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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6856 
End of Life 6856 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6856 
Shallow ambitions 6856 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6856 
Acronym 6856 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6844 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6844 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6844 
It is comming along.... 6663 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6663 
The perfect corrector. 6663 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6663 
The perfect corrector - II 6662 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6661 
Wrong values shown 6660 
The deliberate mistakes? 6660 
330R anode resistors 6660 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6660 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6660 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6658 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6658 
Going on from "There" 6658 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6658 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6657 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6656 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6656 
Good for them. 6656 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6656 
A few more 6656 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6656 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6655 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6655 
Hybridizing 6655 
I love it! 6655 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6653 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6653 
SSG 6652 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6652 
USSR SSG 6652 
USSR SSG 6652 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6652 
Fixed bias 6652 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6652 
More on this, please 6651 
Interesting development! 6651 
One-Story Jack 6651 
Nature's Bias 6651 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6651 
Apologies! 6650 
Tunable Y-factor? 6650 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6650 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6645 
The sound of one hand clapping 6645 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6644 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6636 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6636 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6635 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6635 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6635 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6550 
Specific air cap changes 6550 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6550 
One tube, two channels? 6550 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6550 
"Crosstalk" 6549 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6508 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6487 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6061 
Sucks! 5989 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5988 
Um, what? 5988 
Alternative Transformer 5988 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5988 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5988 
Hmmm,I suspect 5988 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5980 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5968 
The 100Hz hum? 5968 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5968 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5968 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5967 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5967 
DIY Air-Caps? 5967 
Capacitors 5964 
Hum again. 5943 
Hm, again.... 5943 
Tribute MC iron 5658 
Changing loads 5654 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5654 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5653 
Loading on primary? 5653 
Anticipating the needs 5653 
CCS heating? 5616 
2nd stage bias mystery 5499 
It is true but it negligible. 5499 
V2 biasing continued 5498 
Works +/- properly 5497 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5497 
My assault 5470 
What, No Breadboard? 5470 
Don't laugh too loud... 5470 
So far it is good. 5470 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5470 
The assembly and the buzz 5469 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5469 
Caps and chokes 5469 
The price of fame 5469 
Tribute 5469 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5469 
Schematics 5469 
Traces 5469 
Moving Magnet 5469 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5469 
Cat smells fish? 5468 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5468 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5468 
In the box 5468 
Schematics II 5468 
A few comments. 5468 
Miscelanea 5468 
I am surprised. 5468 
Don't be 5467 
It is not about power supply. 5467 
EMI/RFI madness 5467 
Drinking in Modulation 5467 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5467 
Finito 5466 
It is only partially outside the context. 5466 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5465 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5465 
Corresponding to ? 5465 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5438 
Qualitat 5437 
The baby is sick 5393 
Last Cleaning? 5393 
Mine too... 5393 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5393 
What the hell is going on!!! 5393 
...air-caps dirty.... 5392 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5392 
Hum points 5392 
Beats and pieces. 5392 
What else? 5392 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5392 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5392 
Veggie ham 5392 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5391 
Holly idiocy! 5390 
Yes sir 5388 
I think your game is not over. 5388 
More ham 5388 
Route(s) to Ground 5388 
Grounding arrangement 5387 
Ground Thoughts 5386 
0A2 Question 5386 
Where is the Bolt? 5386 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5386 
"End of Live" tube set 5386 
GND plane 5386 
That crazy 7025. 5386 
Distributed bolt 5386 
Amperex ECC83 5386 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5386 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5386 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5386 
More findings 5385 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5385 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5384 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5384 
Grounding and trannies 5384 
Ignorance is bliss... 5382 
Shakey DIY Basics 5382 
Poor photographer 5382 
Spare the Oxen... 5382 
Is SiC sick? 5380 
Possible, so what? 5380 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5379 
Seek and you’ll find. 5379 
Filament 5379 
Filament considerations 5379 
Air caps?Buffer? 5379 
Exorcisms 5333 
Floating? 5332 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5325 
Toilet ham 5325 
The Shield 5324 
It is hard to say. 5324 
Fake bugle/teles 5324 
Never again. 5324 
Bingo! 5315 
Total current per channel 5308 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5308 
I like iron 5308 
Choke ringing 5308 
Ringing 5308 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5308 
Choke ringing again 5307 
What ringing? 5307 
Ring-ring 5307 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5307 
TT Rider 5307 
Snubbers and motors 5306 
Nice idea... 5306 
B+ 5306 
Shielded Interconnect 5306 
IC shields 5303 
The horrors of calibration 5151 
Floating Away 5151 
Ground is +/- understood 5150 
"Calibrate"??? 5150 
The self-serving calibrations. 5149 
Fighting with RIAA 5149 
The Usual 5149 
That's it! 5149 
Parts Location 5149 
Lush layout 5148 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5100 
It might be very impressive 5100 
To be clear 5100 
Shall I co? 5099 
Parts 5099 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5099 
What does it mean? 5099 
Come on! 5099 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5099 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5099 
EAR polite recess 5099 
Power sequencing? 5069 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5069 
3 Position switch 5068 
How true... 5068 
DIY Failsafe 5068 
Switch.. 5043 
Calibration problem 5018 
Resolved 5015 
Looks good 5014 
Fat LF 5014 
Loading Up 5014 
SUT's 5014 
Shunt regulation 4933 
Application dependent 4933 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4901 
It migh be an interesting company. 4901 
Amo/silver 4901 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4901 
Silver considerations 4901 
Again With the Amo 4901 
Silver path 4901 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4901 
The Path of Least Resistance 4900 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4900 
Foil 4900 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4900 
Audiopedophile's hell 4900 
In da house 4899 
Consistent anality 4898 
Right 4898 
A speculation 4896 
Mone on silver Trabants 4895 
Parts Ag 4895 
Trabant done in pure silver 4895 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4895 
Silver swamp 4895 
In the Long Run 4895 
2RM? 4890 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4890 
DIY 4889 
95%? 4889 
More on that 4889 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4889 
Fully shielded 4889 
Interesting 4889 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4085 
Creative people 4085 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4085 
It is what it is. 4084 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4084 
Gray market 4084 
Mix up 4083 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4083 
Sound beats engeneering 3490 
Engineering Crap 3490 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3490 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2987 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2402 
Snubbers 2350 
More on snubbers 2350 
Capacitors Question 2350 
Capacitors & updates 2350 
Z-foil 2350 
Loading resistors & sockets 2350 
Low noise tubes 2349 
What Works Where 2348 
What are the REAL goals? 2348 
Good engineering parctices 2348 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2348 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2348 
It was 13 years back... 2348 
Thank you 2348 
Tube Selection 2337 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2234 
Big output capacitor question. 1995 
Context/Application/Circuit 1994 
EAR 1994 
Of Course... 1994 
834pT 1993 
Who knows.... 1993 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1992 
Where? 1992 
Big cap banks 1992 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 577 
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