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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6813 
End of Life 6813 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6813 
Shallow ambitions 6813 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6813 
Acronym 6813 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6801 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6801 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6801 
It is comming along.... 6620 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6620 
The perfect corrector. 6620 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6620 
The perfect corrector - II 6619 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6618 
Wrong values shown 6617 
The deliberate mistakes? 6617 
330R anode resistors 6617 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6617 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6617 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6615 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6615 
Going on from "There" 6615 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6615 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6614 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6613 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6613 
Good for them. 6613 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6613 
A few more 6613 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6613 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6612 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6612 
Hybridizing 6612 
I love it! 6612 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6610 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6610 
SSG 6609 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6609 
USSR SSG 6609 
USSR SSG 6609 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6609 
Fixed bias 6609 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6609 
More on this, please 6608 
Interesting development! 6608 
One-Story Jack 6608 
Nature's Bias 6608 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6608 
Apologies! 6607 
Tunable Y-factor? 6607 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6607 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6602 
The sound of one hand clapping 6602 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6601 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6593 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6593 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6592 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6592 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6592 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6507 
Specific air cap changes 6507 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6507 
One tube, two channels? 6507 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6507 
"Crosstalk" 6506 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6465 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6444 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6018 
Sucks! 5946 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5945 
Um, what? 5945 
Alternative Transformer 5945 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5945 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5945 
Hmmm,I suspect 5945 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5937 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5925 
The 100Hz hum? 5925 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5925 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5925 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5924 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5924 
DIY Air-Caps? 5924 
Capacitors 5921 
Hum again. 5900 
Hm, again.... 5900 
Tribute MC iron 5615 
Changing loads 5611 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5611 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5610 
Loading on primary? 5610 
Anticipating the needs 5610 
CCS heating? 5573 
2nd stage bias mystery 5456 
It is true but it negligible. 5456 
V2 biasing continued 5455 
Works +/- properly 5454 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5454 
My assault 5427 
What, No Breadboard? 5427 
Don't laugh too loud... 5427 
So far it is good. 5427 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5427 
The assembly and the buzz 5426 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5426 
Caps and chokes 5426 
The price of fame 5426 
Tribute 5426 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5426 
Schematics 5426 
Traces 5426 
Moving Magnet 5426 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5426 
Cat smells fish? 5425 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5425 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5425 
In the box 5425 
Schematics II 5425 
A few comments. 5425 
Miscelanea 5425 
I am surprised. 5425 
Don't be 5424 
It is not about power supply. 5424 
EMI/RFI madness 5424 
Drinking in Modulation 5424 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5424 
Finito 5423 
It is only partially outside the context. 5423 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5422 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5422 
Corresponding to ? 5422 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5395 
Qualitat 5394 
The baby is sick 5350 
Last Cleaning? 5350 
Mine too... 5350 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5350 
What the hell is going on!!! 5350 
...air-caps dirty.... 5349 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5349 
Hum points 5349 
Beats and pieces. 5349 
What else? 5349 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5349 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5349 
Veggie ham 5349 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5348 
Holly idiocy! 5347 
Yes sir 5345 
I think your game is not over. 5345 
More ham 5345 
Route(s) to Ground 5345 
Grounding arrangement 5344 
Ground Thoughts 5343 
0A2 Question 5343 
Where is the Bolt? 5343 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5343 
"End of Live" tube set 5343 
GND plane 5343 
That crazy 7025. 5343 
Distributed bolt 5343 
Amperex ECC83 5343 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5343 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5343 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5343 
More findings 5342 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5342 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5341 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5341 
Grounding and trannies 5341 
Ignorance is bliss... 5339 
Shakey DIY Basics 5339 
Poor photographer 5339 
Spare the Oxen... 5339 
Is SiC sick? 5337 
Possible, so what? 5337 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5336 
Seek and you’ll find. 5336 
Filament 5336 
Filament considerations 5336 
Air caps?Buffer? 5336 
Exorcisms 5290 
Floating? 5289 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5282 
Toilet ham 5282 
The Shield 5281 
It is hard to say. 5281 
Fake bugle/teles 5281 
Never again. 5281 
Bingo! 5272 
Total current per channel 5265 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5265 
I like iron 5265 
Choke ringing 5265 
Ringing 5265 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5265 
Choke ringing again 5264 
What ringing? 5264 
Ring-ring 5264 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5264 
TT Rider 5264 
Snubbers and motors 5263 
Nice idea... 5263 
B+ 5263 
Shielded Interconnect 5263 
IC shields 5260 
The horrors of calibration 5108 
Floating Away 5108 
Ground is +/- understood 5107 
"Calibrate"??? 5107 
The self-serving calibrations. 5106 
Fighting with RIAA 5106 
The Usual 5106 
That's it! 5106 
Parts Location 5106 
Lush layout 5105 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5057 
It might be very impressive 5057 
To be clear 5057 
Shall I co? 5056 
Parts 5056 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5056 
What does it mean? 5056 
Come on! 5056 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5056 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5056 
EAR polite recess 5056 
Power sequencing? 5026 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5026 
3 Position switch 5025 
How true... 5025 
DIY Failsafe 5025 
Switch.. 5000 
Calibration problem 4975 
Resolved 4972 
Looks good 4971 
Fat LF 4971 
Loading Up 4971 
SUT's 4971 
Shunt regulation 4890 
Application dependent 4890 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4858 
It migh be an interesting company. 4858 
Amo/silver 4858 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4858 
Silver considerations 4858 
Again With the Amo 4858 
Silver path 4858 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4858 
The Path of Least Resistance 4857 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4857 
Foil 4857 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4857 
Audiopedophile's hell 4857 
In da house 4856 
Consistent anality 4855 
Right 4855 
A speculation 4853 
Mone on silver Trabants 4852 
Parts Ag 4852 
Trabant done in pure silver 4852 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4852 
Silver swamp 4852 
In the Long Run 4852 
2RM? 4847 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4847 
DIY 4846 
95%? 4846 
More on that 4846 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4846 
Fully shielded 4846 
Interesting 4846 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4042 
Creative people 4042 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4042 
It is what it is. 4041 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4041 
Gray market 4041 
Mix up 4040 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4040 
Sound beats engeneering 3447 
Engineering Crap 3447 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3447 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2944 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2359 
Snubbers 2307 
More on snubbers 2307 
Capacitors Question 2307 
Capacitors & updates 2307 
Z-foil 2307 
Loading resistors & sockets 2307 
Low noise tubes 2306 
What Works Where 2305 
What are the REAL goals? 2305 
Good engineering parctices 2305 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2305 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2305 
It was 13 years back... 2305 
Thank you 2305 
Tube Selection 2294 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2191 
Big output capacitor question. 1952 
Context/Application/Circuit 1951 
EAR 1951 
Of Course... 1951 
834pT 1950 
Who knows.... 1950 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1949 
Where? 1949 
Big cap banks 1949 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 534 
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