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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6588 
End of Life 6588 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6588 
Shallow ambitions 6588 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6588 
Acronym 6588 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6576 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6576 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6576 
It is comming along.... 6395 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6395 
The perfect corrector. 6395 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6395 
The perfect corrector - II 6394 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6393 
Wrong values shown 6392 
The deliberate mistakes? 6392 
330R anode resistors 6392 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6392 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6392 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6390 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6390 
Going on from "There" 6390 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6390 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6389 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6388 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6388 
Good for them. 6388 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6388 
A few more 6388 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6388 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6387 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6387 
Hybridizing 6387 
I love it! 6387 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6385 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6385 
SSG 6384 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6384 
USSR SSG 6384 
USSR SSG 6384 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6384 
Fixed bias 6384 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6384 
More on this, please 6383 
Interesting development! 6383 
One-Story Jack 6383 
Nature's Bias 6383 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6383 
Apologies! 6382 
Tunable Y-factor? 6382 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6382 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6377 
The sound of one hand clapping 6377 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6376 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6368 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6368 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6367 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6367 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6367 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6282 
Specific air cap changes 6282 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6282 
One tube, two channels? 6282 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6282 
"Crosstalk" 6281 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6240 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6219 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5793 
Sucks! 5721 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5720 
Um, what? 5720 
Alternative Transformer 5720 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5720 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5720 
Hmmm,I suspect 5720 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5712 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5700 
The 100Hz hum? 5700 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5700 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5700 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5699 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5699 
DIY Air-Caps? 5699 
Capacitors 5696 
Hum again. 5675 
Hm, again.... 5675 
Tribute MC iron 5390 
Changing loads 5386 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5386 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5385 
Loading on primary? 5385 
Anticipating the needs 5385 
CCS heating? 5348 
2nd stage bias mystery 5231 
It is true but it negligible. 5231 
V2 biasing continued 5230 
Works +/- properly 5229 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5229 
My assault 5202 
What, No Breadboard? 5202 
Don't laugh too loud... 5202 
So far it is good. 5202 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5202 
The assembly and the buzz 5201 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5201 
Caps and chokes 5201 
The price of fame 5201 
Tribute 5201 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5201 
Schematics 5201 
Traces 5201 
Moving Magnet 5201 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5201 
Cat smells fish? 5200 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5200 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5200 
In the box 5200 
Schematics II 5200 
A few comments. 5200 
Miscelanea 5200 
I am surprised. 5200 
Don't be 5199 
It is not about power supply. 5199 
EMI/RFI madness 5199 
Drinking in Modulation 5199 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5199 
Finito 5198 
It is only partially outside the context. 5198 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5197 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5197 
Corresponding to ? 5197 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5170 
Qualitat 5169 
The baby is sick 5125 
Last Cleaning? 5125 
Mine too... 5125 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5125 
What the hell is going on!!! 5125 
...air-caps dirty.... 5124 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5124 
Hum points 5124 
Beats and pieces. 5124 
What else? 5124 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5124 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5124 
Veggie ham 5124 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5123 
Holly idiocy! 5122 
Yes sir 5120 
I think your game is not over. 5120 
More ham 5120 
Route(s) to Ground 5120 
Grounding arrangement 5119 
Ground Thoughts 5118 
0A2 Question 5118 
Where is the Bolt? 5118 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5118 
"End of Live" tube set 5118 
GND plane 5118 
That crazy 7025. 5118 
Distributed bolt 5118 
Amperex ECC83 5118 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5118 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5118 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5118 
More findings 5117 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5117 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5116 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5116 
Grounding and trannies 5116 
Ignorance is bliss... 5114 
Shakey DIY Basics 5114 
Poor photographer 5114 
Spare the Oxen... 5114 
Is SiC sick? 5112 
Possible, so what? 5112 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5111 
Seek and you’ll find. 5111 
Filament 5111 
Filament considerations 5111 
Air caps?Buffer? 5111 
Exorcisms 5065 
Floating? 5064 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5057 
Toilet ham 5057 
The Shield 5056 
It is hard to say. 5056 
Fake bugle/teles 5056 
Never again. 5056 
Bingo! 5047 
Total current per channel 5040 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5040 
I like iron 5040 
Choke ringing 5040 
Ringing 5040 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5040 
Choke ringing again 5039 
What ringing? 5039 
Ring-ring 5039 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5039 
TT Rider 5039 
Snubbers and motors 5038 
Nice idea... 5038 
B+ 5038 
Shielded Interconnect 5038 
IC shields 5035 
The horrors of calibration 4883 
Floating Away 4883 
Ground is +/- understood 4882 
"Calibrate"??? 4882 
The self-serving calibrations. 4881 
Fighting with RIAA 4881 
The Usual 4881 
That's it! 4881 
Parts Location 4881 
Lush layout 4880 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4832 
It might be very impressive 4832 
To be clear 4832 
Shall I co? 4831 
Parts 4831 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4831 
What does it mean? 4831 
Come on! 4831 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4831 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4831 
EAR polite recess 4831 
Power sequencing? 4801 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4801 
3 Position switch 4800 
How true... 4800 
DIY Failsafe 4800 
Switch.. 4775 
Calibration problem 4750 
Resolved 4747 
Looks good 4746 
Fat LF 4746 
Loading Up 4746 
SUT's 4746 
Shunt regulation 4665 
Application dependent 4665 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4633 
It migh be an interesting company. 4633 
Amo/silver 4633 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4633 
Silver considerations 4633 
Again With the Amo 4633 
Silver path 4633 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4633 
The Path of Least Resistance 4632 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4632 
Foil 4632 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4632 
Audiopedophile's hell 4632 
In da house 4631 
Consistent anality 4630 
Right 4630 
A speculation 4628 
Mone on silver Trabants 4627 
Parts Ag 4627 
Trabant done in pure silver 4627 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4627 
Silver swamp 4627 
In the Long Run 4627 
2RM? 4622 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4622 
DIY 4621 
95%? 4621 
More on that 4621 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4621 
Fully shielded 4621 
Interesting 4621 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3817 
Creative people 3817 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3817 
It is what it is. 3816 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3816 
Gray market 3816 
Mix up 3815 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3815 
Sound beats engeneering 3222 
Engineering Crap 3222 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3222 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2719 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2134 
Snubbers 2082 
More on snubbers 2082 
Capacitors Question 2082 
Capacitors & updates 2082 
Z-foil 2082 
Loading resistors & sockets 2082 
Low noise tubes 2081 
What Works Where 2080 
What are the REAL goals? 2080 
Good engineering parctices 2080 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2080 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2080 
It was 13 years back... 2080 
Thank you 2080 
Tube Selection 2069 
Valvo mesh 0A2 1966 
Big output capacitor question. 1727 
Context/Application/Circuit 1726 
EAR 1726 
Of Course... 1726 
834pT 1725 
Who knows.... 1725 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1724 
Where? 1724 
Big cap banks 1724 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 309 
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