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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6703 
End of Life 6703 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6703 
Shallow ambitions 6703 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6703 
Acronym 6703 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6691 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6691 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6691 
It is comming along.... 6510 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6510 
The perfect corrector. 6510 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6510 
The perfect corrector - II 6509 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6508 
Wrong values shown 6507 
The deliberate mistakes? 6507 
330R anode resistors 6507 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6507 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6507 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6505 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6505 
Going on from "There" 6505 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6505 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6504 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6503 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6503 
Good for them. 6503 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6503 
A few more 6503 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6503 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6502 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6502 
Hybridizing 6502 
I love it! 6502 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6500 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6500 
SSG 6499 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6499 
USSR SSG 6499 
USSR SSG 6499 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6499 
Fixed bias 6499 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6499 
More on this, please 6498 
Interesting development! 6498 
One-Story Jack 6498 
Nature's Bias 6498 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6498 
Apologies! 6497 
Tunable Y-factor? 6497 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6497 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6492 
The sound of one hand clapping 6492 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6491 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6483 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6483 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6482 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6482 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6482 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6397 
Specific air cap changes 6397 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6397 
One tube, two channels? 6397 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6397 
"Crosstalk" 6396 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6355 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6334 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5908 
Sucks! 5836 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5835 
Um, what? 5835 
Alternative Transformer 5835 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5835 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5835 
Hmmm,I suspect 5835 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5827 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5815 
The 100Hz hum? 5815 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5815 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5815 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5814 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5814 
DIY Air-Caps? 5814 
Capacitors 5811 
Hum again. 5790 
Hm, again.... 5790 
Tribute MC iron 5505 
Changing loads 5501 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5501 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5500 
Loading on primary? 5500 
Anticipating the needs 5500 
CCS heating? 5463 
2nd stage bias mystery 5346 
It is true but it negligible. 5346 
V2 biasing continued 5345 
Works +/- properly 5344 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5344 
My assault 5317 
What, No Breadboard? 5317 
Don't laugh too loud... 5317 
So far it is good. 5317 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5317 
The assembly and the buzz 5316 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5316 
Caps and chokes 5316 
The price of fame 5316 
Tribute 5316 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5316 
Schematics 5316 
Traces 5316 
Moving Magnet 5316 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5316 
Cat smells fish? 5315 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5315 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5315 
In the box 5315 
Schematics II 5315 
A few comments. 5315 
Miscelanea 5315 
I am surprised. 5315 
Don't be 5314 
It is not about power supply. 5314 
EMI/RFI madness 5314 
Drinking in Modulation 5314 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5314 
Finito 5313 
It is only partially outside the context. 5313 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5312 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5312 
Corresponding to ? 5312 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5285 
Qualitat 5284 
The baby is sick 5240 
Last Cleaning? 5240 
Mine too... 5240 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5240 
What the hell is going on!!! 5240 
...air-caps dirty.... 5239 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5239 
Hum points 5239 
Beats and pieces. 5239 
What else? 5239 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5239 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5239 
Veggie ham 5239 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5238 
Holly idiocy! 5237 
Yes sir 5235 
I think your game is not over. 5235 
More ham 5235 
Route(s) to Ground 5235 
Grounding arrangement 5234 
Ground Thoughts 5233 
0A2 Question 5233 
Where is the Bolt? 5233 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5233 
"End of Live" tube set 5233 
GND plane 5233 
That crazy 7025. 5233 
Distributed bolt 5233 
Amperex ECC83 5233 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5233 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5233 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5233 
More findings 5232 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5232 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5231 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5231 
Grounding and trannies 5231 
Ignorance is bliss... 5229 
Shakey DIY Basics 5229 
Poor photographer 5229 
Spare the Oxen... 5229 
Is SiC sick? 5227 
Possible, so what? 5227 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5226 
Seek and you’ll find. 5226 
Filament 5226 
Filament considerations 5226 
Air caps?Buffer? 5226 
Exorcisms 5180 
Floating? 5179 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5172 
Toilet ham 5172 
The Shield 5171 
It is hard to say. 5171 
Fake bugle/teles 5171 
Never again. 5171 
Bingo! 5162 
Total current per channel 5155 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5155 
I like iron 5155 
Choke ringing 5155 
Ringing 5155 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5155 
Choke ringing again 5154 
What ringing? 5154 
Ring-ring 5154 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5154 
TT Rider 5154 
Snubbers and motors 5153 
Nice idea... 5153 
B+ 5153 
Shielded Interconnect 5153 
IC shields 5150 
The horrors of calibration 4998 
Floating Away 4998 
Ground is +/- understood 4997 
"Calibrate"??? 4997 
The self-serving calibrations. 4996 
Fighting with RIAA 4996 
The Usual 4996 
That's it! 4996 
Parts Location 4996 
Lush layout 4995 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4947 
It might be very impressive 4947 
To be clear 4947 
Shall I co? 4946 
Parts 4946 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4946 
What does it mean? 4946 
Come on! 4946 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4946 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4946 
EAR polite recess 4946 
Power sequencing? 4916 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4916 
3 Position switch 4915 
How true... 4915 
DIY Failsafe 4915 
Switch.. 4890 
Calibration problem 4865 
Resolved 4862 
Looks good 4861 
Fat LF 4861 
Loading Up 4861 
SUT's 4861 
Shunt regulation 4780 
Application dependent 4780 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4748 
It migh be an interesting company. 4748 
Amo/silver 4748 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4748 
Silver considerations 4748 
Again With the Amo 4748 
Silver path 4748 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4748 
The Path of Least Resistance 4747 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4747 
Foil 4747 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4747 
Audiopedophile's hell 4747 
In da house 4746 
Consistent anality 4745 
Right 4745 
A speculation 4743 
Mone on silver Trabants 4742 
Parts Ag 4742 
Trabant done in pure silver 4742 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4742 
Silver swamp 4742 
In the Long Run 4742 
2RM? 4737 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4737 
DIY 4736 
95%? 4736 
More on that 4736 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4736 
Fully shielded 4736 
Interesting 4736 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3932 
Creative people 3932 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3932 
It is what it is. 3931 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3931 
Gray market 3931 
Mix up 3930 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3930 
Sound beats engeneering 3337 
Engineering Crap 3337 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3337 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2834 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2249 
Snubbers 2197 
More on snubbers 2197 
Capacitors Question 2197 
Capacitors & updates 2197 
Z-foil 2197 
Loading resistors & sockets 2197 
Low noise tubes 2196 
What Works Where 2195 
What are the REAL goals? 2195 
Good engineering parctices 2195 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2195 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2195 
It was 13 years back... 2195 
Thank you 2195 
Tube Selection 2184 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2081 
Big output capacitor question. 1842 
Context/Application/Circuit 1841 
EAR 1841 
Of Course... 1841 
834pT 1840 
Who knows.... 1840 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1839 
Where? 1839 
Big cap banks 1839 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 424 
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