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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6906 
End of Life 6906 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6906 
Shallow ambitions 6906 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6906 
Acronym 6906 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6894 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6894 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6894 
It is comming along.... 6713 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6713 
The perfect corrector. 6713 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6713 
The perfect corrector - II 6712 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6711 
Wrong values shown 6710 
The deliberate mistakes? 6710 
330R anode resistors 6710 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6710 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6710 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6708 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6708 
Going on from "There" 6708 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6708 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6707 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6706 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6706 
Good for them. 6706 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6706 
A few more 6706 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6706 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6705 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6705 
Hybridizing 6705 
I love it! 6705 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6703 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6703 
SSG 6702 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6702 
USSR SSG 6702 
USSR SSG 6702 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6702 
Fixed bias 6702 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6702 
More on this, please 6701 
Interesting development! 6701 
One-Story Jack 6701 
Nature's Bias 6701 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6701 
Apologies! 6700 
Tunable Y-factor? 6700 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6700 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6695 
The sound of one hand clapping 6695 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6694 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6686 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6686 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6685 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6685 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6685 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6600 
Specific air cap changes 6600 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6600 
One tube, two channels? 6600 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6600 
"Crosstalk" 6599 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6558 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6537 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6111 
Sucks! 6039 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6038 
Um, what? 6038 
Alternative Transformer 6038 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6038 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6038 
Hmmm,I suspect 6038 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6030 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6018 
The 100Hz hum? 6018 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6018 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6018 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6017 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6017 
DIY Air-Caps? 6017 
Capacitors 6014 
Hum again. 5993 
Hm, again.... 5993 
Tribute MC iron 5708 
Changing loads 5704 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5704 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5703 
Loading on primary? 5703 
Anticipating the needs 5703 
CCS heating? 5666 
2nd stage bias mystery 5549 
It is true but it negligible. 5549 
V2 biasing continued 5548 
Works +/- properly 5547 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5547 
My assault 5520 
What, No Breadboard? 5520 
Don't laugh too loud... 5520 
So far it is good. 5520 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5520 
The assembly and the buzz 5519 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5519 
Caps and chokes 5519 
The price of fame 5519 
Tribute 5519 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5519 
Schematics 5519 
Traces 5519 
Moving Magnet 5519 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5519 
Cat smells fish? 5518 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5518 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5518 
In the box 5518 
Schematics II 5518 
A few comments. 5518 
Miscelanea 5518 
I am surprised. 5518 
Don't be 5517 
It is not about power supply. 5517 
EMI/RFI madness 5517 
Drinking in Modulation 5517 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5517 
Finito 5516 
It is only partially outside the context. 5516 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5515 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5515 
Corresponding to ? 5515 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5488 
Qualitat 5487 
The baby is sick 5443 
Last Cleaning? 5443 
Mine too... 5443 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5443 
What the hell is going on!!! 5443 
...air-caps dirty.... 5442 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5442 
Hum points 5442 
Beats and pieces. 5442 
What else? 5442 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5442 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5442 
Veggie ham 5442 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5441 
Holly idiocy! 5440 
Yes sir 5438 
I think your game is not over. 5438 
More ham 5438 
Route(s) to Ground 5438 
Grounding arrangement 5437 
Ground Thoughts 5436 
0A2 Question 5436 
Where is the Bolt? 5436 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5436 
"End of Live" tube set 5436 
GND plane 5436 
That crazy 7025. 5436 
Distributed bolt 5436 
Amperex ECC83 5436 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5436 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5436 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5436 
More findings 5435 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5435 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5434 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5434 
Grounding and trannies 5434 
Ignorance is bliss... 5432 
Shakey DIY Basics 5432 
Poor photographer 5432 
Spare the Oxen... 5432 
Is SiC sick? 5430 
Possible, so what? 5430 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5429 
Seek and you’ll find. 5429 
Filament 5429 
Filament considerations 5429 
Air caps?Buffer? 5429 
Exorcisms 5383 
Floating? 5382 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5375 
Toilet ham 5375 
The Shield 5374 
It is hard to say. 5374 
Fake bugle/teles 5374 
Never again. 5374 
Bingo! 5365 
Total current per channel 5358 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5358 
I like iron 5358 
Choke ringing 5358 
Ringing 5358 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5358 
Choke ringing again 5357 
What ringing? 5357 
Ring-ring 5357 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5357 
TT Rider 5357 
Snubbers and motors 5356 
Nice idea... 5356 
B+ 5356 
Shielded Interconnect 5356 
IC shields 5353 
The horrors of calibration 5201 
Floating Away 5201 
Ground is +/- understood 5200 
"Calibrate"??? 5200 
The self-serving calibrations. 5199 
Fighting with RIAA 5199 
The Usual 5199 
That's it! 5199 
Parts Location 5199 
Lush layout 5198 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5150 
It might be very impressive 5150 
To be clear 5150 
Shall I co? 5149 
Parts 5149 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5149 
What does it mean? 5149 
Come on! 5149 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5149 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5149 
EAR polite recess 5149 
Power sequencing? 5119 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5119 
3 Position switch 5118 
How true... 5118 
DIY Failsafe 5118 
Switch.. 5093 
Calibration problem 5068 
Resolved 5065 
Looks good 5064 
Fat LF 5064 
Loading Up 5064 
SUT's 5064 
Shunt regulation 4983 
Application dependent 4983 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4951 
It migh be an interesting company. 4951 
Amo/silver 4951 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4951 
Silver considerations 4951 
Again With the Amo 4951 
Silver path 4951 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4951 
The Path of Least Resistance 4950 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4950 
Foil 4950 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4950 
Audiopedophile's hell 4950 
In da house 4949 
Consistent anality 4948 
Right 4948 
A speculation 4946 
Mone on silver Trabants 4945 
Parts Ag 4945 
Trabant done in pure silver 4945 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4945 
Silver swamp 4945 
In the Long Run 4945 
2RM? 4940 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4940 
DIY 4939 
95%? 4939 
More on that 4939 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4939 
Fully shielded 4939 
Interesting 4939 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4135 
Creative people 4135 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4135 
It is what it is. 4134 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4134 
Gray market 4134 
Mix up 4133 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4133 
Sound beats engeneering 3540 
Engineering Crap 3540 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3540 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3037 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2452 
Snubbers 2400 
More on snubbers 2400 
Capacitors Question 2400 
Capacitors & updates 2400 
Z-foil 2400 
Loading resistors & sockets 2400 
Low noise tubes 2399 
What Works Where 2398 
What are the REAL goals? 2398 
Good engineering parctices 2398 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2398 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2398 
It was 13 years back... 2398 
Thank you 2398 
Tube Selection 2387 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2284 
Big output capacitor question. 2045 
Context/Application/Circuit 2044 
EAR 2044 
Of Course... 2044 
834pT 2043 
Who knows.... 2043 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2042 
Where? 2042 
Big cap banks 2042 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 627 
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