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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6694 
End of Life 6694 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6694 
Shallow ambitions 6694 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6694 
Acronym 6694 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6682 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6682 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6682 
It is comming along.... 6501 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6501 
The perfect corrector. 6501 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6501 
The perfect corrector - II 6500 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6499 
Wrong values shown 6498 
The deliberate mistakes? 6498 
330R anode resistors 6498 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6498 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6498 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6496 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6496 
Going on from "There" 6496 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6496 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6495 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6494 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6494 
Good for them. 6494 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6494 
A few more 6494 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6494 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6493 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6493 
Hybridizing 6493 
I love it! 6493 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6491 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6491 
SSG 6490 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6490 
USSR SSG 6490 
USSR SSG 6490 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6490 
Fixed bias 6490 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6490 
More on this, please 6489 
Interesting development! 6489 
One-Story Jack 6489 
Nature's Bias 6489 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6489 
Apologies! 6488 
Tunable Y-factor? 6488 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6488 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6483 
The sound of one hand clapping 6483 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6482 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6474 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6474 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6473 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6473 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6473 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6388 
Specific air cap changes 6388 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6388 
One tube, two channels? 6388 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6388 
"Crosstalk" 6387 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6346 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6325 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5899 
Sucks! 5827 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5826 
Um, what? 5826 
Alternative Transformer 5826 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5826 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5826 
Hmmm,I suspect 5826 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5818 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5806 
The 100Hz hum? 5806 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5806 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5806 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5805 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5805 
DIY Air-Caps? 5805 
Capacitors 5802 
Hum again. 5781 
Hm, again.... 5781 
Tribute MC iron 5496 
Changing loads 5492 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5492 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5491 
Loading on primary? 5491 
Anticipating the needs 5491 
CCS heating? 5454 
2nd stage bias mystery 5337 
It is true but it negligible. 5337 
V2 biasing continued 5336 
Works +/- properly 5335 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5335 
My assault 5308 
What, No Breadboard? 5308 
Don't laugh too loud... 5308 
So far it is good. 5308 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5308 
The assembly and the buzz 5307 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5307 
Caps and chokes 5307 
The price of fame 5307 
Tribute 5307 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5307 
Schematics 5307 
Traces 5307 
Moving Magnet 5307 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5307 
Cat smells fish? 5306 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5306 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5306 
In the box 5306 
Schematics II 5306 
A few comments. 5306 
Miscelanea 5306 
I am surprised. 5306 
Don't be 5305 
It is not about power supply. 5305 
EMI/RFI madness 5305 
Drinking in Modulation 5305 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5305 
Finito 5304 
It is only partially outside the context. 5304 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5303 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5303 
Corresponding to ? 5303 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5276 
Qualitat 5275 
The baby is sick 5231 
Last Cleaning? 5231 
Mine too... 5231 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5231 
What the hell is going on!!! 5231 
...air-caps dirty.... 5230 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5230 
Hum points 5230 
Beats and pieces. 5230 
What else? 5230 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5230 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5230 
Veggie ham 5230 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5229 
Holly idiocy! 5228 
Yes sir 5226 
I think your game is not over. 5226 
More ham 5226 
Route(s) to Ground 5226 
Grounding arrangement 5225 
Ground Thoughts 5224 
0A2 Question 5224 
Where is the Bolt? 5224 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5224 
"End of Live" tube set 5224 
GND plane 5224 
That crazy 7025. 5224 
Distributed bolt 5224 
Amperex ECC83 5224 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5224 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5224 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5224 
More findings 5223 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5223 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5222 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5222 
Grounding and trannies 5222 
Ignorance is bliss... 5220 
Shakey DIY Basics 5220 
Poor photographer 5220 
Spare the Oxen... 5220 
Is SiC sick? 5218 
Possible, so what? 5218 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5217 
Seek and you’ll find. 5217 
Filament 5217 
Filament considerations 5217 
Air caps?Buffer? 5217 
Exorcisms 5171 
Floating? 5170 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5163 
Toilet ham 5163 
The Shield 5162 
It is hard to say. 5162 
Fake bugle/teles 5162 
Never again. 5162 
Bingo! 5153 
Total current per channel 5146 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5146 
I like iron 5146 
Choke ringing 5146 
Ringing 5146 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5146 
Choke ringing again 5145 
What ringing? 5145 
Ring-ring 5145 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5145 
TT Rider 5145 
Snubbers and motors 5144 
Nice idea... 5144 
B+ 5144 
Shielded Interconnect 5144 
IC shields 5141 
The horrors of calibration 4989 
Floating Away 4989 
Ground is +/- understood 4988 
"Calibrate"??? 4988 
The self-serving calibrations. 4987 
Fighting with RIAA 4987 
The Usual 4987 
That's it! 4987 
Parts Location 4987 
Lush layout 4986 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4938 
It might be very impressive 4938 
To be clear 4938 
Shall I co? 4937 
Parts 4937 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4937 
What does it mean? 4937 
Come on! 4937 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4937 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4937 
EAR polite recess 4937 
Power sequencing? 4907 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4907 
3 Position switch 4906 
How true... 4906 
DIY Failsafe 4906 
Switch.. 4881 
Calibration problem 4856 
Resolved 4853 
Looks good 4852 
Fat LF 4852 
Loading Up 4852 
SUT's 4852 
Shunt regulation 4771 
Application dependent 4771 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4739 
It migh be an interesting company. 4739 
Amo/silver 4739 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4739 
Silver considerations 4739 
Again With the Amo 4739 
Silver path 4739 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4739 
The Path of Least Resistance 4738 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4738 
Foil 4738 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4738 
Audiopedophile's hell 4738 
In da house 4737 
Consistent anality 4736 
Right 4736 
A speculation 4734 
Mone on silver Trabants 4733 
Parts Ag 4733 
Trabant done in pure silver 4733 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4733 
Silver swamp 4733 
In the Long Run 4733 
2RM? 4728 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4728 
DIY 4727 
95%? 4727 
More on that 4727 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4727 
Fully shielded 4727 
Interesting 4727 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3923 
Creative people 3923 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3923 
It is what it is. 3922 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3922 
Gray market 3922 
Mix up 3921 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3921 
Sound beats engeneering 3328 
Engineering Crap 3328 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3328 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2825 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2240 
Snubbers 2188 
More on snubbers 2188 
Capacitors Question 2188 
Capacitors & updates 2188 
Z-foil 2188 
Loading resistors & sockets 2188 
Low noise tubes 2187 
What Works Where 2186 
What are the REAL goals? 2186 
Good engineering parctices 2186 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2186 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2186 
It was 13 years back... 2186 
Thank you 2186 
Tube Selection 2175 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2072 
Big output capacitor question. 1833 
Context/Application/Circuit 1832 
EAR 1832 
Of Course... 1832 
834pT 1831 
Who knows.... 1831 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1830 
Where? 1830 
Big cap banks 1830 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 415 
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