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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6699 
End of Life 6699 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6699 
Shallow ambitions 6699 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6699 
Acronym 6699 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6687 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6687 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6687 
It is comming along.... 6506 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6506 
The perfect corrector. 6506 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6506 
The perfect corrector - II 6505 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6504 
Wrong values shown 6503 
The deliberate mistakes? 6503 
330R anode resistors 6503 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6503 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6503 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6501 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6501 
Going on from "There" 6501 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6501 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6500 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6499 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6499 
Good for them. 6499 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6499 
A few more 6499 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6499 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6498 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6498 
Hybridizing 6498 
I love it! 6498 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6496 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6496 
SSG 6495 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6495 
USSR SSG 6495 
USSR SSG 6495 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6495 
Fixed bias 6495 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6495 
More on this, please 6494 
Interesting development! 6494 
One-Story Jack 6494 
Nature's Bias 6494 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6494 
Apologies! 6493 
Tunable Y-factor? 6493 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6493 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6488 
The sound of one hand clapping 6488 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6487 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6479 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6479 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6478 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6478 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6478 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6393 
Specific air cap changes 6393 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6393 
One tube, two channels? 6393 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6393 
"Crosstalk" 6392 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6351 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6330 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5904 
Sucks! 5832 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5831 
Um, what? 5831 
Alternative Transformer 5831 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5831 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5831 
Hmmm,I suspect 5831 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5823 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5811 
The 100Hz hum? 5811 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5811 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5811 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5810 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5810 
DIY Air-Caps? 5810 
Capacitors 5807 
Hum again. 5786 
Hm, again.... 5786 
Tribute MC iron 5501 
Changing loads 5497 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5497 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5496 
Loading on primary? 5496 
Anticipating the needs 5496 
CCS heating? 5459 
2nd stage bias mystery 5342 
It is true but it negligible. 5342 
V2 biasing continued 5341 
Works +/- properly 5340 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5340 
My assault 5313 
What, No Breadboard? 5313 
Don't laugh too loud... 5313 
So far it is good. 5313 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5313 
The assembly and the buzz 5312 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5312 
Caps and chokes 5312 
The price of fame 5312 
Tribute 5312 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5312 
Schematics 5312 
Traces 5312 
Moving Magnet 5312 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5312 
Cat smells fish? 5311 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5311 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5311 
In the box 5311 
Schematics II 5311 
A few comments. 5311 
Miscelanea 5311 
I am surprised. 5311 
Don't be 5310 
It is not about power supply. 5310 
EMI/RFI madness 5310 
Drinking in Modulation 5310 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5310 
Finito 5309 
It is only partially outside the context. 5309 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5308 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5308 
Corresponding to ? 5308 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5281 
Qualitat 5280 
The baby is sick 5236 
Last Cleaning? 5236 
Mine too... 5236 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5236 
What the hell is going on!!! 5236 
...air-caps dirty.... 5235 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5235 
Hum points 5235 
Beats and pieces. 5235 
What else? 5235 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5235 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5235 
Veggie ham 5235 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5234 
Holly idiocy! 5233 
Yes sir 5231 
I think your game is not over. 5231 
More ham 5231 
Route(s) to Ground 5231 
Grounding arrangement 5230 
Ground Thoughts 5229 
0A2 Question 5229 
Where is the Bolt? 5229 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5229 
"End of Live" tube set 5229 
GND plane 5229 
That crazy 7025. 5229 
Distributed bolt 5229 
Amperex ECC83 5229 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5229 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5229 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5229 
More findings 5228 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5228 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5227 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5227 
Grounding and trannies 5227 
Ignorance is bliss... 5225 
Shakey DIY Basics 5225 
Poor photographer 5225 
Spare the Oxen... 5225 
Is SiC sick? 5223 
Possible, so what? 5223 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5222 
Seek and you’ll find. 5222 
Filament 5222 
Filament considerations 5222 
Air caps?Buffer? 5222 
Exorcisms 5176 
Floating? 5175 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5168 
Toilet ham 5168 
The Shield 5167 
It is hard to say. 5167 
Fake bugle/teles 5167 
Never again. 5167 
Bingo! 5158 
Total current per channel 5151 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5151 
I like iron 5151 
Choke ringing 5151 
Ringing 5151 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5151 
Choke ringing again 5150 
What ringing? 5150 
Ring-ring 5150 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5150 
TT Rider 5150 
Snubbers and motors 5149 
Nice idea... 5149 
B+ 5149 
Shielded Interconnect 5149 
IC shields 5146 
The horrors of calibration 4994 
Floating Away 4994 
Ground is +/- understood 4993 
"Calibrate"??? 4993 
The self-serving calibrations. 4992 
Fighting with RIAA 4992 
The Usual 4992 
That's it! 4992 
Parts Location 4992 
Lush layout 4991 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4943 
It might be very impressive 4943 
To be clear 4943 
Shall I co? 4942 
Parts 4942 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4942 
What does it mean? 4942 
Come on! 4942 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4942 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4942 
EAR polite recess 4942 
Power sequencing? 4912 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4912 
3 Position switch 4911 
How true... 4911 
DIY Failsafe 4911 
Switch.. 4886 
Calibration problem 4861 
Resolved 4858 
Looks good 4857 
Fat LF 4857 
Loading Up 4857 
SUT's 4857 
Shunt regulation 4776 
Application dependent 4776 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4744 
It migh be an interesting company. 4744 
Amo/silver 4744 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4744 
Silver considerations 4744 
Again With the Amo 4744 
Silver path 4744 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4744 
The Path of Least Resistance 4743 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4743 
Foil 4743 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4743 
Audiopedophile's hell 4743 
In da house 4742 
Consistent anality 4741 
Right 4741 
A speculation 4739 
Mone on silver Trabants 4738 
Parts Ag 4738 
Trabant done in pure silver 4738 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4738 
Silver swamp 4738 
In the Long Run 4738 
2RM? 4733 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4733 
DIY 4732 
95%? 4732 
More on that 4732 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4732 
Fully shielded 4732 
Interesting 4732 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3928 
Creative people 3928 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3928 
It is what it is. 3927 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3927 
Gray market 3927 
Mix up 3926 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3926 
Sound beats engeneering 3333 
Engineering Crap 3333 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3333 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2830 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2245 
Snubbers 2193 
More on snubbers 2193 
Capacitors Question 2193 
Capacitors & updates 2193 
Z-foil 2193 
Loading resistors & sockets 2193 
Low noise tubes 2192 
What Works Where 2191 
What are the REAL goals? 2191 
Good engineering parctices 2191 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2191 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2191 
It was 13 years back... 2191 
Thank you 2191 
Tube Selection 2180 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2077 
Big output capacitor question. 1838 
Context/Application/Circuit 1837 
EAR 1837 
Of Course... 1837 
834pT 1836 
Who knows.... 1836 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1835 
Where? 1835 
Big cap banks 1835 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 420 
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