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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6836 
End of Life 6836 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6836 
Shallow ambitions 6836 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6836 
Acronym 6836 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6824 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6824 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6824 
It is comming along.... 6643 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6643 
The perfect corrector. 6643 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6643 
The perfect corrector - II 6642 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6641 
Wrong values shown 6640 
The deliberate mistakes? 6640 
330R anode resistors 6640 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6640 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6640 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6638 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6638 
Going on from "There" 6638 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6638 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6637 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6636 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6636 
Good for them. 6636 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6636 
A few more 6636 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6636 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6635 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6635 
Hybridizing 6635 
I love it! 6635 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6633 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6633 
SSG 6632 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6632 
USSR SSG 6632 
USSR SSG 6632 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6632 
Fixed bias 6632 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6632 
More on this, please 6631 
Interesting development! 6631 
One-Story Jack 6631 
Nature's Bias 6631 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6631 
Apologies! 6630 
Tunable Y-factor? 6630 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6630 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6625 
The sound of one hand clapping 6625 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6624 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6616 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6616 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6615 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6615 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6615 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6530 
Specific air cap changes 6530 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6530 
One tube, two channels? 6530 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6530 
"Crosstalk" 6529 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6488 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6467 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6041 
Sucks! 5969 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5968 
Um, what? 5968 
Alternative Transformer 5968 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5968 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5968 
Hmmm,I suspect 5968 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5960 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5948 
The 100Hz hum? 5948 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5948 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5948 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5947 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5947 
DIY Air-Caps? 5947 
Capacitors 5944 
Hum again. 5923 
Hm, again.... 5923 
Tribute MC iron 5638 
Changing loads 5634 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5634 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5633 
Loading on primary? 5633 
Anticipating the needs 5633 
CCS heating? 5596 
2nd stage bias mystery 5479 
It is true but it negligible. 5479 
V2 biasing continued 5478 
Works +/- properly 5477 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5477 
My assault 5450 
What, No Breadboard? 5450 
Don't laugh too loud... 5450 
So far it is good. 5450 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5450 
The assembly and the buzz 5449 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5449 
Caps and chokes 5449 
The price of fame 5449 
Tribute 5449 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5449 
Schematics 5449 
Traces 5449 
Moving Magnet 5449 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5449 
Cat smells fish? 5448 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5448 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5448 
In the box 5448 
Schematics II 5448 
A few comments. 5448 
Miscelanea 5448 
I am surprised. 5448 
Don't be 5447 
It is not about power supply. 5447 
EMI/RFI madness 5447 
Drinking in Modulation 5447 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5447 
Finito 5446 
It is only partially outside the context. 5446 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5445 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5445 
Corresponding to ? 5445 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5418 
Qualitat 5417 
The baby is sick 5373 
Last Cleaning? 5373 
Mine too... 5373 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5373 
What the hell is going on!!! 5373 
...air-caps dirty.... 5372 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5372 
Hum points 5372 
Beats and pieces. 5372 
What else? 5372 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5372 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5372 
Veggie ham 5372 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5371 
Holly idiocy! 5370 
Yes sir 5368 
I think your game is not over. 5368 
More ham 5368 
Route(s) to Ground 5368 
Grounding arrangement 5367 
Ground Thoughts 5366 
0A2 Question 5366 
Where is the Bolt? 5366 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5366 
"End of Live" tube set 5366 
GND plane 5366 
That crazy 7025. 5366 
Distributed bolt 5366 
Amperex ECC83 5366 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5366 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5366 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5366 
More findings 5365 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5365 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5364 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5364 
Grounding and trannies 5364 
Ignorance is bliss... 5362 
Shakey DIY Basics 5362 
Poor photographer 5362 
Spare the Oxen... 5362 
Is SiC sick? 5360 
Possible, so what? 5360 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5359 
Seek and you’ll find. 5359 
Filament 5359 
Filament considerations 5359 
Air caps?Buffer? 5359 
Exorcisms 5313 
Floating? 5312 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5305 
Toilet ham 5305 
The Shield 5304 
It is hard to say. 5304 
Fake bugle/teles 5304 
Never again. 5304 
Bingo! 5295 
Total current per channel 5288 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5288 
I like iron 5288 
Choke ringing 5288 
Ringing 5288 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5288 
Choke ringing again 5287 
What ringing? 5287 
Ring-ring 5287 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5287 
TT Rider 5287 
Snubbers and motors 5286 
Nice idea... 5286 
B+ 5286 
Shielded Interconnect 5286 
IC shields 5283 
The horrors of calibration 5131 
Floating Away 5131 
Ground is +/- understood 5130 
"Calibrate"??? 5130 
The self-serving calibrations. 5129 
Fighting with RIAA 5129 
The Usual 5129 
That's it! 5129 
Parts Location 5129 
Lush layout 5128 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5080 
It might be very impressive 5080 
To be clear 5080 
Shall I co? 5079 
Parts 5079 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5079 
What does it mean? 5079 
Come on! 5079 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5079 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5079 
EAR polite recess 5079 
Power sequencing? 5049 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5049 
3 Position switch 5048 
How true... 5048 
DIY Failsafe 5048 
Switch.. 5023 
Calibration problem 4998 
Resolved 4995 
Looks good 4994 
Fat LF 4994 
Loading Up 4994 
SUT's 4994 
Shunt regulation 4913 
Application dependent 4913 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4881 
It migh be an interesting company. 4881 
Amo/silver 4881 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4881 
Silver considerations 4881 
Again With the Amo 4881 
Silver path 4881 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4881 
The Path of Least Resistance 4880 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4880 
Foil 4880 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4880 
Audiopedophile's hell 4880 
In da house 4879 
Consistent anality 4878 
Right 4878 
A speculation 4876 
Mone on silver Trabants 4875 
Parts Ag 4875 
Trabant done in pure silver 4875 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4875 
Silver swamp 4875 
In the Long Run 4875 
2RM? 4870 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4870 
DIY 4869 
95%? 4869 
More on that 4869 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4869 
Fully shielded 4869 
Interesting 4869 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4065 
Creative people 4065 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4065 
It is what it is. 4064 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4064 
Gray market 4064 
Mix up 4063 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4063 
Sound beats engeneering 3470 
Engineering Crap 3470 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3470 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2967 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2382 
Snubbers 2330 
More on snubbers 2330 
Capacitors Question 2330 
Capacitors & updates 2330 
Z-foil 2330 
Loading resistors & sockets 2330 
Low noise tubes 2329 
What Works Where 2328 
What are the REAL goals? 2328 
Good engineering parctices 2328 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2328 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2328 
It was 13 years back... 2328 
Thank you 2328 
Tube Selection 2317 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2214 
Big output capacitor question. 1975 
Context/Application/Circuit 1974 
EAR 1974 
Of Course... 1974 
834pT 1973 
Who knows.... 1973 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1972 
Where? 1972 
Big cap banks 1972 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 557 
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