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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6915 
End of Life 6915 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6915 
Shallow ambitions 6915 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6915 
Acronym 6915 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6903 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6903 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6903 
It is comming along.... 6722 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6722 
The perfect corrector. 6722 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6722 
The perfect corrector - II 6721 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6720 
Wrong values shown 6719 
The deliberate mistakes? 6719 
330R anode resistors 6719 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6719 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6719 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6717 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6717 
Going on from "There" 6717 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6717 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6716 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6715 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6715 
Good for them. 6715 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6715 
A few more 6715 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6715 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6714 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6714 
Hybridizing 6714 
I love it! 6714 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6712 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6712 
SSG 6711 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6711 
USSR SSG 6711 
USSR SSG 6711 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6711 
Fixed bias 6711 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6711 
More on this, please 6710 
Interesting development! 6710 
One-Story Jack 6710 
Nature's Bias 6710 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6710 
Apologies! 6709 
Tunable Y-factor? 6709 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6709 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6704 
The sound of one hand clapping 6704 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6703 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6695 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6695 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6694 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6694 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6694 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6609 
Specific air cap changes 6609 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6609 
One tube, two channels? 6609 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6609 
"Crosstalk" 6608 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6567 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6546 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6120 
Sucks! 6048 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6047 
Um, what? 6047 
Alternative Transformer 6047 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6047 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6047 
Hmmm,I suspect 6047 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6039 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6027 
The 100Hz hum? 6027 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6027 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6027 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6026 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6026 
DIY Air-Caps? 6026 
Capacitors 6023 
Hum again. 6002 
Hm, again.... 6002 
Tribute MC iron 5717 
Changing loads 5713 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5713 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5712 
Loading on primary? 5712 
Anticipating the needs 5712 
CCS heating? 5675 
2nd stage bias mystery 5558 
It is true but it negligible. 5558 
V2 biasing continued 5557 
Works +/- properly 5556 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5556 
My assault 5529 
What, No Breadboard? 5529 
Don't laugh too loud... 5529 
So far it is good. 5529 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5529 
The assembly and the buzz 5528 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5528 
Caps and chokes 5528 
The price of fame 5528 
Tribute 5528 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5528 
Schematics 5528 
Traces 5528 
Moving Magnet 5528 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5528 
Cat smells fish? 5527 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5527 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5527 
In the box 5527 
Schematics II 5527 
A few comments. 5527 
Miscelanea 5527 
I am surprised. 5527 
Don't be 5526 
It is not about power supply. 5526 
EMI/RFI madness 5526 
Drinking in Modulation 5526 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5526 
Finito 5525 
It is only partially outside the context. 5525 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5524 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5524 
Corresponding to ? 5524 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5497 
Qualitat 5496 
The baby is sick 5452 
Last Cleaning? 5452 
Mine too... 5452 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5452 
What the hell is going on!!! 5452 
...air-caps dirty.... 5451 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5451 
Hum points 5451 
Beats and pieces. 5451 
What else? 5451 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5451 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5451 
Veggie ham 5451 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5450 
Holly idiocy! 5449 
Yes sir 5447 
I think your game is not over. 5447 
More ham 5447 
Route(s) to Ground 5447 
Grounding arrangement 5446 
Ground Thoughts 5445 
0A2 Question 5445 
Where is the Bolt? 5445 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5445 
"End of Live" tube set 5445 
GND plane 5445 
That crazy 7025. 5445 
Distributed bolt 5445 
Amperex ECC83 5445 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5445 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5445 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5445 
More findings 5444 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5444 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5443 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5443 
Grounding and trannies 5443 
Ignorance is bliss... 5441 
Shakey DIY Basics 5441 
Poor photographer 5441 
Spare the Oxen... 5441 
Is SiC sick? 5439 
Possible, so what? 5439 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5438 
Seek and you’ll find. 5438 
Filament 5438 
Filament considerations 5438 
Air caps?Buffer? 5438 
Exorcisms 5392 
Floating? 5391 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5384 
Toilet ham 5384 
The Shield 5383 
It is hard to say. 5383 
Fake bugle/teles 5383 
Never again. 5383 
Bingo! 5374 
Total current per channel 5367 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5367 
I like iron 5367 
Choke ringing 5367 
Ringing 5367 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5367 
Choke ringing again 5366 
What ringing? 5366 
Ring-ring 5366 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5366 
TT Rider 5366 
Snubbers and motors 5365 
Nice idea... 5365 
B+ 5365 
Shielded Interconnect 5365 
IC shields 5362 
The horrors of calibration 5210 
Floating Away 5210 
Ground is +/- understood 5209 
"Calibrate"??? 5209 
The self-serving calibrations. 5208 
Fighting with RIAA 5208 
The Usual 5208 
That's it! 5208 
Parts Location 5208 
Lush layout 5207 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5159 
It might be very impressive 5159 
To be clear 5159 
Shall I co? 5158 
Parts 5158 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5158 
What does it mean? 5158 
Come on! 5158 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5158 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5158 
EAR polite recess 5158 
Power sequencing? 5128 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5128 
3 Position switch 5127 
How true... 5127 
DIY Failsafe 5127 
Switch.. 5102 
Calibration problem 5077 
Resolved 5074 
Looks good 5073 
Fat LF 5073 
Loading Up 5073 
SUT's 5073 
Shunt regulation 4992 
Application dependent 4992 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4960 
It migh be an interesting company. 4960 
Amo/silver 4960 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4960 
Silver considerations 4960 
Again With the Amo 4960 
Silver path 4960 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4960 
The Path of Least Resistance 4959 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4959 
Foil 4959 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4959 
Audiopedophile's hell 4959 
In da house 4958 
Consistent anality 4957 
Right 4957 
A speculation 4955 
Mone on silver Trabants 4954 
Parts Ag 4954 
Trabant done in pure silver 4954 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4954 
Silver swamp 4954 
In the Long Run 4954 
2RM? 4949 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4949 
DIY 4948 
95%? 4948 
More on that 4948 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4948 
Fully shielded 4948 
Interesting 4948 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4144 
Creative people 4144 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4144 
It is what it is. 4143 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4143 
Gray market 4143 
Mix up 4142 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4142 
Sound beats engeneering 3549 
Engineering Crap 3549 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3549 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3046 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2461 
Snubbers 2409 
More on snubbers 2409 
Capacitors Question 2409 
Capacitors & updates 2409 
Z-foil 2409 
Loading resistors & sockets 2409 
Low noise tubes 2408 
What Works Where 2407 
What are the REAL goals? 2407 
Good engineering parctices 2407 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2407 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2407 
It was 13 years back... 2407 
Thank you 2407 
Tube Selection 2396 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2293 
Big output capacitor question. 2054 
Context/Application/Circuit 2053 
EAR 2053 
Of Course... 2053 
834pT 2052 
Who knows.... 2052 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2051 
Where? 2051 
Big cap banks 2051 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 636 
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