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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6731 
End of Life 6731 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6731 
Shallow ambitions 6731 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6731 
Acronym 6731 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6719 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6719 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6719 
It is comming along.... 6538 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6538 
The perfect corrector. 6538 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6538 
The perfect corrector - II 6537 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6536 
Wrong values shown 6535 
The deliberate mistakes? 6535 
330R anode resistors 6535 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6535 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6535 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6533 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6533 
Going on from "There" 6533 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6533 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6532 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6531 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6531 
Good for them. 6531 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6531 
A few more 6531 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6531 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6530 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6530 
Hybridizing 6530 
I love it! 6530 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6528 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6528 
SSG 6527 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6527 
USSR SSG 6527 
USSR SSG 6527 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6527 
Fixed bias 6527 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6527 
More on this, please 6526 
Interesting development! 6526 
One-Story Jack 6526 
Nature's Bias 6526 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6526 
Apologies! 6525 
Tunable Y-factor? 6525 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6525 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6520 
The sound of one hand clapping 6520 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6519 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6511 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6511 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6510 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6510 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6510 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6425 
Specific air cap changes 6425 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6425 
One tube, two channels? 6425 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6425 
"Crosstalk" 6424 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6383 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6362 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5936 
Sucks! 5864 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5863 
Um, what? 5863 
Alternative Transformer 5863 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5863 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5863 
Hmmm,I suspect 5863 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5855 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5843 
The 100Hz hum? 5843 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5843 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5843 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5842 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5842 
DIY Air-Caps? 5842 
Capacitors 5839 
Hum again. 5818 
Hm, again.... 5818 
Tribute MC iron 5533 
Changing loads 5529 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5529 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5528 
Loading on primary? 5528 
Anticipating the needs 5528 
CCS heating? 5491 
2nd stage bias mystery 5374 
It is true but it negligible. 5374 
V2 biasing continued 5373 
Works +/- properly 5372 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5372 
My assault 5345 
What, No Breadboard? 5345 
Don't laugh too loud... 5345 
So far it is good. 5345 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5345 
The assembly and the buzz 5344 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5344 
Caps and chokes 5344 
The price of fame 5344 
Tribute 5344 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5344 
Schematics 5344 
Traces 5344 
Moving Magnet 5344 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5344 
Cat smells fish? 5343 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5343 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5343 
In the box 5343 
Schematics II 5343 
A few comments. 5343 
Miscelanea 5343 
I am surprised. 5343 
Don't be 5342 
It is not about power supply. 5342 
EMI/RFI madness 5342 
Drinking in Modulation 5342 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5342 
Finito 5341 
It is only partially outside the context. 5341 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5340 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5340 
Corresponding to ? 5340 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5313 
Qualitat 5312 
The baby is sick 5268 
Last Cleaning? 5268 
Mine too... 5268 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5268 
What the hell is going on!!! 5268 
...air-caps dirty.... 5267 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5267 
Hum points 5267 
Beats and pieces. 5267 
What else? 5267 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5267 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5267 
Veggie ham 5267 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5266 
Holly idiocy! 5265 
Yes sir 5263 
I think your game is not over. 5263 
More ham 5263 
Route(s) to Ground 5263 
Grounding arrangement 5262 
Ground Thoughts 5261 
0A2 Question 5261 
Where is the Bolt? 5261 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5261 
"End of Live" tube set 5261 
GND plane 5261 
That crazy 7025. 5261 
Distributed bolt 5261 
Amperex ECC83 5261 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5261 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5261 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5261 
More findings 5260 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5260 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5259 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5259 
Grounding and trannies 5259 
Ignorance is bliss... 5257 
Shakey DIY Basics 5257 
Poor photographer 5257 
Spare the Oxen... 5257 
Is SiC sick? 5255 
Possible, so what? 5255 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5254 
Seek and you’ll find. 5254 
Filament 5254 
Filament considerations 5254 
Air caps?Buffer? 5254 
Exorcisms 5208 
Floating? 5207 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5200 
Toilet ham 5200 
The Shield 5199 
It is hard to say. 5199 
Fake bugle/teles 5199 
Never again. 5199 
Bingo! 5190 
Total current per channel 5183 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5183 
I like iron 5183 
Choke ringing 5183 
Ringing 5183 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5183 
Choke ringing again 5182 
What ringing? 5182 
Ring-ring 5182 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5182 
TT Rider 5182 
Snubbers and motors 5181 
Nice idea... 5181 
B+ 5181 
Shielded Interconnect 5181 
IC shields 5178 
The horrors of calibration 5026 
Floating Away 5026 
Ground is +/- understood 5025 
"Calibrate"??? 5025 
The self-serving calibrations. 5024 
Fighting with RIAA 5024 
The Usual 5024 
That's it! 5024 
Parts Location 5024 
Lush layout 5023 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4975 
It might be very impressive 4975 
To be clear 4975 
Shall I co? 4974 
Parts 4974 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4974 
What does it mean? 4974 
Come on! 4974 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4974 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4974 
EAR polite recess 4974 
Power sequencing? 4944 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4944 
3 Position switch 4943 
How true... 4943 
DIY Failsafe 4943 
Switch.. 4918 
Calibration problem 4893 
Resolved 4890 
Looks good 4889 
Fat LF 4889 
Loading Up 4889 
SUT's 4889 
Shunt regulation 4808 
Application dependent 4808 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4776 
It migh be an interesting company. 4776 
Amo/silver 4776 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4776 
Silver considerations 4776 
Again With the Amo 4776 
Silver path 4776 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4776 
The Path of Least Resistance 4775 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4775 
Foil 4775 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4775 
Audiopedophile's hell 4775 
In da house 4774 
Consistent anality 4773 
Right 4773 
A speculation 4771 
Mone on silver Trabants 4770 
Parts Ag 4770 
Trabant done in pure silver 4770 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4770 
Silver swamp 4770 
In the Long Run 4770 
2RM? 4765 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4765 
DIY 4764 
95%? 4764 
More on that 4764 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4764 
Fully shielded 4764 
Interesting 4764 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3960 
Creative people 3960 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3960 
It is what it is. 3959 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3959 
Gray market 3959 
Mix up 3958 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3958 
Sound beats engeneering 3365 
Engineering Crap 3365 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3365 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2862 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2277 
Snubbers 2225 
More on snubbers 2225 
Capacitors Question 2225 
Capacitors & updates 2225 
Z-foil 2225 
Loading resistors & sockets 2225 
Low noise tubes 2224 
What Works Where 2223 
What are the REAL goals? 2223 
Good engineering parctices 2223 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2223 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2223 
It was 13 years back... 2223 
Thank you 2223 
Tube Selection 2212 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2109 
Big output capacitor question. 1870 
Context/Application/Circuit 1869 
EAR 1869 
Of Course... 1869 
834pT 1868 
Who knows.... 1868 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1867 
Where? 1867 
Big cap banks 1867 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 452 
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