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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6688 
End of Life 6688 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6688 
Shallow ambitions 6688 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6688 
Acronym 6688 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6676 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6676 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6676 
It is comming along.... 6495 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6495 
The perfect corrector. 6495 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6495 
The perfect corrector - II 6494 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6493 
Wrong values shown 6492 
The deliberate mistakes? 6492 
330R anode resistors 6492 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6492 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6492 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6490 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6490 
Going on from "There" 6490 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6490 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6489 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6488 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6488 
Good for them. 6488 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6488 
A few more 6488 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6488 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6487 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6487 
Hybridizing 6487 
I love it! 6487 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6485 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6485 
SSG 6484 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6484 
USSR SSG 6484 
USSR SSG 6484 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6484 
Fixed bias 6484 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6484 
More on this, please 6483 
Interesting development! 6483 
One-Story Jack 6483 
Nature's Bias 6483 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6483 
Apologies! 6482 
Tunable Y-factor? 6482 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6482 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6477 
The sound of one hand clapping 6477 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6476 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6468 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6468 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6467 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6467 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6467 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6382 
Specific air cap changes 6382 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6382 
One tube, two channels? 6382 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6382 
"Crosstalk" 6381 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6340 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6319 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 5893 
Sucks! 5821 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5820 
Um, what? 5820 
Alternative Transformer 5820 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5820 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5820 
Hmmm,I suspect 5820 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5812 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5800 
The 100Hz hum? 5800 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5800 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5800 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5799 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5799 
DIY Air-Caps? 5799 
Capacitors 5796 
Hum again. 5775 
Hm, again.... 5775 
Tribute MC iron 5490 
Changing loads 5486 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5486 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5485 
Loading on primary? 5485 
Anticipating the needs 5485 
CCS heating? 5448 
2nd stage bias mystery 5331 
It is true but it negligible. 5331 
V2 biasing continued 5330 
Works +/- properly 5329 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5329 
My assault 5302 
What, No Breadboard? 5302 
Don't laugh too loud... 5302 
So far it is good. 5302 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5302 
The assembly and the buzz 5301 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5301 
Caps and chokes 5301 
The price of fame 5301 
Tribute 5301 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5301 
Schematics 5301 
Traces 5301 
Moving Magnet 5301 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5301 
Cat smells fish? 5300 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5300 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5300 
In the box 5300 
Schematics II 5300 
A few comments. 5300 
Miscelanea 5300 
I am surprised. 5300 
Don't be 5299 
It is not about power supply. 5299 
EMI/RFI madness 5299 
Drinking in Modulation 5299 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5299 
Finito 5298 
It is only partially outside the context. 5298 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5297 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5297 
Corresponding to ? 5297 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5270 
Qualitat 5269 
The baby is sick 5225 
Last Cleaning? 5225 
Mine too... 5225 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5225 
What the hell is going on!!! 5225 
...air-caps dirty.... 5224 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5224 
Hum points 5224 
Beats and pieces. 5224 
What else? 5224 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5224 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5224 
Veggie ham 5224 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5223 
Holly idiocy! 5222 
Yes sir 5220 
I think your game is not over. 5220 
More ham 5220 
Route(s) to Ground 5220 
Grounding arrangement 5219 
Ground Thoughts 5218 
0A2 Question 5218 
Where is the Bolt? 5218 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5218 
"End of Live" tube set 5218 
GND plane 5218 
That crazy 7025. 5218 
Distributed bolt 5218 
Amperex ECC83 5218 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5218 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5218 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5218 
More findings 5217 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5217 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5216 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5216 
Grounding and trannies 5216 
Ignorance is bliss... 5214 
Shakey DIY Basics 5214 
Poor photographer 5214 
Spare the Oxen... 5214 
Is SiC sick? 5212 
Possible, so what? 5212 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5211 
Seek and you’ll find. 5211 
Filament 5211 
Filament considerations 5211 
Air caps?Buffer? 5211 
Exorcisms 5165 
Floating? 5164 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5157 
Toilet ham 5157 
The Shield 5156 
It is hard to say. 5156 
Fake bugle/teles 5156 
Never again. 5156 
Bingo! 5147 
Total current per channel 5140 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5140 
I like iron 5140 
Choke ringing 5140 
Ringing 5140 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5140 
Choke ringing again 5139 
What ringing? 5139 
Ring-ring 5139 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5139 
TT Rider 5139 
Snubbers and motors 5138 
Nice idea... 5138 
B+ 5138 
Shielded Interconnect 5138 
IC shields 5135 
The horrors of calibration 4983 
Floating Away 4983 
Ground is +/- understood 4982 
"Calibrate"??? 4982 
The self-serving calibrations. 4981 
Fighting with RIAA 4981 
The Usual 4981 
That's it! 4981 
Parts Location 4981 
Lush layout 4980 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 4932 
It might be very impressive 4932 
To be clear 4932 
Shall I co? 4931 
Parts 4931 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 4931 
What does it mean? 4931 
Come on! 4931 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 4931 
It's A Big'un, All Right 4931 
EAR polite recess 4931 
Power sequencing? 4901 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 4901 
3 Position switch 4900 
How true... 4900 
DIY Failsafe 4900 
Switch.. 4875 
Calibration problem 4850 
Resolved 4847 
Looks good 4846 
Fat LF 4846 
Loading Up 4846 
SUT's 4846 
Shunt regulation 4765 
Application dependent 4765 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4733 
It migh be an interesting company. 4733 
Amo/silver 4733 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4733 
Silver considerations 4733 
Again With the Amo 4733 
Silver path 4733 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4733 
The Path of Least Resistance 4732 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4732 
Foil 4732 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4732 
Audiopedophile's hell 4732 
In da house 4731 
Consistent anality 4730 
Right 4730 
A speculation 4728 
Mone on silver Trabants 4727 
Parts Ag 4727 
Trabant done in pure silver 4727 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4727 
Silver swamp 4727 
In the Long Run 4727 
2RM? 4722 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4722 
DIY 4721 
95%? 4721 
More on that 4721 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4721 
Fully shielded 4721 
Interesting 4721 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 3917 
Creative people 3917 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 3917 
It is what it is. 3916 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 3916 
Gray market 3916 
Mix up 3915 
The Thorsten’s mark. 3915 
Sound beats engeneering 3322 
Engineering Crap 3322 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3322 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2819 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2234 
Snubbers 2182 
More on snubbers 2182 
Capacitors Question 2182 
Capacitors & updates 2182 
Z-foil 2182 
Loading resistors & sockets 2182 
Low noise tubes 2181 
What Works Where 2180 
What are the REAL goals? 2180 
Good engineering parctices 2180 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2180 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2180 
It was 13 years back... 2180 
Thank you 2180 
Tube Selection 2169 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2066 
Big output capacitor question. 1827 
Context/Application/Circuit 1826 
EAR 1826 
Of Course... 1826 
834pT 1825 
Who knows.... 1825 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1824 
Where? 1824 
Big cap banks 1824 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 409 
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