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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6754 
End of Life 6754 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6754 
Shallow ambitions 6754 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6754 
Acronym 6754 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6742 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6742 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6742 
It is comming along.... 6561 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6561 
The perfect corrector. 6561 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6561 
The perfect corrector - II 6560 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6559 
Wrong values shown 6558 
The deliberate mistakes? 6558 
330R anode resistors 6558 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6558 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6558 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6556 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6556 
Going on from "There" 6556 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6556 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6555 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6554 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6554 
Good for them. 6554 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6554 
A few more 6554 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6554 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6553 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6553 
Hybridizing 6553 
I love it! 6553 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6551 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6551 
SSG 6550 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6550 
USSR SSG 6550 
USSR SSG 6550 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6550 
Fixed bias 6550 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6550 
More on this, please 6549 
Interesting development! 6549 
One-Story Jack 6549 
Nature's Bias 6549 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6549 
Apologies! 6548 
Tunable Y-factor? 6548 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6548 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6543 
The sound of one hand clapping 6543 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6542 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6534 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6534 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6533 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6533 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6533 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6448 
Specific air cap changes 6448 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6448 
One tube, two channels? 6448 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6448 
"Crosstalk" 6447 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6406 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6385 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5959 
Sucks! 5887 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5886 
Um, what? 5886 
Alternative Transformer 5886 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5886 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5886 
Hmmm,I suspect 5886 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5878 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5866 
The 100Hz hum? 5866 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5866 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5866 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5865 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5865 
DIY Air-Caps? 5865 
Capacitors 5862 
Hum again. 5841 
Hm, again.... 5841 
Tribute MC iron 5556 
Changing loads 5552 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5552 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5551 
Loading on primary? 5551 
Anticipating the needs 5551 
CCS heating? 5514 
2nd stage bias mystery 5397 
It is true but it negligible. 5397 
V2 biasing continued 5396 
Works +/- properly 5395 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5395 
My assault 5368 
What, No Breadboard? 5368 
Don't laugh too loud... 5368 
So far it is good. 5368 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5368 
The assembly and the buzz 5367 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5367 
Caps and chokes 5367 
The price of fame 5367 
Tribute 5367 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5367 
Schematics 5367 
Traces 5367 
Moving Magnet 5367 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5367 
Cat smells fish? 5366 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5366 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5366 
In the box 5366 
Schematics II 5366 
A few comments. 5366 
Miscelanea 5366 
I am surprised. 5366 
Don't be 5365 
It is not about power supply. 5365 
EMI/RFI madness 5365 
Drinking in Modulation 5365 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5365 
Finito 5364 
It is only partially outside the context. 5364 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5363 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5363 
Corresponding to ? 5363 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5336 
Qualitat 5335 
The baby is sick 5291 
Last Cleaning? 5291 
Mine too... 5291 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5291 
What the hell is going on!!! 5291 
...air-caps dirty.... 5290 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5290 
Hum points 5290 
Beats and pieces. 5290 
What else? 5290 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5290 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5290 
Veggie ham 5290 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5289 
Holly idiocy! 5288 
Yes sir 5286 
I think your game is not over. 5286 
More ham 5286 
Route(s) to Ground 5286 
Grounding arrangement 5285 
Ground Thoughts 5284 
0A2 Question 5284 
Where is the Bolt? 5284 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5284 
"End of Live" tube set 5284 
GND plane 5284 
That crazy 7025. 5284 
Distributed bolt 5284 
Amperex ECC83 5284 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5284 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5284 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5284 
More findings 5283 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5283 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5282 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5282 
Grounding and trannies 5282 
Ignorance is bliss... 5280 
Shakey DIY Basics 5280 
Poor photographer 5280 
Spare the Oxen... 5280 
Is SiC sick? 5278 
Possible, so what? 5278 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5277 
Seek and you’ll find. 5277 
Filament 5277 
Filament considerations 5277 
Air caps?Buffer? 5277 
Exorcisms 5231 
Floating? 5230 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5223 
Toilet ham 5223 
The Shield 5222 
It is hard to say. 5222 
Fake bugle/teles 5222 
Never again. 5222 
Bingo! 5213 
Total current per channel 5206 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5206 
I like iron 5206 
Choke ringing 5206 
Ringing 5206 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5206 
Choke ringing again 5205 
What ringing? 5205 
Ring-ring 5205 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5205 
TT Rider 5205 
Snubbers and motors 5204 
Nice idea... 5204 
B+ 5204 
Shielded Interconnect 5204 
IC shields 5201 
The horrors of calibration 5049 
Floating Away 5049 
Ground is +/- understood 5048 
"Calibrate"??? 5048 
The self-serving calibrations. 5047 
Fighting with RIAA 5047 
The Usual 5047 
That's it! 5047 
Parts Location 5047 
Lush layout 5046 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4998 
It might be very impressive 4998 
To be clear 4998 
Shall I co? 4997 
Parts 4997 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4997 
What does it mean? 4997 
Come on! 4997 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4997 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4997 
EAR polite recess 4997 
Power sequencing? 4967 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4967 
3 Position switch 4966 
How true... 4966 
DIY Failsafe 4966 
Switch.. 4941 
Calibration problem 4916 
Resolved 4913 
Looks good 4912 
Fat LF 4912 
Loading Up 4912 
SUT's 4912 
Shunt regulation 4831 
Application dependent 4831 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4799 
It migh be an interesting company. 4799 
Amo/silver 4799 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4799 
Silver considerations 4799 
Again With the Amo 4799 
Silver path 4799 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4799 
The Path of Least Resistance 4798 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4798 
Foil 4798 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4798 
Audiopedophile's hell 4798 
In da house 4797 
Consistent anality 4796 
Right 4796 
A speculation 4794 
Mone on silver Trabants 4793 
Parts Ag 4793 
Trabant done in pure silver 4793 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4793 
Silver swamp 4793 
In the Long Run 4793 
2RM? 4788 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4788 
DIY 4787 
95%? 4787 
More on that 4787 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4787 
Fully shielded 4787 
Interesting 4787 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3983 
Creative people 3983 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3983 
It is what it is. 3982 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3982 
Gray market 3982 
Mix up 3981 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3981 
Sound beats engeneering 3388 
Engineering Crap 3388 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3388 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2885 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2300 
Snubbers 2248 
More on snubbers 2248 
Capacitors Question 2248 
Capacitors & updates 2248 
Z-foil 2248 
Loading resistors & sockets 2248 
Low noise tubes 2247 
What Works Where 2246 
What are the REAL goals? 2246 
Good engineering parctices 2246 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2246 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2246 
It was 13 years back... 2246 
Thank you 2246 
Tube Selection 2235 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2132 
Big output capacitor question. 1893 
Context/Application/Circuit 1892 
EAR 1892 
Of Course... 1892 
834pT 1891 
Who knows.... 1891 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1890 
Where? 1890 
Big cap banks 1890 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 475 
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