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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6790 
End of Life 6790 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6790 
Shallow ambitions 6790 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6790 
Acronym 6790 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6778 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6778 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6778 
It is comming along.... 6597 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6597 
The perfect corrector. 6597 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6597 
The perfect corrector - II 6596 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6595 
Wrong values shown 6594 
The deliberate mistakes? 6594 
330R anode resistors 6594 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6594 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6594 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6592 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6592 
Going on from "There" 6592 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6592 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6591 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6590 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6590 
Good for them. 6590 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6590 
A few more 6590 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6590 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6589 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6589 
Hybridizing 6589 
I love it! 6589 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6587 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6587 
SSG 6586 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6586 
USSR SSG 6586 
USSR SSG 6586 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6586 
Fixed bias 6586 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6586 
More on this, please 6585 
Interesting development! 6585 
One-Story Jack 6585 
Nature's Bias 6585 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6585 
Apologies! 6584 
Tunable Y-factor? 6584 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6584 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6579 
The sound of one hand clapping 6579 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6578 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6570 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6570 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6569 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6569 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6569 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6484 
Specific air cap changes 6484 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6484 
One tube, two channels? 6484 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6484 
"Crosstalk" 6483 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6442 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6421 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5995 
Sucks! 5923 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5922 
Um, what? 5922 
Alternative Transformer 5922 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5922 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5922 
Hmmm,I suspect 5922 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5914 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5902 
The 100Hz hum? 5902 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5902 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5902 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5901 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5901 
DIY Air-Caps? 5901 
Capacitors 5898 
Hum again. 5877 
Hm, again.... 5877 
Tribute MC iron 5592 
Changing loads 5588 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5588 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5587 
Loading on primary? 5587 
Anticipating the needs 5587 
CCS heating? 5550 
2nd stage bias mystery 5433 
It is true but it negligible. 5433 
V2 biasing continued 5432 
Works +/- properly 5431 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5431 
My assault 5404 
What, No Breadboard? 5404 
Don't laugh too loud... 5404 
So far it is good. 5404 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5404 
The assembly and the buzz 5403 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5403 
Caps and chokes 5403 
The price of fame 5403 
Tribute 5403 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5403 
Schematics 5403 
Traces 5403 
Moving Magnet 5403 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5403 
Cat smells fish? 5402 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5402 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5402 
In the box 5402 
Schematics II 5402 
A few comments. 5402 
Miscelanea 5402 
I am surprised. 5402 
Don't be 5401 
It is not about power supply. 5401 
EMI/RFI madness 5401 
Drinking in Modulation 5401 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5401 
Finito 5400 
It is only partially outside the context. 5400 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5399 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5399 
Corresponding to ? 5399 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5372 
Qualitat 5371 
The baby is sick 5327 
Last Cleaning? 5327 
Mine too... 5327 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5327 
What the hell is going on!!! 5327 
...air-caps dirty.... 5326 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5326 
Hum points 5326 
Beats and pieces. 5326 
What else? 5326 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5326 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5326 
Veggie ham 5326 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5325 
Holly idiocy! 5324 
Yes sir 5322 
I think your game is not over. 5322 
More ham 5322 
Route(s) to Ground 5322 
Grounding arrangement 5321 
Ground Thoughts 5320 
0A2 Question 5320 
Where is the Bolt? 5320 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5320 
"End of Live" tube set 5320 
GND plane 5320 
That crazy 7025. 5320 
Distributed bolt 5320 
Amperex ECC83 5320 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5320 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5320 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5320 
More findings 5319 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5319 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5318 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5318 
Grounding and trannies 5318 
Ignorance is bliss... 5316 
Shakey DIY Basics 5316 
Poor photographer 5316 
Spare the Oxen... 5316 
Is SiC sick? 5314 
Possible, so what? 5314 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5313 
Seek and you’ll find. 5313 
Filament 5313 
Filament considerations 5313 
Air caps?Buffer? 5313 
Exorcisms 5267 
Floating? 5266 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5259 
Toilet ham 5259 
The Shield 5258 
It is hard to say. 5258 
Fake bugle/teles 5258 
Never again. 5258 
Bingo! 5249 
Total current per channel 5242 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5242 
I like iron 5242 
Choke ringing 5242 
Ringing 5242 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5242 
Choke ringing again 5241 
What ringing? 5241 
Ring-ring 5241 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5241 
TT Rider 5241 
Snubbers and motors 5240 
Nice idea... 5240 
B+ 5240 
Shielded Interconnect 5240 
IC shields 5237 
The horrors of calibration 5085 
Floating Away 5085 
Ground is +/- understood 5084 
"Calibrate"??? 5084 
The self-serving calibrations. 5083 
Fighting with RIAA 5083 
The Usual 5083 
That's it! 5083 
Parts Location 5083 
Lush layout 5082 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5034 
It might be very impressive 5034 
To be clear 5034 
Shall I co? 5033 
Parts 5033 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5033 
What does it mean? 5033 
Come on! 5033 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5033 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5033 
EAR polite recess 5033 
Power sequencing? 5003 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5003 
3 Position switch 5002 
How true... 5002 
DIY Failsafe 5002 
Switch.. 4977 
Calibration problem 4952 
Resolved 4949 
Looks good 4948 
Fat LF 4948 
Loading Up 4948 
SUT's 4948 
Shunt regulation 4867 
Application dependent 4867 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4835 
It migh be an interesting company. 4835 
Amo/silver 4835 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4835 
Silver considerations 4835 
Again With the Amo 4835 
Silver path 4835 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4835 
The Path of Least Resistance 4834 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4834 
Foil 4834 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4834 
Audiopedophile's hell 4834 
In da house 4833 
Consistent anality 4832 
Right 4832 
A speculation 4830 
Mone on silver Trabants 4829 
Parts Ag 4829 
Trabant done in pure silver 4829 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4829 
Silver swamp 4829 
In the Long Run 4829 
2RM? 4824 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4824 
DIY 4823 
95%? 4823 
More on that 4823 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4823 
Fully shielded 4823 
Interesting 4823 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4019 
Creative people 4019 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4019 
It is what it is. 4018 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4018 
Gray market 4018 
Mix up 4017 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4017 
Sound beats engeneering 3424 
Engineering Crap 3424 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3424 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2921 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2336 
Snubbers 2284 
More on snubbers 2284 
Capacitors Question 2284 
Capacitors & updates 2284 
Z-foil 2284 
Loading resistors & sockets 2284 
Low noise tubes 2283 
What Works Where 2282 
What are the REAL goals? 2282 
Good engineering parctices 2282 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2282 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2282 
It was 13 years back... 2282 
Thank you 2282 
Tube Selection 2271 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2168 
Big output capacitor question. 1929 
Context/Application/Circuit 1928 
EAR 1928 
Of Course... 1928 
834pT 1927 
Who knows.... 1927 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1926 
Where? 1926 
Big cap banks 1926 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 511 
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