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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6826 
End of Life 6826 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6826 
Shallow ambitions 6826 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6826 
Acronym 6826 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6814 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6814 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6814 
It is comming along.... 6633 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6633 
The perfect corrector. 6633 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6633 
The perfect corrector - II 6632 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6631 
Wrong values shown 6630 
The deliberate mistakes? 6630 
330R anode resistors 6630 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6630 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6630 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6628 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6628 
Going on from "There" 6628 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6628 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6627 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6626 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6626 
Good for them. 6626 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6626 
A few more 6626 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6626 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6625 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6625 
Hybridizing 6625 
I love it! 6625 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6623 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6623 
SSG 6622 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6622 
USSR SSG 6622 
USSR SSG 6622 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6622 
Fixed bias 6622 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6622 
More on this, please 6621 
Interesting development! 6621 
One-Story Jack 6621 
Nature's Bias 6621 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6621 
Apologies! 6620 
Tunable Y-factor? 6620 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6620 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6615 
The sound of one hand clapping 6615 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6614 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6606 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6606 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6605 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6605 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6605 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6520 
Specific air cap changes 6520 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6520 
One tube, two channels? 6520 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6520 
"Crosstalk" 6519 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6478 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6457 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6031 
Sucks! 5959 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5958 
Um, what? 5958 
Alternative Transformer 5958 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5958 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5958 
Hmmm,I suspect 5958 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5950 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5938 
The 100Hz hum? 5938 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5938 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5938 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5937 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5937 
DIY Air-Caps? 5937 
Capacitors 5934 
Hum again. 5913 
Hm, again.... 5913 
Tribute MC iron 5628 
Changing loads 5624 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5624 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5623 
Loading on primary? 5623 
Anticipating the needs 5623 
CCS heating? 5586 
2nd stage bias mystery 5469 
It is true but it negligible. 5469 
V2 biasing continued 5468 
Works +/- properly 5467 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5467 
My assault 5440 
What, No Breadboard? 5440 
Don't laugh too loud... 5440 
So far it is good. 5440 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5440 
The assembly and the buzz 5439 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5439 
Caps and chokes 5439 
The price of fame 5439 
Tribute 5439 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5439 
Schematics 5439 
Traces 5439 
Moving Magnet 5439 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5439 
Cat smells fish? 5438 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5438 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5438 
In the box 5438 
Schematics II 5438 
A few comments. 5438 
Miscelanea 5438 
I am surprised. 5438 
Don't be 5437 
It is not about power supply. 5437 
EMI/RFI madness 5437 
Drinking in Modulation 5437 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5437 
Finito 5436 
It is only partially outside the context. 5436 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5435 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5435 
Corresponding to ? 5435 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5408 
Qualitat 5407 
The baby is sick 5363 
Last Cleaning? 5363 
Mine too... 5363 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5363 
What the hell is going on!!! 5363 
...air-caps dirty.... 5362 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5362 
Hum points 5362 
Beats and pieces. 5362 
What else? 5362 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5362 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5362 
Veggie ham 5362 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5361 
Holly idiocy! 5360 
Yes sir 5358 
I think your game is not over. 5358 
More ham 5358 
Route(s) to Ground 5358 
Grounding arrangement 5357 
Ground Thoughts 5356 
0A2 Question 5356 
Where is the Bolt? 5356 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5356 
"End of Live" tube set 5356 
GND plane 5356 
That crazy 7025. 5356 
Distributed bolt 5356 
Amperex ECC83 5356 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5356 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5356 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5356 
More findings 5355 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5355 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5354 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5354 
Grounding and trannies 5354 
Ignorance is bliss... 5352 
Shakey DIY Basics 5352 
Poor photographer 5352 
Spare the Oxen... 5352 
Is SiC sick? 5350 
Possible, so what? 5350 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5349 
Seek and you’ll find. 5349 
Filament 5349 
Filament considerations 5349 
Air caps?Buffer? 5349 
Exorcisms 5303 
Floating? 5302 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5295 
Toilet ham 5295 
The Shield 5294 
It is hard to say. 5294 
Fake bugle/teles 5294 
Never again. 5294 
Bingo! 5285 
Total current per channel 5278 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5278 
I like iron 5278 
Choke ringing 5278 
Ringing 5278 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5278 
Choke ringing again 5277 
What ringing? 5277 
Ring-ring 5277 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5277 
TT Rider 5277 
Snubbers and motors 5276 
Nice idea... 5276 
B+ 5276 
Shielded Interconnect 5276 
IC shields 5273 
The horrors of calibration 5121 
Floating Away 5121 
Ground is +/- understood 5120 
"Calibrate"??? 5120 
The self-serving calibrations. 5119 
Fighting with RIAA 5119 
The Usual 5119 
That's it! 5119 
Parts Location 5119 
Lush layout 5118 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5070 
It might be very impressive 5070 
To be clear 5070 
Shall I co? 5069 
Parts 5069 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5069 
What does it mean? 5069 
Come on! 5069 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5069 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5069 
EAR polite recess 5069 
Power sequencing? 5039 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5039 
3 Position switch 5038 
How true... 5038 
DIY Failsafe 5038 
Switch.. 5013 
Calibration problem 4988 
Resolved 4985 
Looks good 4984 
Fat LF 4984 
Loading Up 4984 
SUT's 4984 
Shunt regulation 4903 
Application dependent 4903 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4871 
It migh be an interesting company. 4871 
Amo/silver 4871 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4871 
Silver considerations 4871 
Again With the Amo 4871 
Silver path 4871 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4871 
The Path of Least Resistance 4870 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4870 
Foil 4870 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4870 
Audiopedophile's hell 4870 
In da house 4869 
Consistent anality 4868 
Right 4868 
A speculation 4866 
Mone on silver Trabants 4865 
Parts Ag 4865 
Trabant done in pure silver 4865 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4865 
Silver swamp 4865 
In the Long Run 4865 
2RM? 4860 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4860 
DIY 4859 
95%? 4859 
More on that 4859 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4859 
Fully shielded 4859 
Interesting 4859 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4055 
Creative people 4055 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4055 
It is what it is. 4054 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4054 
Gray market 4054 
Mix up 4053 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4053 
Sound beats engeneering 3460 
Engineering Crap 3460 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3460 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2957 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2372 
Snubbers 2320 
More on snubbers 2320 
Capacitors Question 2320 
Capacitors & updates 2320 
Z-foil 2320 
Loading resistors & sockets 2320 
Low noise tubes 2319 
What Works Where 2318 
What are the REAL goals? 2318 
Good engineering parctices 2318 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2318 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2318 
It was 13 years back... 2318 
Thank you 2318 
Tube Selection 2307 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2204 
Big output capacitor question. 1965 
Context/Application/Circuit 1964 
EAR 1964 
Of Course... 1964 
834pT 1963 
Who knows.... 1963 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1962 
Where? 1962 
Big cap banks 1962 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 547 
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