Interesting development! 6451 
One-Story Jack 6451 
Nature's Bias 6451 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6451 
Apologies! 6450 
Tunable Y-factor? 6450 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6450 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6445 
The sound of one hand clapping 6445 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6444 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6436 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6436 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6435 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6435 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6435 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6350 
Specific air cap changes 6350 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6350 
One tube, two channels? 6350 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6350 
"Crosstalk" 6349 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6308 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6287 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5861 
Sucks! 5789 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5788 
Um, what? 5788 
Alternative Transformer 5788 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5788 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5788 
Hmmm,I suspect 5788 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5780 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5768 
The 100Hz hum? 5768 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5768 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5768 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5767 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5767 
DIY Air-Caps? 5767 
Capacitors 5764 
Hum again. 5743 
Hm, again.... 5743 
Tribute MC iron 5458 
Changing loads 5454 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5454 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5453 
Loading on primary? 5453 
Anticipating the needs 5453 
CCS heating? 5416 
2nd stage bias mystery 5299 
It is true but it negligible. 5299 
V2 biasing continued 5298 
Works +/- properly 5297 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5297 
My assault 5270 
What, No Breadboard? 5270 
Don't laugh too loud... 5270 
So far it is good. 5270 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5270 
The assembly and the buzz 5269 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5269 
Caps and chokes 5269 
The price of fame 5269 
Tribute 5269 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5269 
Schematics 5269 
Traces 5269 
Moving Magnet 5269 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5269 
Cat smells fish? 5268 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5268 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5268 
In the box 5268 
Schematics II 5268 
A few comments. 5268 
Miscelanea 5268 
I am surprised. 5268 
Don't be 5267 
It is not about power supply. 5267 
EMI/RFI madness 5267 
Drinking in Modulation 5267 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5267 
Finito 5266 
It is only partially outside the context. 5266 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5265 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5265 
Corresponding to ? 5265 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5238 
Qualitat 5237 
The baby is sick 5193 
Last Cleaning? 5193 
Mine too... 5193 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5193 
What the hell is going on!!! 5193 
...air-caps dirty.... 5192 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5192 
Hum points 5192 
Beats and pieces. 5192 
What else? 5192 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5192 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5192 
Veggie ham 5192 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5191 
Holly idiocy! 5190 
Yes sir 5188 
I think your game is not over. 5188 
More ham 5188 
Route(s) to Ground 5188 
Grounding arrangement 5187 
Ground Thoughts 5186 
0A2 Question 5186 
Where is the Bolt? 5186 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5186 
"End of Live" tube set 5186 
GND plane 5186 
That crazy 7025. 5186 
Distributed bolt 5186 
Amperex ECC83 5186 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5186 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5186 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5186 
More findings 5185 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5185 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5184 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5184 
Grounding and trannies 5184 
Ignorance is bliss... 5182 
Shakey DIY Basics 5182 
Poor photographer 5182 
Spare the Oxen... 5182 
Is SiC sick? 5180 
Possible, so what? 5180 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5179 
Seek and you’ll find. 5179 
Filament 5179 
Filament considerations 5179 
Air caps?Buffer? 5179 
Exorcisms 5133 
Floating? 5132 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5125 
Toilet ham 5125 
The Shield 5124 
It is hard to say. 5124 
Fake bugle/teles 5124 
Never again. 5124 
Bingo! 5115 
Total current per channel 5108 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5108 
I like iron 5108 
Choke ringing 5108 
Ringing 5108 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5108 
Choke ringing again 5107 
What ringing? 5107 
Ring-ring 5107 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5107 
TT Rider 5107 
Snubbers and motors 5106 
Nice idea... 5106 
B+ 5106 
Shielded Interconnect 5106 
IC shields 5103 
The horrors of calibration 4951 
Floating Away 4951 
Ground is +/- understood 4950 
"Calibrate"??? 4950 
The self-serving calibrations. 4949 
Fighting with RIAA 4949 
The Usual 4949 
That's it! 4949 
Parts Location 4949 
Lush layout 4948 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4900 
It might be very impressive 4900 
To be clear 4900 
Shall I co? 4899 
Parts 4899 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4899 
What does it mean? 4899 
Come on! 4899 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4899 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4899 
EAR polite recess 4899 
Power sequencing? 4869 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4869 
3 Position switch 4868 
How true... 4868 
DIY Failsafe 4868 
Switch.. 4843 
Calibration problem 4818 
Resolved 4815 
Looks good 4814 
Fat LF 4814 
Loading Up 4814 
SUT's 4814 
Shunt regulation 4733 
Application dependent 4733 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4701 
It migh be an interesting company. 4701 
Amo/silver 4701 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4701 
Silver considerations 4701 
Again With the Amo 4701 
Silver path 4701 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4701 
The Path of Least Resistance 4700 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4700 
Foil 4700 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4700 
Audiopedophile's hell 4700 
In da house 4699 
Consistent anality 4698 
Right 4698 
A speculation 4696 
Mone on silver Trabants 4695 
Parts Ag 4695 
Trabant done in pure silver 4695 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4695 
Silver swamp 4695 
In the Long Run 4695 
2RM? 4690 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4690 
DIY 4689 
95%? 4689 
More on that 4689 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4689 
Fully shielded 4689 
Interesting 4689 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3885 
Creative people 3885 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3885 
It is what it is. 3884 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3884 
Gray market 3884 
Mix up 3883 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3883 
Sound beats engeneering 3290 
Engineering Crap 3290 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3290 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2787 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2202 
Snubbers 2150 
More on snubbers 2150 
Capacitors Question 2150 
Capacitors & updates 2150 
Z-foil 2150 
Loading resistors & sockets 2150 
Low noise tubes 2149 
What Works Where 2148 
What are the REAL goals? 2148 
Good engineering parctices 2148 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2148 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2148 
It was 13 years back... 2148 
Thank you 2148 
Tube Selection 2137 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2034 
Big output capacitor question. 1795 
Context/Application/Circuit 1794 
EAR 1794 
Of Course... 1794 
834pT 1793 
Who knows.... 1793 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1792 
Where? 1792 
Big cap banks 1792 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 377 
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