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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6792 
End of Life 6792 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6792 
Shallow ambitions 6792 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6792 
Acronym 6792 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6780 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6780 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6780 
It is comming along.... 6599 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6599 
The perfect corrector. 6599 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6599 
The perfect corrector - II 6598 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6597 
Wrong values shown 6596 
The deliberate mistakes? 6596 
330R anode resistors 6596 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6596 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6596 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6594 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6594 
Going on from "There" 6594 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6594 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6593 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6592 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6592 
Good for them. 6592 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6592 
A few more 6592 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6592 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6591 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6591 
Hybridizing 6591 
I love it! 6591 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6589 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6589 
SSG 6588 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6588 
USSR SSG 6588 
USSR SSG 6588 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6588 
Fixed bias 6588 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6588 
More on this, please 6587 
Interesting development! 6587 
One-Story Jack 6587 
Nature's Bias 6587 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6587 
Apologies! 6586 
Tunable Y-factor? 6586 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6586 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6581 
The sound of one hand clapping 6581 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6580 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6572 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6572 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6571 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6571 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6571 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6486 
Specific air cap changes 6486 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6486 
One tube, two channels? 6486 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6486 
"Crosstalk" 6485 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6444 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6423 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5997 
Sucks! 5925 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5924 
Um, what? 5924 
Alternative Transformer 5924 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5924 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5924 
Hmmm,I suspect 5924 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5916 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5904 
The 100Hz hum? 5904 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5904 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5904 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5903 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5903 
DIY Air-Caps? 5903 
Capacitors 5900 
Hum again. 5879 
Hm, again.... 5879 
Tribute MC iron 5594 
Changing loads 5590 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5590 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5589 
Loading on primary? 5589 
Anticipating the needs 5589 
CCS heating? 5552 
2nd stage bias mystery 5435 
It is true but it negligible. 5435 
V2 biasing continued 5434 
Works +/- properly 5433 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5433 
My assault 5406 
What, No Breadboard? 5406 
Don't laugh too loud... 5406 
So far it is good. 5406 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5406 
The assembly and the buzz 5405 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5405 
Caps and chokes 5405 
The price of fame 5405 
Tribute 5405 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5405 
Schematics 5405 
Traces 5405 
Moving Magnet 5405 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5405 
Cat smells fish? 5404 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5404 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5404 
In the box 5404 
Schematics II 5404 
A few comments. 5404 
Miscelanea 5404 
I am surprised. 5404 
Don't be 5403 
It is not about power supply. 5403 
EMI/RFI madness 5403 
Drinking in Modulation 5403 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5403 
Finito 5402 
It is only partially outside the context. 5402 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5401 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5401 
Corresponding to ? 5401 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5374 
Qualitat 5373 
The baby is sick 5329 
Last Cleaning? 5329 
Mine too... 5329 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5329 
What the hell is going on!!! 5329 
...air-caps dirty.... 5328 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5328 
Hum points 5328 
Beats and pieces. 5328 
What else? 5328 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5328 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5328 
Veggie ham 5328 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5327 
Holly idiocy! 5326 
Yes sir 5324 
I think your game is not over. 5324 
More ham 5324 
Route(s) to Ground 5324 
Grounding arrangement 5323 
Ground Thoughts 5322 
0A2 Question 5322 
Where is the Bolt? 5322 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5322 
"End of Live" tube set 5322 
GND plane 5322 
That crazy 7025. 5322 
Distributed bolt 5322 
Amperex ECC83 5322 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5322 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5322 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5322 
More findings 5321 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5321 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5320 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5320 
Grounding and trannies 5320 
Ignorance is bliss... 5318 
Shakey DIY Basics 5318 
Poor photographer 5318 
Spare the Oxen... 5318 
Is SiC sick? 5316 
Possible, so what? 5316 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5315 
Seek and you’ll find. 5315 
Filament 5315 
Filament considerations 5315 
Air caps?Buffer? 5315 
Exorcisms 5269 
Floating? 5268 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5261 
Toilet ham 5261 
The Shield 5260 
It is hard to say. 5260 
Fake bugle/teles 5260 
Never again. 5260 
Bingo! 5251 
Total current per channel 5244 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5244 
I like iron 5244 
Choke ringing 5244 
Ringing 5244 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5244 
Choke ringing again 5243 
What ringing? 5243 
Ring-ring 5243 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5243 
TT Rider 5243 
Snubbers and motors 5242 
Nice idea... 5242 
B+ 5242 
Shielded Interconnect 5242 
IC shields 5239 
The horrors of calibration 5087 
Floating Away 5087 
Ground is +/- understood 5086 
"Calibrate"??? 5086 
The self-serving calibrations. 5085 
Fighting with RIAA 5085 
The Usual 5085 
That's it! 5085 
Parts Location 5085 
Lush layout 5084 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5036 
It might be very impressive 5036 
To be clear 5036 
Shall I co? 5035 
Parts 5035 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5035 
What does it mean? 5035 
Come on! 5035 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5035 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5035 
EAR polite recess 5035 
Power sequencing? 5005 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5005 
3 Position switch 5004 
How true... 5004 
DIY Failsafe 5004 
Switch.. 4979 
Calibration problem 4954 
Resolved 4951 
Looks good 4950 
Fat LF 4950 
Loading Up 4950 
SUT's 4950 
Shunt regulation 4869 
Application dependent 4869 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4837 
It migh be an interesting company. 4837 
Amo/silver 4837 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4837 
Silver considerations 4837 
Again With the Amo 4837 
Silver path 4837 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4837 
The Path of Least Resistance 4836 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4836 
Foil 4836 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4836 
Audiopedophile's hell 4836 
In da house 4835 
Consistent anality 4834 
Right 4834 
A speculation 4832 
Mone on silver Trabants 4831 
Parts Ag 4831 
Trabant done in pure silver 4831 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4831 
Silver swamp 4831 
In the Long Run 4831 
2RM? 4826 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4826 
DIY 4825 
95%? 4825 
More on that 4825 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4825 
Fully shielded 4825 
Interesting 4825 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4021 
Creative people 4021 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4021 
It is what it is. 4020 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4020 
Gray market 4020 
Mix up 4019 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4019 
Sound beats engeneering 3426 
Engineering Crap 3426 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3426 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2923 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2338 
Snubbers 2286 
More on snubbers 2286 
Capacitors Question 2286 
Capacitors & updates 2286 
Z-foil 2286 
Loading resistors & sockets 2286 
Low noise tubes 2285 
What Works Where 2284 
What are the REAL goals? 2284 
Good engineering parctices 2284 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2284 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2284 
It was 13 years back... 2284 
Thank you 2284 
Tube Selection 2273 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2170 
Big output capacitor question. 1931 
Context/Application/Circuit 1930 
EAR 1930 
Of Course... 1930 
834pT 1929 
Who knows.... 1929 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1928 
Where? 1928 
Big cap banks 1928 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 513 
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