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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6682 
End of Life 6682 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6682 
Shallow ambitions 6682 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6682 
Acronym 6682 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6670 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6670 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6670 
It is comming along.... 6489 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6489 
The perfect corrector. 6489 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6489 
The perfect corrector - II 6488 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6487 
Wrong values shown 6486 
The deliberate mistakes? 6486 
330R anode resistors 6486 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6486 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6486 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6484 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6484 
Going on from "There" 6484 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6484 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6483 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6482 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6482 
Good for them. 6482 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6482 
A few more 6482 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6482 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6481 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6481 
Hybridizing 6481 
I love it! 6481 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6479 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6479 
SSG 6478 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6478 
USSR SSG 6478 
USSR SSG 6478 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6478 
Fixed bias 6478 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6478 
More on this, please 6477 
Interesting development! 6477 
One-Story Jack 6477 
Nature's Bias 6477 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6477 
Apologies! 6476 
Tunable Y-factor? 6476 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6476 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6471 
The sound of one hand clapping 6471 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6470 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6462 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6462 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6461 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6461 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6461 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6376 
Specific air cap changes 6376 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6376 
One tube, two channels? 6376 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6376 
"Crosstalk" 6375 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6334 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6313 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5887 
Sucks! 5815 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5814 
Um, what? 5814 
Alternative Transformer 5814 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5814 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5814 
Hmmm,I suspect 5814 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5806 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5794 
The 100Hz hum? 5794 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5794 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5794 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5793 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5793 
DIY Air-Caps? 5793 
Capacitors 5790 
Hum again. 5769 
Hm, again.... 5769 
Tribute MC iron 5484 
Changing loads 5480 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5480 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5479 
Loading on primary? 5479 
Anticipating the needs 5479 
CCS heating? 5442 
2nd stage bias mystery 5325 
It is true but it negligible. 5325 
V2 biasing continued 5324 
Works +/- properly 5323 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5323 
My assault 5296 
What, No Breadboard? 5296 
Don't laugh too loud... 5296 
So far it is good. 5296 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5296 
The assembly and the buzz 5295 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5295 
Caps and chokes 5295 
The price of fame 5295 
Tribute 5295 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5295 
Schematics 5295 
Traces 5295 
Moving Magnet 5295 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5295 
Cat smells fish? 5294 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5294 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5294 
In the box 5294 
Schematics II 5294 
A few comments. 5294 
Miscelanea 5294 
I am surprised. 5294 
Don't be 5293 
It is not about power supply. 5293 
EMI/RFI madness 5293 
Drinking in Modulation 5293 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5293 
Finito 5292 
It is only partially outside the context. 5292 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5291 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5291 
Corresponding to ? 5291 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5264 
Qualitat 5263 
The baby is sick 5219 
Last Cleaning? 5219 
Mine too... 5219 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5219 
What the hell is going on!!! 5219 
...air-caps dirty.... 5218 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5218 
Hum points 5218 
Beats and pieces. 5218 
What else? 5218 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5218 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5218 
Veggie ham 5218 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5217 
Holly idiocy! 5216 
Yes sir 5214 
I think your game is not over. 5214 
More ham 5214 
Route(s) to Ground 5214 
Grounding arrangement 5213 
Ground Thoughts 5212 
0A2 Question 5212 
Where is the Bolt? 5212 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5212 
"End of Live" tube set 5212 
GND plane 5212 
That crazy 7025. 5212 
Distributed bolt 5212 
Amperex ECC83 5212 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5212 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5212 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5212 
More findings 5211 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5211 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5210 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5210 
Grounding and trannies 5210 
Ignorance is bliss... 5208 
Shakey DIY Basics 5208 
Poor photographer 5208 
Spare the Oxen... 5208 
Is SiC sick? 5206 
Possible, so what? 5206 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5205 
Seek and you’ll find. 5205 
Filament 5205 
Filament considerations 5205 
Air caps?Buffer? 5205 
Exorcisms 5159 
Floating? 5158 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5151 
Toilet ham 5151 
The Shield 5150 
It is hard to say. 5150 
Fake bugle/teles 5150 
Never again. 5150 
Bingo! 5141 
Total current per channel 5134 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5134 
I like iron 5134 
Choke ringing 5134 
Ringing 5134 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5134 
Choke ringing again 5133 
What ringing? 5133 
Ring-ring 5133 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5133 
TT Rider 5133 
Snubbers and motors 5132 
Nice idea... 5132 
B+ 5132 
Shielded Interconnect 5132 
IC shields 5129 
The horrors of calibration 4977 
Floating Away 4977 
Ground is +/- understood 4976 
"Calibrate"??? 4976 
The self-serving calibrations. 4975 
Fighting with RIAA 4975 
The Usual 4975 
That's it! 4975 
Parts Location 4975 
Lush layout 4974 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4926 
It might be very impressive 4926 
To be clear 4926 
Shall I co? 4925 
Parts 4925 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4925 
What does it mean? 4925 
Come on! 4925 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4925 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4925 
EAR polite recess 4925 
Power sequencing? 4895 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4895 
3 Position switch 4894 
How true... 4894 
DIY Failsafe 4894 
Switch.. 4869 
Calibration problem 4844 
Resolved 4841 
Looks good 4840 
Fat LF 4840 
Loading Up 4840 
SUT's 4840 
Shunt regulation 4759 
Application dependent 4759 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4727 
It migh be an interesting company. 4727 
Amo/silver 4727 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4727 
Silver considerations 4727 
Again With the Amo 4727 
Silver path 4727 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4727 
The Path of Least Resistance 4726 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4726 
Foil 4726 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4726 
Audiopedophile's hell 4726 
In da house 4725 
Consistent anality 4724 
Right 4724 
A speculation 4722 
Mone on silver Trabants 4721 
Parts Ag 4721 
Trabant done in pure silver 4721 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4721 
Silver swamp 4721 
In the Long Run 4721 
2RM? 4716 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4716 
DIY 4715 
95%? 4715 
More on that 4715 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4715 
Fully shielded 4715 
Interesting 4715 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3911 
Creative people 3911 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3911 
It is what it is. 3910 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3910 
Gray market 3910 
Mix up 3909 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3909 
Sound beats engeneering 3316 
Engineering Crap 3316 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3316 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2813 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2228 
Snubbers 2176 
More on snubbers 2176 
Capacitors Question 2176 
Capacitors & updates 2176 
Z-foil 2176 
Loading resistors & sockets 2176 
Low noise tubes 2175 
What Works Where 2174 
What are the REAL goals? 2174 
Good engineering parctices 2174 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2174 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2174 
It was 13 years back... 2174 
Thank you 2174 
Tube Selection 2163 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2060 
Big output capacitor question. 1821 
Context/Application/Circuit 1820 
EAR 1820 
Of Course... 1820 
834pT 1819 
Who knows.... 1819 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1818 
Where? 1818 
Big cap banks 1818 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 403 
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