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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6681 
End of Life 6681 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6681 
Shallow ambitions 6681 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6681 
Acronym 6681 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6669 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6669 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6669 
It is comming along.... 6488 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6488 
The perfect corrector. 6488 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6488 
The perfect corrector - II 6487 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6486 
Wrong values shown 6485 
The deliberate mistakes? 6485 
330R anode resistors 6485 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6485 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6485 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6483 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6483 
Going on from "There" 6483 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6483 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6482 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6481 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6481 
Good for them. 6481 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6481 
A few more 6481 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6481 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6480 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6480 
Hybridizing 6480 
I love it! 6480 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6478 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6478 
SSG 6477 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6477 
USSR SSG 6477 
USSR SSG 6477 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6477 
Fixed bias 6477 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6477 
More on this, please 6476 
Interesting development! 6476 
One-Story Jack 6476 
Nature's Bias 6476 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6476 
Apologies! 6475 
Tunable Y-factor? 6475 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6475 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6470 
The sound of one hand clapping 6470 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6469 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6461 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6461 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6460 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6460 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6460 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6375 
Specific air cap changes 6375 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6375 
One tube, two channels? 6375 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6375 
"Crosstalk" 6374 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6333 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6312 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5886 
Sucks! 5814 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5813 
Um, what? 5813 
Alternative Transformer 5813 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5813 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5813 
Hmmm,I suspect 5813 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5805 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5793 
The 100Hz hum? 5793 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5793 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5793 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5792 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5792 
DIY Air-Caps? 5792 
Capacitors 5789 
Hum again. 5768 
Hm, again.... 5768 
Tribute MC iron 5483 
Changing loads 5479 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5479 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5478 
Loading on primary? 5478 
Anticipating the needs 5478 
CCS heating? 5441 
2nd stage bias mystery 5324 
It is true but it negligible. 5324 
V2 biasing continued 5323 
Works +/- properly 5322 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5322 
My assault 5295 
What, No Breadboard? 5295 
Don't laugh too loud... 5295 
So far it is good. 5295 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5295 
The assembly and the buzz 5294 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5294 
Caps and chokes 5294 
The price of fame 5294 
Tribute 5294 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5294 
Schematics 5294 
Traces 5294 
Moving Magnet 5294 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5294 
Cat smells fish? 5293 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5293 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5293 
In the box 5293 
Schematics II 5293 
A few comments. 5293 
Miscelanea 5293 
I am surprised. 5293 
Don't be 5292 
It is not about power supply. 5292 
EMI/RFI madness 5292 
Drinking in Modulation 5292 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5292 
Finito 5291 
It is only partially outside the context. 5291 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5290 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5290 
Corresponding to ? 5290 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5263 
Qualitat 5262 
The baby is sick 5218 
Last Cleaning? 5218 
Mine too... 5218 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5218 
What the hell is going on!!! 5218 
...air-caps dirty.... 5217 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5217 
Hum points 5217 
Beats and pieces. 5217 
What else? 5217 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5217 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5217 
Veggie ham 5217 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5216 
Holly idiocy! 5215 
Yes sir 5213 
I think your game is not over. 5213 
More ham 5213 
Route(s) to Ground 5213 
Grounding arrangement 5212 
Ground Thoughts 5211 
0A2 Question 5211 
Where is the Bolt? 5211 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5211 
"End of Live" tube set 5211 
GND plane 5211 
That crazy 7025. 5211 
Distributed bolt 5211 
Amperex ECC83 5211 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5211 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5211 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5211 
More findings 5210 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5210 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5209 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5209 
Grounding and trannies 5209 
Ignorance is bliss... 5207 
Shakey DIY Basics 5207 
Poor photographer 5207 
Spare the Oxen... 5207 
Is SiC sick? 5205 
Possible, so what? 5205 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5204 
Seek and you’ll find. 5204 
Filament 5204 
Filament considerations 5204 
Air caps?Buffer? 5204 
Exorcisms 5158 
Floating? 5157 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5150 
Toilet ham 5150 
The Shield 5149 
It is hard to say. 5149 
Fake bugle/teles 5149 
Never again. 5149 
Bingo! 5140 
Total current per channel 5133 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5133 
I like iron 5133 
Choke ringing 5133 
Ringing 5133 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5133 
Choke ringing again 5132 
What ringing? 5132 
Ring-ring 5132 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5132 
TT Rider 5132 
Snubbers and motors 5131 
Nice idea... 5131 
B+ 5131 
Shielded Interconnect 5131 
IC shields 5128 
The horrors of calibration 4976 
Floating Away 4976 
Ground is +/- understood 4975 
"Calibrate"??? 4975 
The self-serving calibrations. 4974 
Fighting with RIAA 4974 
The Usual 4974 
That's it! 4974 
Parts Location 4974 
Lush layout 4973 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4925 
It might be very impressive 4925 
To be clear 4925 
Shall I co? 4924 
Parts 4924 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4924 
What does it mean? 4924 
Come on! 4924 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4924 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4924 
EAR polite recess 4924 
Power sequencing? 4894 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4894 
3 Position switch 4893 
How true... 4893 
DIY Failsafe 4893 
Switch.. 4868 
Calibration problem 4843 
Resolved 4840 
Looks good 4839 
Fat LF 4839 
Loading Up 4839 
SUT's 4839 
Shunt regulation 4758 
Application dependent 4758 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4726 
It migh be an interesting company. 4726 
Amo/silver 4726 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4726 
Silver considerations 4726 
Again With the Amo 4726 
Silver path 4726 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4726 
The Path of Least Resistance 4725 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4725 
Foil 4725 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4725 
Audiopedophile's hell 4725 
In da house 4724 
Consistent anality 4723 
Right 4723 
A speculation 4721 
Mone on silver Trabants 4720 
Parts Ag 4720 
Trabant done in pure silver 4720 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4720 
Silver swamp 4720 
In the Long Run 4720 
2RM? 4715 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4715 
DIY 4714 
95%? 4714 
More on that 4714 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4714 
Fully shielded 4714 
Interesting 4714 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3910 
Creative people 3910 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3910 
It is what it is. 3909 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3909 
Gray market 3909 
Mix up 3908 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3908 
Sound beats engeneering 3315 
Engineering Crap 3315 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3315 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2812 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2227 
Snubbers 2175 
More on snubbers 2175 
Capacitors Question 2175 
Capacitors & updates 2175 
Z-foil 2175 
Loading resistors & sockets 2175 
Low noise tubes 2174 
What Works Where 2173 
What are the REAL goals? 2173 
Good engineering parctices 2173 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2173 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2173 
It was 13 years back... 2173 
Thank you 2173 
Tube Selection 2162 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2059 
Big output capacitor question. 1820 
Context/Application/Circuit 1819 
EAR 1819 
Of Course... 1819 
834pT 1818 
Who knows.... 1818 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1817 
Where? 1817 
Big cap banks 1817 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 402 
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