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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6824 
End of Life 6824 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6824 
Shallow ambitions 6824 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6824 
Acronym 6824 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6812 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6812 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6812 
It is comming along.... 6631 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6631 
The perfect corrector. 6631 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6631 
The perfect corrector - II 6630 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6629 
Wrong values shown 6628 
The deliberate mistakes? 6628 
330R anode resistors 6628 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6628 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6628 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6626 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6626 
Going on from "There" 6626 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6626 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6625 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6624 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6624 
Good for them. 6624 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6624 
A few more 6624 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6624 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6623 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6623 
Hybridizing 6623 
I love it! 6623 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6621 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6621 
SSG 6620 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6620 
USSR SSG 6620 
USSR SSG 6620 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6620 
Fixed bias 6620 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6620 
More on this, please 6619 
Interesting development! 6619 
One-Story Jack 6619 
Nature's Bias 6619 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6619 
Apologies! 6618 
Tunable Y-factor? 6618 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6618 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6613 
The sound of one hand clapping 6613 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6612 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6604 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6604 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6603 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6603 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6603 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6518 
Specific air cap changes 6518 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6518 
One tube, two channels? 6518 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6518 
"Crosstalk" 6517 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6476 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6455 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6029 
Sucks! 5957 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5956 
Um, what? 5956 
Alternative Transformer 5956 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5956 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5956 
Hmmm,I suspect 5956 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5948 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5936 
The 100Hz hum? 5936 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5936 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5936 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5935 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5935 
DIY Air-Caps? 5935 
Capacitors 5932 
Hum again. 5911 
Hm, again.... 5911 
Tribute MC iron 5626 
Changing loads 5622 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5622 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5621 
Loading on primary? 5621 
Anticipating the needs 5621 
CCS heating? 5584 
2nd stage bias mystery 5467 
It is true but it negligible. 5467 
V2 biasing continued 5466 
Works +/- properly 5465 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5465 
My assault 5438 
What, No Breadboard? 5438 
Don't laugh too loud... 5438 
So far it is good. 5438 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5438 
The assembly and the buzz 5437 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5437 
Caps and chokes 5437 
The price of fame 5437 
Tribute 5437 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5437 
Schematics 5437 
Traces 5437 
Moving Magnet 5437 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5437 
Cat smells fish? 5436 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5436 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5436 
In the box 5436 
Schematics II 5436 
A few comments. 5436 
Miscelanea 5436 
I am surprised. 5436 
Don't be 5435 
It is not about power supply. 5435 
EMI/RFI madness 5435 
Drinking in Modulation 5435 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5435 
Finito 5434 
It is only partially outside the context. 5434 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5433 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5433 
Corresponding to ? 5433 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5406 
Qualitat 5405 
The baby is sick 5361 
Last Cleaning? 5361 
Mine too... 5361 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5361 
What the hell is going on!!! 5361 
...air-caps dirty.... 5360 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5360 
Hum points 5360 
Beats and pieces. 5360 
What else? 5360 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5360 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5360 
Veggie ham 5360 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5359 
Holly idiocy! 5358 
Yes sir 5356 
I think your game is not over. 5356 
More ham 5356 
Route(s) to Ground 5356 
Grounding arrangement 5355 
Ground Thoughts 5354 
0A2 Question 5354 
Where is the Bolt? 5354 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5354 
"End of Live" tube set 5354 
GND plane 5354 
That crazy 7025. 5354 
Distributed bolt 5354 
Amperex ECC83 5354 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5354 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5354 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5354 
More findings 5353 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5353 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5352 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5352 
Grounding and trannies 5352 
Ignorance is bliss... 5350 
Shakey DIY Basics 5350 
Poor photographer 5350 
Spare the Oxen... 5350 
Is SiC sick? 5348 
Possible, so what? 5348 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5347 
Seek and you’ll find. 5347 
Filament 5347 
Filament considerations 5347 
Air caps?Buffer? 5347 
Exorcisms 5301 
Floating? 5300 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5293 
Toilet ham 5293 
The Shield 5292 
It is hard to say. 5292 
Fake bugle/teles 5292 
Never again. 5292 
Bingo! 5283 
Total current per channel 5276 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5276 
I like iron 5276 
Choke ringing 5276 
Ringing 5276 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5276 
Choke ringing again 5275 
What ringing? 5275 
Ring-ring 5275 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5275 
TT Rider 5275 
Snubbers and motors 5274 
Nice idea... 5274 
B+ 5274 
Shielded Interconnect 5274 
IC shields 5271 
The horrors of calibration 5119 
Floating Away 5119 
Ground is +/- understood 5118 
"Calibrate"??? 5118 
The self-serving calibrations. 5117 
Fighting with RIAA 5117 
The Usual 5117 
That's it! 5117 
Parts Location 5117 
Lush layout 5116 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5068 
It might be very impressive 5068 
To be clear 5068 
Shall I co? 5067 
Parts 5067 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5067 
What does it mean? 5067 
Come on! 5067 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5067 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5067 
EAR polite recess 5067 
Power sequencing? 5037 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5037 
3 Position switch 5036 
How true... 5036 
DIY Failsafe 5036 
Switch.. 5011 
Calibration problem 4986 
Resolved 4983 
Looks good 4982 
Fat LF 4982 
Loading Up 4982 
SUT's 4982 
Shunt regulation 4901 
Application dependent 4901 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4869 
It migh be an interesting company. 4869 
Amo/silver 4869 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4869 
Silver considerations 4869 
Again With the Amo 4869 
Silver path 4869 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4869 
The Path of Least Resistance 4868 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4868 
Foil 4868 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4868 
Audiopedophile's hell 4868 
In da house 4867 
Consistent anality 4866 
Right 4866 
A speculation 4864 
Mone on silver Trabants 4863 
Parts Ag 4863 
Trabant done in pure silver 4863 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4863 
Silver swamp 4863 
In the Long Run 4863 
2RM? 4858 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4858 
DIY 4857 
95%? 4857 
More on that 4857 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4857 
Fully shielded 4857 
Interesting 4857 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4053 
Creative people 4053 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4053 
It is what it is. 4052 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4052 
Gray market 4052 
Mix up 4051 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4051 
Sound beats engeneering 3458 
Engineering Crap 3458 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3458 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2955 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2370 
Snubbers 2318 
More on snubbers 2318 
Capacitors Question 2318 
Capacitors & updates 2318 
Z-foil 2318 
Loading resistors & sockets 2318 
Low noise tubes 2317 
What Works Where 2316 
What are the REAL goals? 2316 
Good engineering parctices 2316 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2316 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2316 
It was 13 years back... 2316 
Thank you 2316 
Tube Selection 2305 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2202 
Big output capacitor question. 1963 
Context/Application/Circuit 1962 
EAR 1962 
Of Course... 1962 
834pT 1961 
Who knows.... 1961 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1960 
Where? 1960 
Big cap banks 1960 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 545 
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