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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6895 
End of Life 6895 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6895 
Shallow ambitions 6895 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6895 
Acronym 6895 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6883 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6883 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6883 
It is comming along.... 6702 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6702 
The perfect corrector. 6702 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6702 
The perfect corrector - II 6701 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6700 
Wrong values shown 6699 
The deliberate mistakes? 6699 
330R anode resistors 6699 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6699 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6699 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6697 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6697 
Going on from "There" 6697 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6697 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6696 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6695 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6695 
Good for them. 6695 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6695 
A few more 6695 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6695 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6694 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6694 
Hybridizing 6694 
I love it! 6694 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6692 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6692 
SSG 6691 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6691 
USSR SSG 6691 
USSR SSG 6691 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6691 
Fixed bias 6691 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6691 
More on this, please 6690 
Interesting development! 6690 
One-Story Jack 6690 
Nature's Bias 6690 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6690 
Apologies! 6689 
Tunable Y-factor? 6689 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6689 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6684 
The sound of one hand clapping 6684 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6683 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6675 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6675 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6674 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6674 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6674 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6589 
Specific air cap changes 6589 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6589 
One tube, two channels? 6589 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6589 
"Crosstalk" 6588 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6547 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6526 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6100 
Sucks! 6028 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 6027 
Um, what? 6027 
Alternative Transformer 6027 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 6027 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 6027 
Hmmm,I suspect 6027 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 6019 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 6007 
The 100Hz hum? 6007 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 6007 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 6007 
The hum is drooped significantly! 6006 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 6006 
DIY Air-Caps? 6006 
Capacitors 6003 
Hum again. 5982 
Hm, again.... 5982 
Tribute MC iron 5697 
Changing loads 5693 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5693 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5692 
Loading on primary? 5692 
Anticipating the needs 5692 
CCS heating? 5655 
2nd stage bias mystery 5538 
It is true but it negligible. 5538 
V2 biasing continued 5537 
Works +/- properly 5536 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5536 
My assault 5509 
What, No Breadboard? 5509 
Don't laugh too loud... 5509 
So far it is good. 5509 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5509 
The assembly and the buzz 5508 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5508 
Caps and chokes 5508 
The price of fame 5508 
Tribute 5508 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5508 
Schematics 5508 
Traces 5508 
Moving Magnet 5508 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5508 
Cat smells fish? 5507 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5507 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5507 
In the box 5507 
Schematics II 5507 
A few comments. 5507 
Miscelanea 5507 
I am surprised. 5507 
Don't be 5506 
It is not about power supply. 5506 
EMI/RFI madness 5506 
Drinking in Modulation 5506 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5506 
Finito 5505 
It is only partially outside the context. 5505 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5504 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5504 
Corresponding to ? 5504 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5477 
Qualitat 5476 
The baby is sick 5432 
Last Cleaning? 5432 
Mine too... 5432 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5432 
What the hell is going on!!! 5432 
...air-caps dirty.... 5431 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5431 
Hum points 5431 
Beats and pieces. 5431 
What else? 5431 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5431 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5431 
Veggie ham 5431 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5430 
Holly idiocy! 5429 
Yes sir 5427 
I think your game is not over. 5427 
More ham 5427 
Route(s) to Ground 5427 
Grounding arrangement 5426 
Ground Thoughts 5425 
0A2 Question 5425 
Where is the Bolt? 5425 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5425 
"End of Live" tube set 5425 
GND plane 5425 
That crazy 7025. 5425 
Distributed bolt 5425 
Amperex ECC83 5425 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5425 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5425 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5425 
More findings 5424 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5424 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5423 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5423 
Grounding and trannies 5423 
Ignorance is bliss... 5421 
Shakey DIY Basics 5421 
Poor photographer 5421 
Spare the Oxen... 5421 
Is SiC sick? 5419 
Possible, so what? 5419 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5418 
Seek and you’ll find. 5418 
Filament 5418 
Filament considerations 5418 
Air caps?Buffer? 5418 
Exorcisms 5372 
Floating? 5371 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5364 
Toilet ham 5364 
The Shield 5363 
It is hard to say. 5363 
Fake bugle/teles 5363 
Never again. 5363 
Bingo! 5354 
Total current per channel 5347 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5347 
I like iron 5347 
Choke ringing 5347 
Ringing 5347 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5347 
Choke ringing again 5346 
What ringing? 5346 
Ring-ring 5346 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5346 
TT Rider 5346 
Snubbers and motors 5345 
Nice idea... 5345 
B+ 5345 
Shielded Interconnect 5345 
IC shields 5342 
The horrors of calibration 5190 
Floating Away 5190 
Ground is +/- understood 5189 
"Calibrate"??? 5189 
The self-serving calibrations. 5188 
Fighting with RIAA 5188 
The Usual 5188 
That's it! 5188 
Parts Location 5188 
Lush layout 5187 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5139 
It might be very impressive 5139 
To be clear 5139 
Shall I co? 5138 
Parts 5138 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5138 
What does it mean? 5138 
Come on! 5138 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5138 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5138 
EAR polite recess 5138 
Power sequencing? 5108 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5108 
3 Position switch 5107 
How true... 5107 
DIY Failsafe 5107 
Switch.. 5082 
Calibration problem 5057 
Resolved 5054 
Looks good 5053 
Fat LF 5053 
Loading Up 5053 
SUT's 5053 
Shunt regulation 4972 
Application dependent 4972 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4940 
It migh be an interesting company. 4940 
Amo/silver 4940 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4940 
Silver considerations 4940 
Again With the Amo 4940 
Silver path 4940 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4940 
The Path of Least Resistance 4939 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4939 
Foil 4939 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4939 
Audiopedophile's hell 4939 
In da house 4938 
Consistent anality 4937 
Right 4937 
A speculation 4935 
Mone on silver Trabants 4934 
Parts Ag 4934 
Trabant done in pure silver 4934 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4934 
Silver swamp 4934 
In the Long Run 4934 
2RM? 4929 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4929 
DIY 4928 
95%? 4928 
More on that 4928 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4928 
Fully shielded 4928 
Interesting 4928 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4124 
Creative people 4124 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4124 
It is what it is. 4123 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4123 
Gray market 4123 
Mix up 4122 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4122 
Sound beats engeneering 3529 
Engineering Crap 3529 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3529 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 3026 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2441 
Snubbers 2389 
More on snubbers 2389 
Capacitors Question 2389 
Capacitors & updates 2389 
Z-foil 2389 
Loading resistors & sockets 2389 
Low noise tubes 2388 
What Works Where 2387 
What are the REAL goals? 2387 
Good engineering parctices 2387 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2387 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2387 
It was 13 years back... 2387 
Thank you 2387 
Tube Selection 2376 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2273 
Big output capacitor question. 2034 
Context/Application/Circuit 2033 
EAR 2033 
Of Course... 2033 
834pT 2032 
Who knows.... 2032 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 2031 
Where? 2031 
Big cap banks 2031 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 616 
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