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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6756 
End of Life 6756 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6756 
Shallow ambitions 6756 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6756 
Acronym 6756 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6744 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6744 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6744 
It is comming along.... 6563 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6563 
The perfect corrector. 6563 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6563 
The perfect corrector - II 6562 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6561 
Wrong values shown 6560 
The deliberate mistakes? 6560 
330R anode resistors 6560 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6560 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6560 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6558 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6558 
Going on from "There" 6558 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6558 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6557 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6556 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6556 
Good for them. 6556 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6556 
A few more 6556 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6556 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6555 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6555 
Hybridizing 6555 
I love it! 6555 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6553 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6553 
SSG 6552 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6552 
USSR SSG 6552 
USSR SSG 6552 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6552 
Fixed bias 6552 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6552 
More on this, please 6551 
Interesting development! 6551 
One-Story Jack 6551 
Nature's Bias 6551 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6551 
Apologies! 6550 
Tunable Y-factor? 6550 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6550 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6545 
The sound of one hand clapping 6545 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6544 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6536 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6536 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6535 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6535 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6535 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6450 
Specific air cap changes 6450 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6450 
One tube, two channels? 6450 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6450 
"Crosstalk" 6449 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6408 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6387 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5961 
Sucks! 5889 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5888 
Um, what? 5888 
Alternative Transformer 5888 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5888 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5888 
Hmmm,I suspect 5888 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5880 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5868 
The 100Hz hum? 5868 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5868 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5868 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5867 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5867 
DIY Air-Caps? 5867 
Capacitors 5864 
Hum again. 5843 
Hm, again.... 5843 
Tribute MC iron 5558 
Changing loads 5554 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5554 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5553 
Loading on primary? 5553 
Anticipating the needs 5553 
CCS heating? 5516 
2nd stage bias mystery 5399 
It is true but it negligible. 5399 
V2 biasing continued 5398 
Works +/- properly 5397 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5397 
My assault 5370 
What, No Breadboard? 5370 
Don't laugh too loud... 5370 
So far it is good. 5370 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5370 
The assembly and the buzz 5369 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5369 
Caps and chokes 5369 
The price of fame 5369 
Tribute 5369 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5369 
Schematics 5369 
Traces 5369 
Moving Magnet 5369 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5369 
Cat smells fish? 5368 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5368 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5368 
In the box 5368 
Schematics II 5368 
A few comments. 5368 
Miscelanea 5368 
I am surprised. 5368 
Don't be 5367 
It is not about power supply. 5367 
EMI/RFI madness 5367 
Drinking in Modulation 5367 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5367 
Finito 5366 
It is only partially outside the context. 5366 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5365 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5365 
Corresponding to ? 5365 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5338 
Qualitat 5337 
The baby is sick 5293 
Last Cleaning? 5293 
Mine too... 5293 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5293 
What the hell is going on!!! 5293 
...air-caps dirty.... 5292 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5292 
Hum points 5292 
Beats and pieces. 5292 
What else? 5292 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5292 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5292 
Veggie ham 5292 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5291 
Holly idiocy! 5290 
Yes sir 5288 
I think your game is not over. 5288 
More ham 5288 
Route(s) to Ground 5288 
Grounding arrangement 5287 
Ground Thoughts 5286 
0A2 Question 5286 
Where is the Bolt? 5286 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5286 
"End of Live" tube set 5286 
GND plane 5286 
That crazy 7025. 5286 
Distributed bolt 5286 
Amperex ECC83 5286 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5286 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5286 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5286 
More findings 5285 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5285 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5284 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5284 
Grounding and trannies 5284 
Ignorance is bliss... 5282 
Shakey DIY Basics 5282 
Poor photographer 5282 
Spare the Oxen... 5282 
Is SiC sick? 5280 
Possible, so what? 5280 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5279 
Seek and you’ll find. 5279 
Filament 5279 
Filament considerations 5279 
Air caps?Buffer? 5279 
Exorcisms 5233 
Floating? 5232 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5225 
Toilet ham 5225 
The Shield 5224 
It is hard to say. 5224 
Fake bugle/teles 5224 
Never again. 5224 
Bingo! 5215 
Total current per channel 5208 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5208 
I like iron 5208 
Choke ringing 5208 
Ringing 5208 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5208 
Choke ringing again 5207 
What ringing? 5207 
Ring-ring 5207 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5207 
TT Rider 5207 
Snubbers and motors 5206 
Nice idea... 5206 
B+ 5206 
Shielded Interconnect 5206 
IC shields 5203 
The horrors of calibration 5051 
Floating Away 5051 
Ground is +/- understood 5050 
"Calibrate"??? 5050 
The self-serving calibrations. 5049 
Fighting with RIAA 5049 
The Usual 5049 
That's it! 5049 
Parts Location 5049 
Lush layout 5048 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5000 
It might be very impressive 5000 
To be clear 5000 
Shall I co? 4999 
Parts 4999 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4999 
What does it mean? 4999 
Come on! 4999 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4999 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4999 
EAR polite recess 4999 
Power sequencing? 4969 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4969 
3 Position switch 4968 
How true... 4968 
DIY Failsafe 4968 
Switch.. 4943 
Calibration problem 4918 
Resolved 4915 
Looks good 4914 
Fat LF 4914 
Loading Up 4914 
SUT's 4914 
Shunt regulation 4833 
Application dependent 4833 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4801 
It migh be an interesting company. 4801 
Amo/silver 4801 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4801 
Silver considerations 4801 
Again With the Amo 4801 
Silver path 4801 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4801 
The Path of Least Resistance 4800 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4800 
Foil 4800 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4800 
Audiopedophile's hell 4800 
In da house 4799 
Consistent anality 4798 
Right 4798 
A speculation 4796 
Mone on silver Trabants 4795 
Parts Ag 4795 
Trabant done in pure silver 4795 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4795 
Silver swamp 4795 
In the Long Run 4795 
2RM? 4790 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4790 
DIY 4789 
95%? 4789 
More on that 4789 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4789 
Fully shielded 4789 
Interesting 4789 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3985 
Creative people 3985 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3985 
It is what it is. 3984 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3984 
Gray market 3984 
Mix up 3983 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3983 
Sound beats engeneering 3390 
Engineering Crap 3390 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3390 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2887 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2302 
Snubbers 2250 
More on snubbers 2250 
Capacitors Question 2250 
Capacitors & updates 2250 
Z-foil 2250 
Loading resistors & sockets 2250 
Low noise tubes 2249 
What Works Where 2248 
What are the REAL goals? 2248 
Good engineering parctices 2248 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2248 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2248 
It was 13 years back... 2248 
Thank you 2248 
Tube Selection 2237 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2134 
Big output capacitor question. 1895 
Context/Application/Circuit 1894 
EAR 1894 
Of Course... 1894 
834pT 1893 
Who knows.... 1893 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1892 
Where? 1892 
Big cap banks 1892 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 477 
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