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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6800 
End of Life 6800 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6800 
Shallow ambitions 6800 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6800 
Acronym 6800 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6788 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6788 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6788 
It is comming along.... 6607 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6607 
The perfect corrector. 6607 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6607 
The perfect corrector - II 6606 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6605 
Wrong values shown 6604 
The deliberate mistakes? 6604 
330R anode resistors 6604 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6604 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6604 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6602 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6602 
Going on from "There" 6602 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6602 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6601 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6600 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6600 
Good for them. 6600 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6600 
A few more 6600 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6600 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6599 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6599 
Hybridizing 6599 
I love it! 6599 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6597 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6597 
SSG 6596 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6596 
USSR SSG 6596 
USSR SSG 6596 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6596 
Fixed bias 6596 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6596 
More on this, please 6595 
Interesting development! 6595 
One-Story Jack 6595 
Nature's Bias 6595 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6595 
Apologies! 6594 
Tunable Y-factor? 6594 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6594 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6589 
The sound of one hand clapping 6589 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6588 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6580 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6580 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6579 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6579 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6579 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6494 
Specific air cap changes 6494 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6494 
One tube, two channels? 6494 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6494 
"Crosstalk" 6493 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6452 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6431 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6005 
Sucks! 5933 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5932 
Um, what? 5932 
Alternative Transformer 5932 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5932 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5932 
Hmmm,I suspect 5932 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5924 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5912 
The 100Hz hum? 5912 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5912 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5912 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5911 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5911 
DIY Air-Caps? 5911 
Capacitors 5908 
Hum again. 5887 
Hm, again.... 5887 
Tribute MC iron 5602 
Changing loads 5598 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5598 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5597 
Loading on primary? 5597 
Anticipating the needs 5597 
CCS heating? 5560 
2nd stage bias mystery 5443 
It is true but it negligible. 5443 
V2 biasing continued 5442 
Works +/- properly 5441 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5441 
My assault 5414 
What, No Breadboard? 5414 
Don't laugh too loud... 5414 
So far it is good. 5414 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5414 
The assembly and the buzz 5413 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5413 
Caps and chokes 5413 
The price of fame 5413 
Tribute 5413 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5413 
Schematics 5413 
Traces 5413 
Moving Magnet 5413 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5413 
Cat smells fish? 5412 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5412 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5412 
In the box 5412 
Schematics II 5412 
A few comments. 5412 
Miscelanea 5412 
I am surprised. 5412 
Don't be 5411 
It is not about power supply. 5411 
EMI/RFI madness 5411 
Drinking in Modulation 5411 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5411 
Finito 5410 
It is only partially outside the context. 5410 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5409 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5409 
Corresponding to ? 5409 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5382 
Qualitat 5381 
The baby is sick 5337 
Last Cleaning? 5337 
Mine too... 5337 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5337 
What the hell is going on!!! 5337 
...air-caps dirty.... 5336 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5336 
Hum points 5336 
Beats and pieces. 5336 
What else? 5336 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5336 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5336 
Veggie ham 5336 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5335 
Holly idiocy! 5334 
Yes sir 5332 
I think your game is not over. 5332 
More ham 5332 
Route(s) to Ground 5332 
Grounding arrangement 5331 
Ground Thoughts 5330 
0A2 Question 5330 
Where is the Bolt? 5330 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5330 
"End of Live" tube set 5330 
GND plane 5330 
That crazy 7025. 5330 
Distributed bolt 5330 
Amperex ECC83 5330 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5330 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5330 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5330 
More findings 5329 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5329 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5328 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5328 
Grounding and trannies 5328 
Ignorance is bliss... 5326 
Shakey DIY Basics 5326 
Poor photographer 5326 
Spare the Oxen... 5326 
Is SiC sick? 5324 
Possible, so what? 5324 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5323 
Seek and you’ll find. 5323 
Filament 5323 
Filament considerations 5323 
Air caps?Buffer? 5323 
Exorcisms 5277 
Floating? 5276 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5269 
Toilet ham 5269 
The Shield 5268 
It is hard to say. 5268 
Fake bugle/teles 5268 
Never again. 5268 
Bingo! 5259 
Total current per channel 5252 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5252 
I like iron 5252 
Choke ringing 5252 
Ringing 5252 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5252 
Choke ringing again 5251 
What ringing? 5251 
Ring-ring 5251 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5251 
TT Rider 5251 
Snubbers and motors 5250 
Nice idea... 5250 
B+ 5250 
Shielded Interconnect 5250 
IC shields 5247 
The horrors of calibration 5095 
Floating Away 5095 
Ground is +/- understood 5094 
"Calibrate"??? 5094 
The self-serving calibrations. 5093 
Fighting with RIAA 5093 
The Usual 5093 
That's it! 5093 
Parts Location 5093 
Lush layout 5092 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5044 
It might be very impressive 5044 
To be clear 5044 
Shall I co? 5043 
Parts 5043 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5043 
What does it mean? 5043 
Come on! 5043 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5043 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5043 
EAR polite recess 5043 
Power sequencing? 5013 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5013 
3 Position switch 5012 
How true... 5012 
DIY Failsafe 5012 
Switch.. 4987 
Calibration problem 4962 
Resolved 4959 
Looks good 4958 
Fat LF 4958 
Loading Up 4958 
SUT's 4958 
Shunt regulation 4877 
Application dependent 4877 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4845 
It migh be an interesting company. 4845 
Amo/silver 4845 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4845 
Silver considerations 4845 
Again With the Amo 4845 
Silver path 4845 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4845 
The Path of Least Resistance 4844 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4844 
Foil 4844 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4844 
Audiopedophile's hell 4844 
In da house 4843 
Consistent anality 4842 
Right 4842 
A speculation 4840 
Mone on silver Trabants 4839 
Parts Ag 4839 
Trabant done in pure silver 4839 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4839 
Silver swamp 4839 
In the Long Run 4839 
2RM? 4834 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4834 
DIY 4833 
95%? 4833 
More on that 4833 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4833 
Fully shielded 4833 
Interesting 4833 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4029 
Creative people 4029 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4029 
It is what it is. 4028 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4028 
Gray market 4028 
Mix up 4027 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4027 
Sound beats engeneering 3434 
Engineering Crap 3434 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3434 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2931 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2346 
Snubbers 2294 
More on snubbers 2294 
Capacitors Question 2294 
Capacitors & updates 2294 
Z-foil 2294 
Loading resistors & sockets 2294 
Low noise tubes 2293 
What Works Where 2292 
What are the REAL goals? 2292 
Good engineering parctices 2292 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2292 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2292 
It was 13 years back... 2292 
Thank you 2292 
Tube Selection 2281 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2178 
Big output capacitor question. 1939 
Context/Application/Circuit 1938 
EAR 1938 
Of Course... 1938 
834pT 1937 
Who knows.... 1937 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1936 
Where? 1936 
Big cap banks 1936 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 521 
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