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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6445 
End of Life 6445 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6445 
Shallow ambitions 6445 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6445 
Acronym 6445 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6433 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6433 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6433 
It is comming along.... 6252 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6252 
The perfect corrector. 6252 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6252 
The perfect corrector - II 6251 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6250 
Wrong values shown 6249 
The deliberate mistakes? 6249 
330R anode resistors 6249 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6249 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6249 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6247 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6247 
Going on from "There" 6247 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6247 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6246 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6245 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6245 
Good for them. 6245 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6245 
A few more 6245 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6245 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6244 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6244 
Hybridizing 6244 
I love it! 6244 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6242 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6242 
SSG 6241 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6241 
USSR SSG 6241 
USSR SSG 6241 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6241 
Fixed bias 6241 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6241 
More on this, please 6240 
Interesting development! 6240 
One-Story Jack 6240 
Nature's Bias 6240 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6240 
Apologies! 6239 
Tunable Y-factor? 6239 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6239 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6234 
The sound of one hand clapping 6234 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6233 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6225 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6225 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6224 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6224 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6224 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6139 
Specific air cap changes 6139 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6139 
One tube, two channels? 6139 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6139 
"Crosstalk" 6138 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6097 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6076 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5650 
Sucks! 5578 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5577 
Um, what? 5577 
Alternative Transformer 5577 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5577 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5577 
Hmmm,I suspect 5577 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5569 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5557 
The 100Hz hum? 5557 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5557 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5557 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5556 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5556 
DIY Air-Caps? 5556 
Capacitors 5553 
Hum again. 5532 
Hm, again.... 5532 
Tribute MC iron 5247 
Changing loads 5243 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5243 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5242 
Loading on primary? 5242 
Anticipating the needs 5242 
CCS heating? 5205 
2nd stage bias mystery 5088 
It is true but it negligible. 5088 
V2 biasing continued 5087 
Works +/- properly 5086 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5086 
My assault 5059 
What, No Breadboard? 5059 
Don't laugh too loud... 5059 
So far it is good. 5059 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5059 
The assembly and the buzz 5058 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5058 
Caps and chokes 5058 
The price of fame 5058 
Tribute 5058 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5058 
Schematics 5058 
Traces 5058 
Moving Magnet 5058 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5058 
Cat smells fish? 5057 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5057 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5057 
In the box 5057 
Schematics II 5057 
A few comments. 5057 
Miscelanea 5057 
I am surprised. 5057 
Don't be 5056 
It is not about power supply. 5056 
EMI/RFI madness 5056 
Drinking in Modulation 5056 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5056 
Finito 5055 
It is only partially outside the context. 5055 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5054 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5054 
Corresponding to ? 5054 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5027 
Qualitat 5026 
The baby is sick 4982 
Last Cleaning? 4982 
Mine too... 4982 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 4982 
What the hell is going on!!! 4982 
...air-caps dirty.... 4981 
Too obvious perhaps ... 4981 
Hum points 4981 
Beats and pieces. 4981 
What else? 4981 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 4981 
I do not think that it is electrical. 4981 
Veggie ham 4981 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 4980 
Holly idiocy! 4979 
Yes sir 4977 
I think your game is not over. 4977 
More ham 4977 
Route(s) to Ground 4977 
Grounding arrangement 4976 
Ground Thoughts 4975 
0A2 Question 4975 
Where is the Bolt? 4975 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 4975 
"End of Live" tube set 4975 
GND plane 4975 
That crazy 7025. 4975 
Distributed bolt 4975 
Amperex ECC83 4975 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 4975 
ECC83 Amperex picture 4975 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 4975 
More findings 4974 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 4974 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 4973 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 4973 
Grounding and trannies 4973 
Ignorance is bliss... 4971 
Shakey DIY Basics 4971 
Poor photographer 4971 
Spare the Oxen... 4971 
Is SiC sick? 4969 
Possible, so what? 4969 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 4968 
Seek and you’ll find. 4968 
Filament 4968 
Filament considerations 4968 
Air caps?Buffer? 4968 
Exorcisms 4922 
Floating? 4921 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 4914 
Toilet ham 4914 
The Shield 4913 
It is hard to say. 4913 
Fake bugle/teles 4913 
Never again. 4913 
Bingo! 4904 
Total current per channel 4897 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 4897 
I like iron 4897 
Choke ringing 4897 
Ringing 4897 
Ringing is a BS reason. 4897 
Choke ringing again 4896 
What ringing? 4896 
Ring-ring 4896 
Fight Fire with Fire? 4896 
TT Rider 4896 
Snubbers and motors 4895 
Nice idea... 4895 
B+ 4895 
Shielded Interconnect 4895 
IC shields 4892 
The horrors of calibration 4740 
Floating Away 4740 
Ground is +/- understood 4739 
"Calibrate"??? 4739 
The self-serving calibrations. 4738 
Fighting with RIAA 4738 
The Usual 4738 
That's it! 4738 
Parts Location 4738 
Lush layout 4737 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4689 
It might be very impressive 4689 
To be clear 4689 
Shall I co? 4688 
Parts 4688 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4688 
What does it mean? 4688 
Come on! 4688 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4688 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4688 
EAR polite recess 4688 
Power sequencing? 4658 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4658 
3 Position switch 4657 
How true... 4657 
DIY Failsafe 4657 
Switch.. 4632 
Calibration problem 4607 
Resolved 4604 
Looks good 4603 
Fat LF 4603 
Loading Up 4603 
SUT's 4603 
Shunt regulation 4522 
Application dependent 4522 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4490 
It migh be an interesting company. 4490 
Amo/silver 4490 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4490 
Silver considerations 4490 
Again With the Amo 4490 
Silver path 4490 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4490 
The Path of Least Resistance 4489 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4489 
Foil 4489 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4489 
Audiopedophile's hell 4489 
In da house 4488 
Consistent anality 4487 
Right 4487 
A speculation 4485 
Mone on silver Trabants 4484 
Parts Ag 4484 
Trabant done in pure silver 4484 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4484 
Silver swamp 4484 
In the Long Run 4484 
2RM? 4479 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4479 
DIY 4478 
95%? 4478 
More on that 4478 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4478 
Fully shielded 4478 
Interesting 4478 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3674 
Creative people 3674 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3674 
It is what it is. 3673 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3673 
Gray market 3673 
Mix up 3672 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3672 
Sound beats engeneering 3079 
Engineering Crap 3079 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3079 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2576 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 1991 
Snubbers 1939 
More on snubbers 1939 
Capacitors Question 1939 
Capacitors & updates 1939 
Z-foil 1939 
Loading resistors & sockets 1939 
Low noise tubes 1938 
What Works Where 1937 
What are the REAL goals? 1937 
Good engineering parctices 1937 
Physical attributes of devices matter 1937 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 1937 
It was 13 years back... 1937 
Thank you 1937 
Tube Selection 1926 
Valvo mesh 0A2 1823 
Big output capacitor question. 1584 
Context/Application/Circuit 1583 
EAR 1583 
Of Course... 1583 
834pT 1582 
Who knows.... 1582 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1581 
Where? 1581 
Big cap banks 1581 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 166 
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