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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6843 
End of Life 6843 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6843 
Shallow ambitions 6843 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6843 
Acronym 6843 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6831 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6831 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6831 
It is comming along.... 6650 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6650 
The perfect corrector. 6650 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6650 
The perfect corrector - II 6649 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6648 
Wrong values shown 6647 
The deliberate mistakes? 6647 
330R anode resistors 6647 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6647 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6647 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6645 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6645 
Going on from "There" 6645 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6645 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6644 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6643 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6643 
Good for them. 6643 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6643 
A few more 6643 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6643 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6642 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6642 
Hybridizing 6642 
I love it! 6642 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6640 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6640 
SSG 6639 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6639 
USSR SSG 6639 
USSR SSG 6639 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6639 
Fixed bias 6639 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6639 
More on this, please 6638 
Interesting development! 6638 
One-Story Jack 6638 
Nature's Bias 6638 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6638 
Apologies! 6637 
Tunable Y-factor? 6637 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6637 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6632 
The sound of one hand clapping 6632 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6631 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6623 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6623 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6622 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6622 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6622 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6537 
Specific air cap changes 6537 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6537 
One tube, two channels? 6537 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6537 
"Crosstalk" 6536 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6495 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6474 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6048 
Sucks! 5976 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5975 
Um, what? 5975 
Alternative Transformer 5975 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5975 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5975 
Hmmm,I suspect 5975 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5967 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5955 
The 100Hz hum? 5955 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5955 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5955 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5954 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5954 
DIY Air-Caps? 5954 
Capacitors 5951 
Hum again. 5930 
Hm, again.... 5930 
Tribute MC iron 5645 
Changing loads 5641 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5641 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5640 
Loading on primary? 5640 
Anticipating the needs 5640 
CCS heating? 5603 
2nd stage bias mystery 5486 
It is true but it negligible. 5486 
V2 biasing continued 5485 
Works +/- properly 5484 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5484 
My assault 5457 
What, No Breadboard? 5457 
Don't laugh too loud... 5457 
So far it is good. 5457 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5457 
The assembly and the buzz 5456 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5456 
Caps and chokes 5456 
The price of fame 5456 
Tribute 5456 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5456 
Schematics 5456 
Traces 5456 
Moving Magnet 5456 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5456 
Cat smells fish? 5455 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5455 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5455 
In the box 5455 
Schematics II 5455 
A few comments. 5455 
Miscelanea 5455 
I am surprised. 5455 
Don't be 5454 
It is not about power supply. 5454 
EMI/RFI madness 5454 
Drinking in Modulation 5454 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5454 
Finito 5453 
It is only partially outside the context. 5453 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5452 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5452 
Corresponding to ? 5452 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5425 
Qualitat 5424 
The baby is sick 5380 
Last Cleaning? 5380 
Mine too... 5380 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5380 
What the hell is going on!!! 5380 
...air-caps dirty.... 5379 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5379 
Hum points 5379 
Beats and pieces. 5379 
What else? 5379 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5379 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5379 
Veggie ham 5379 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5378 
Holly idiocy! 5377 
Yes sir 5375 
I think your game is not over. 5375 
More ham 5375 
Route(s) to Ground 5375 
Grounding arrangement 5374 
Ground Thoughts 5373 
0A2 Question 5373 
Where is the Bolt? 5373 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5373 
"End of Live" tube set 5373 
GND plane 5373 
That crazy 7025. 5373 
Distributed bolt 5373 
Amperex ECC83 5373 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5373 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5373 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5373 
More findings 5372 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5372 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5371 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5371 
Grounding and trannies 5371 
Ignorance is bliss... 5369 
Shakey DIY Basics 5369 
Poor photographer 5369 
Spare the Oxen... 5369 
Is SiC sick? 5367 
Possible, so what? 5367 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5366 
Seek and you’ll find. 5366 
Filament 5366 
Filament considerations 5366 
Air caps?Buffer? 5366 
Exorcisms 5320 
Floating? 5319 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5312 
Toilet ham 5312 
The Shield 5311 
It is hard to say. 5311 
Fake bugle/teles 5311 
Never again. 5311 
Bingo! 5302 
Total current per channel 5295 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5295 
I like iron 5295 
Choke ringing 5295 
Ringing 5295 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5295 
Choke ringing again 5294 
What ringing? 5294 
Ring-ring 5294 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5294 
TT Rider 5294 
Snubbers and motors 5293 
Nice idea... 5293 
B+ 5293 
Shielded Interconnect 5293 
IC shields 5290 
The horrors of calibration 5138 
Floating Away 5138 
Ground is +/- understood 5137 
"Calibrate"??? 5137 
The self-serving calibrations. 5136 
Fighting with RIAA 5136 
The Usual 5136 
That's it! 5136 
Parts Location 5136 
Lush layout 5135 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5087 
It might be very impressive 5087 
To be clear 5087 
Shall I co? 5086 
Parts 5086 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5086 
What does it mean? 5086 
Come on! 5086 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5086 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5086 
EAR polite recess 5086 
Power sequencing? 5056 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5056 
3 Position switch 5055 
How true... 5055 
DIY Failsafe 5055 
Switch.. 5030 
Calibration problem 5005 
Resolved 5002 
Looks good 5001 
Fat LF 5001 
Loading Up 5001 
SUT's 5001 
Shunt regulation 4920 
Application dependent 4920 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4888 
It migh be an interesting company. 4888 
Amo/silver 4888 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4888 
Silver considerations 4888 
Again With the Amo 4888 
Silver path 4888 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4888 
The Path of Least Resistance 4887 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4887 
Foil 4887 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4887 
Audiopedophile's hell 4887 
In da house 4886 
Consistent anality 4885 
Right 4885 
A speculation 4883 
Mone on silver Trabants 4882 
Parts Ag 4882 
Trabant done in pure silver 4882 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4882 
Silver swamp 4882 
In the Long Run 4882 
2RM? 4877 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4877 
DIY 4876 
95%? 4876 
More on that 4876 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4876 
Fully shielded 4876 
Interesting 4876 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4072 
Creative people 4072 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4072 
It is what it is. 4071 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4071 
Gray market 4071 
Mix up 4070 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4070 
Sound beats engeneering 3477 
Engineering Crap 3477 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3477 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2974 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2389 
Snubbers 2337 
More on snubbers 2337 
Capacitors Question 2337 
Capacitors & updates 2337 
Z-foil 2337 
Loading resistors & sockets 2337 
Low noise tubes 2336 
What Works Where 2335 
What are the REAL goals? 2335 
Good engineering parctices 2335 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2335 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2335 
It was 13 years back... 2335 
Thank you 2335 
Tube Selection 2324 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2221 
Big output capacitor question. 1982 
Context/Application/Circuit 1981 
EAR 1981 
Of Course... 1981 
834pT 1980 
Who knows.... 1980 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1979 
Where? 1979 
Big cap banks 1979 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 564 
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