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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6768 
End of Life 6768 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6768 
Shallow ambitions 6768 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6768 
Acronym 6768 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6756 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6756 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6756 
It is comming along.... 6575 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6575 
The perfect corrector. 6575 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6575 
The perfect corrector - II 6574 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6573 
Wrong values shown 6572 
The deliberate mistakes? 6572 
330R anode resistors 6572 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6572 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6572 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6570 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6570 
Going on from "There" 6570 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6570 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6569 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6568 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6568 
Good for them. 6568 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6568 
A few more 6568 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6568 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6567 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6567 
Hybridizing 6567 
I love it! 6567 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6565 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6565 
SSG 6564 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6564 
USSR SSG 6564 
USSR SSG 6564 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6564 
Fixed bias 6564 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6564 
More on this, please 6563 
Interesting development! 6563 
One-Story Jack 6563 
Nature's Bias 6563 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6563 
Apologies! 6562 
Tunable Y-factor? 6562 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6562 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6557 
The sound of one hand clapping 6557 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6556 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6548 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6548 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6547 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6547 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6547 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6462 
Specific air cap changes 6462 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6462 
One tube, two channels? 6462 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6462 
"Crosstalk" 6461 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6420 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6399 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5973 
Sucks! 5901 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5900 
Um, what? 5900 
Alternative Transformer 5900 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5900 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5900 
Hmmm,I suspect 5900 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5892 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5880 
The 100Hz hum? 5880 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5880 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5880 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5879 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5879 
DIY Air-Caps? 5879 
Capacitors 5876 
Hum again. 5855 
Hm, again.... 5855 
Tribute MC iron 5570 
Changing loads 5566 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5566 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5565 
Loading on primary? 5565 
Anticipating the needs 5565 
CCS heating? 5528 
2nd stage bias mystery 5411 
It is true but it negligible. 5411 
V2 biasing continued 5410 
Works +/- properly 5409 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5409 
My assault 5382 
What, No Breadboard? 5382 
Don't laugh too loud... 5382 
So far it is good. 5382 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5382 
The assembly and the buzz 5381 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5381 
Caps and chokes 5381 
The price of fame 5381 
Tribute 5381 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5381 
Schematics 5381 
Traces 5381 
Moving Magnet 5381 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5381 
Cat smells fish? 5380 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5380 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5380 
In the box 5380 
Schematics II 5380 
A few comments. 5380 
Miscelanea 5380 
I am surprised. 5380 
Don't be 5379 
It is not about power supply. 5379 
EMI/RFI madness 5379 
Drinking in Modulation 5379 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5379 
Finito 5378 
It is only partially outside the context. 5378 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5377 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5377 
Corresponding to ? 5377 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5350 
Qualitat 5349 
The baby is sick 5305 
Last Cleaning? 5305 
Mine too... 5305 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5305 
What the hell is going on!!! 5305 
...air-caps dirty.... 5304 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5304 
Hum points 5304 
Beats and pieces. 5304 
What else? 5304 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5304 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5304 
Veggie ham 5304 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5303 
Holly idiocy! 5302 
Yes sir 5300 
I think your game is not over. 5300 
More ham 5300 
Route(s) to Ground 5300 
Grounding arrangement 5299 
Ground Thoughts 5298 
0A2 Question 5298 
Where is the Bolt? 5298 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5298 
"End of Live" tube set 5298 
GND plane 5298 
That crazy 7025. 5298 
Distributed bolt 5298 
Amperex ECC83 5298 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5298 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5298 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5298 
More findings 5297 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5297 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5296 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5296 
Grounding and trannies 5296 
Ignorance is bliss... 5294 
Shakey DIY Basics 5294 
Poor photographer 5294 
Spare the Oxen... 5294 
Is SiC sick? 5292 
Possible, so what? 5292 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5291 
Seek and you’ll find. 5291 
Filament 5291 
Filament considerations 5291 
Air caps?Buffer? 5291 
Exorcisms 5245 
Floating? 5244 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5237 
Toilet ham 5237 
The Shield 5236 
It is hard to say. 5236 
Fake bugle/teles 5236 
Never again. 5236 
Bingo! 5227 
Total current per channel 5220 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5220 
I like iron 5220 
Choke ringing 5220 
Ringing 5220 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5220 
Choke ringing again 5219 
What ringing? 5219 
Ring-ring 5219 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5219 
TT Rider 5219 
Snubbers and motors 5218 
Nice idea... 5218 
B+ 5218 
Shielded Interconnect 5218 
IC shields 5215 
The horrors of calibration 5063 
Floating Away 5063 
Ground is +/- understood 5062 
"Calibrate"??? 5062 
The self-serving calibrations. 5061 
Fighting with RIAA 5061 
The Usual 5061 
That's it! 5061 
Parts Location 5061 
Lush layout 5060 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5012 
It might be very impressive 5012 
To be clear 5012 
Shall I co? 5011 
Parts 5011 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5011 
What does it mean? 5011 
Come on! 5011 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5011 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5011 
EAR polite recess 5011 
Power sequencing? 4981 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4981 
3 Position switch 4980 
How true... 4980 
DIY Failsafe 4980 
Switch.. 4955 
Calibration problem 4930 
Resolved 4927 
Looks good 4926 
Fat LF 4926 
Loading Up 4926 
SUT's 4926 
Shunt regulation 4845 
Application dependent 4845 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4813 
It migh be an interesting company. 4813 
Amo/silver 4813 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4813 
Silver considerations 4813 
Again With the Amo 4813 
Silver path 4813 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4813 
The Path of Least Resistance 4812 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4812 
Foil 4812 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4812 
Audiopedophile's hell 4812 
In da house 4811 
Consistent anality 4810 
Right 4810 
A speculation 4808 
Mone on silver Trabants 4807 
Parts Ag 4807 
Trabant done in pure silver 4807 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4807 
Silver swamp 4807 
In the Long Run 4807 
2RM? 4802 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4802 
DIY 4801 
95%? 4801 
More on that 4801 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4801 
Fully shielded 4801 
Interesting 4801 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3997 
Creative people 3997 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3997 
It is what it is. 3996 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3996 
Gray market 3996 
Mix up 3995 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3995 
Sound beats engeneering 3402 
Engineering Crap 3402 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3402 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2899 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2314 
Snubbers 2262 
More on snubbers 2262 
Capacitors Question 2262 
Capacitors & updates 2262 
Z-foil 2262 
Loading resistors & sockets 2262 
Low noise tubes 2261 
What Works Where 2260 
What are the REAL goals? 2260 
Good engineering parctices 2260 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2260 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2260 
It was 13 years back... 2260 
Thank you 2260 
Tube Selection 2249 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2146 
Big output capacitor question. 1907 
Context/Application/Circuit 1906 
EAR 1906 
Of Course... 1906 
834pT 1905 
Who knows.... 1905 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1904 
Where? 1904 
Big cap banks 1904 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 489 
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