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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6690 
End of Life 6690 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6690 
Shallow ambitions 6690 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6690 
Acronym 6690 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6678 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6678 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6678 
It is comming along.... 6497 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6497 
The perfect corrector. 6497 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6497 
The perfect corrector - II 6496 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6495 
Wrong values shown 6494 
The deliberate mistakes? 6494 
330R anode resistors 6494 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6494 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6494 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6492 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6492 
Going on from "There" 6492 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6492 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6491 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6490 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6490 
Good for them. 6490 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6490 
A few more 6490 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6490 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6489 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6489 
Hybridizing 6489 
I love it! 6489 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6487 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6487 
SSG 6486 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6486 
USSR SSG 6486 
USSR SSG 6486 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6486 
Fixed bias 6486 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6486 
More on this, please 6485 
Interesting development! 6485 
One-Story Jack 6485 
Nature's Bias 6485 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6485 
Apologies! 6484 
Tunable Y-factor? 6484 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6484 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6479 
The sound of one hand clapping 6479 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6478 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6470 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6470 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6469 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6469 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6469 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6384 
Specific air cap changes 6384 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6384 
One tube, two channels? 6384 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6384 
"Crosstalk" 6383 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6342 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6321 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5895 
Sucks! 5823 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5822 
Um, what? 5822 
Alternative Transformer 5822 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5822 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5822 
Hmmm,I suspect 5822 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5814 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5802 
The 100Hz hum? 5802 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5802 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5802 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5801 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5801 
DIY Air-Caps? 5801 
Capacitors 5798 
Hum again. 5777 
Hm, again.... 5777 
Tribute MC iron 5492 
Changing loads 5488 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5488 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5487 
Loading on primary? 5487 
Anticipating the needs 5487 
CCS heating? 5450 
2nd stage bias mystery 5333 
It is true but it negligible. 5333 
V2 biasing continued 5332 
Works +/- properly 5331 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5331 
My assault 5304 
What, No Breadboard? 5304 
Don't laugh too loud... 5304 
So far it is good. 5304 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5304 
The assembly and the buzz 5303 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5303 
Caps and chokes 5303 
The price of fame 5303 
Tribute 5303 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5303 
Schematics 5303 
Traces 5303 
Moving Magnet 5303 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5303 
Cat smells fish? 5302 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5302 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5302 
In the box 5302 
Schematics II 5302 
A few comments. 5302 
Miscelanea 5302 
I am surprised. 5302 
Don't be 5301 
It is not about power supply. 5301 
EMI/RFI madness 5301 
Drinking in Modulation 5301 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5301 
Finito 5300 
It is only partially outside the context. 5300 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5299 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5299 
Corresponding to ? 5299 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5272 
Qualitat 5271 
The baby is sick 5227 
Last Cleaning? 5227 
Mine too... 5227 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5227 
What the hell is going on!!! 5227 
...air-caps dirty.... 5226 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5226 
Hum points 5226 
Beats and pieces. 5226 
What else? 5226 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5226 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5226 
Veggie ham 5226 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5225 
Holly idiocy! 5224 
Yes sir 5222 
I think your game is not over. 5222 
More ham 5222 
Route(s) to Ground 5222 
Grounding arrangement 5221 
Ground Thoughts 5220 
0A2 Question 5220 
Where is the Bolt? 5220 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5220 
"End of Live" tube set 5220 
GND plane 5220 
That crazy 7025. 5220 
Distributed bolt 5220 
Amperex ECC83 5220 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5220 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5220 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5220 
More findings 5219 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5219 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5218 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5218 
Grounding and trannies 5218 
Ignorance is bliss... 5216 
Shakey DIY Basics 5216 
Poor photographer 5216 
Spare the Oxen... 5216 
Is SiC sick? 5214 
Possible, so what? 5214 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5213 
Seek and you’ll find. 5213 
Filament 5213 
Filament considerations 5213 
Air caps?Buffer? 5213 
Exorcisms 5167 
Floating? 5166 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5159 
Toilet ham 5159 
The Shield 5158 
It is hard to say. 5158 
Fake bugle/teles 5158 
Never again. 5158 
Bingo! 5149 
Total current per channel 5142 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5142 
I like iron 5142 
Choke ringing 5142 
Ringing 5142 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5142 
Choke ringing again 5141 
What ringing? 5141 
Ring-ring 5141 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5141 
TT Rider 5141 
Snubbers and motors 5140 
Nice idea... 5140 
B+ 5140 
Shielded Interconnect 5140 
IC shields 5137 
The horrors of calibration 4985 
Floating Away 4985 
Ground is +/- understood 4984 
"Calibrate"??? 4984 
The self-serving calibrations. 4983 
Fighting with RIAA 4983 
The Usual 4983 
That's it! 4983 
Parts Location 4983 
Lush layout 4982 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4934 
It might be very impressive 4934 
To be clear 4934 
Shall I co? 4933 
Parts 4933 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4933 
What does it mean? 4933 
Come on! 4933 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4933 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4933 
EAR polite recess 4933 
Power sequencing? 4903 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4903 
3 Position switch 4902 
How true... 4902 
DIY Failsafe 4902 
Switch.. 4877 
Calibration problem 4852 
Resolved 4849 
Looks good 4848 
Fat LF 4848 
Loading Up 4848 
SUT's 4848 
Shunt regulation 4767 
Application dependent 4767 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4735 
It migh be an interesting company. 4735 
Amo/silver 4735 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4735 
Silver considerations 4735 
Again With the Amo 4735 
Silver path 4735 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4735 
The Path of Least Resistance 4734 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4734 
Foil 4734 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4734 
Audiopedophile's hell 4734 
In da house 4733 
Consistent anality 4732 
Right 4732 
A speculation 4730 
Mone on silver Trabants 4729 
Parts Ag 4729 
Trabant done in pure silver 4729 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4729 
Silver swamp 4729 
In the Long Run 4729 
2RM? 4724 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4724 
DIY 4723 
95%? 4723 
More on that 4723 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4723 
Fully shielded 4723 
Interesting 4723 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3919 
Creative people 3919 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3919 
It is what it is. 3918 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3918 
Gray market 3918 
Mix up 3917 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3917 
Sound beats engeneering 3324 
Engineering Crap 3324 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3324 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2821 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2236 
Snubbers 2184 
More on snubbers 2184 
Capacitors Question 2184 
Capacitors & updates 2184 
Z-foil 2184 
Loading resistors & sockets 2184 
Low noise tubes 2183 
What Works Where 2182 
What are the REAL goals? 2182 
Good engineering parctices 2182 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2182 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2182 
It was 13 years back... 2182 
Thank you 2182 
Tube Selection 2171 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2068 
Big output capacitor question. 1829 
Context/Application/Circuit 1828 
EAR 1828 
Of Course... 1828 
834pT 1827 
Who knows.... 1827 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1826 
Where? 1826 
Big cap banks 1826 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 411 
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