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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6671 
End of Life 6671 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6671 
Shallow ambitions 6671 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6671 
Acronym 6671 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6659 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6659 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6659 
It is comming along.... 6478 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6478 
The perfect corrector. 6478 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6478 
The perfect corrector - II 6477 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6476 
Wrong values shown 6475 
The deliberate mistakes? 6475 
330R anode resistors 6475 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6475 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6475 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6473 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6473 
Going on from "There" 6473 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6473 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6472 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6471 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6471 
Good for them. 6471 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6471 
A few more 6471 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6471 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6470 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6470 
Hybridizing 6470 
I love it! 6470 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6468 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6468 
SSG 6467 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6467 
USSR SSG 6467 
USSR SSG 6467 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6467 
Fixed bias 6467 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6467 
More on this, please 6466 
Interesting development! 6466 
One-Story Jack 6466 
Nature's Bias 6466 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6466 
Apologies! 6465 
Tunable Y-factor? 6465 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6465 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6460 
The sound of one hand clapping 6460 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6459 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6451 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6451 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6450 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6450 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6450 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6365 
Specific air cap changes 6365 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6365 
One tube, two channels? 6365 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6365 
"Crosstalk" 6364 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6323 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6302 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5876 
Sucks! 5804 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5803 
Um, what? 5803 
Alternative Transformer 5803 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5803 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5803 
Hmmm,I suspect 5803 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5795 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5783 
The 100Hz hum? 5783 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5783 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5783 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5782 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5782 
DIY Air-Caps? 5782 
Capacitors 5779 
Hum again. 5758 
Hm, again.... 5758 
Tribute MC iron 5473 
Changing loads 5469 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5469 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5468 
Loading on primary? 5468 
Anticipating the needs 5468 
CCS heating? 5431 
2nd stage bias mystery 5314 
It is true but it negligible. 5314 
V2 biasing continued 5313 
Works +/- properly 5312 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5312 
My assault 5285 
What, No Breadboard? 5285 
Don't laugh too loud... 5285 
So far it is good. 5285 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5285 
The assembly and the buzz 5284 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5284 
Caps and chokes 5284 
The price of fame 5284 
Tribute 5284 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5284 
Schematics 5284 
Traces 5284 
Moving Magnet 5284 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5284 
Cat smells fish? 5283 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5283 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5283 
In the box 5283 
Schematics II 5283 
A few comments. 5283 
Miscelanea 5283 
I am surprised. 5283 
Don't be 5282 
It is not about power supply. 5282 
EMI/RFI madness 5282 
Drinking in Modulation 5282 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5282 
Finito 5281 
It is only partially outside the context. 5281 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5280 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5280 
Corresponding to ? 5280 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5253 
Qualitat 5252 
The baby is sick 5208 
Last Cleaning? 5208 
Mine too... 5208 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5208 
What the hell is going on!!! 5208 
...air-caps dirty.... 5207 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5207 
Hum points 5207 
Beats and pieces. 5207 
What else? 5207 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5207 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5207 
Veggie ham 5207 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5206 
Holly idiocy! 5205 
Yes sir 5203 
I think your game is not over. 5203 
More ham 5203 
Route(s) to Ground 5203 
Grounding arrangement 5202 
Ground Thoughts 5201 
0A2 Question 5201 
Where is the Bolt? 5201 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5201 
"End of Live" tube set 5201 
GND plane 5201 
That crazy 7025. 5201 
Distributed bolt 5201 
Amperex ECC83 5201 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5201 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5201 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5201 
More findings 5200 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5200 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5199 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5199 
Grounding and trannies 5199 
Ignorance is bliss... 5197 
Shakey DIY Basics 5197 
Poor photographer 5197 
Spare the Oxen... 5197 
Is SiC sick? 5195 
Possible, so what? 5195 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5194 
Seek and you’ll find. 5194 
Filament 5194 
Filament considerations 5194 
Air caps?Buffer? 5194 
Exorcisms 5148 
Floating? 5147 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5140 
Toilet ham 5140 
The Shield 5139 
It is hard to say. 5139 
Fake bugle/teles 5139 
Never again. 5139 
Bingo! 5130 
Total current per channel 5123 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5123 
I like iron 5123 
Choke ringing 5123 
Ringing 5123 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5123 
Choke ringing again 5122 
What ringing? 5122 
Ring-ring 5122 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5122 
TT Rider 5122 
Snubbers and motors 5121 
Nice idea... 5121 
B+ 5121 
Shielded Interconnect 5121 
IC shields 5118 
The horrors of calibration 4966 
Floating Away 4966 
Ground is +/- understood 4965 
"Calibrate"??? 4965 
The self-serving calibrations. 4964 
Fighting with RIAA 4964 
The Usual 4964 
That's it! 4964 
Parts Location 4964 
Lush layout 4963 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4915 
It might be very impressive 4915 
To be clear 4915 
Shall I co? 4914 
Parts 4914 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4914 
What does it mean? 4914 
Come on! 4914 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4914 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4914 
EAR polite recess 4914 
Power sequencing? 4884 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4884 
3 Position switch 4883 
How true... 4883 
DIY Failsafe 4883 
Switch.. 4858 
Calibration problem 4833 
Resolved 4830 
Looks good 4829 
Fat LF 4829 
Loading Up 4829 
SUT's 4829 
Shunt regulation 4748 
Application dependent 4748 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4716 
It migh be an interesting company. 4716 
Amo/silver 4716 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4716 
Silver considerations 4716 
Again With the Amo 4716 
Silver path 4716 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4716 
The Path of Least Resistance 4715 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4715 
Foil 4715 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4715 
Audiopedophile's hell 4715 
In da house 4714 
Consistent anality 4713 
Right 4713 
A speculation 4711 
Mone on silver Trabants 4710 
Parts Ag 4710 
Trabant done in pure silver 4710 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4710 
Silver swamp 4710 
In the Long Run 4710 
2RM? 4705 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4705 
DIY 4704 
95%? 4704 
More on that 4704 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4704 
Fully shielded 4704 
Interesting 4704 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3900 
Creative people 3900 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3900 
It is what it is. 3899 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3899 
Gray market 3899 
Mix up 3898 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3898 
Sound beats engeneering 3305 
Engineering Crap 3305 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3305 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2802 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2217 
Snubbers 2165 
More on snubbers 2165 
Capacitors Question 2165 
Capacitors & updates 2165 
Z-foil 2165 
Loading resistors & sockets 2165 
Low noise tubes 2164 
What Works Where 2163 
What are the REAL goals? 2163 
Good engineering parctices 2163 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2163 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2163 
It was 13 years back... 2163 
Thank you 2163 
Tube Selection 2152 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2049 
Big output capacitor question. 1810 
Context/Application/Circuit 1809 
EAR 1809 
Of Course... 1809 
834pT 1808 
Who knows.... 1808 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1807 
Where? 1807 
Big cap banks 1807 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 392 
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