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The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage 6799 
End of Life 6799 
Do I need to make a chassis in the shape of a coffin? 6799 
Shallow ambitions 6799 
I might unwillingly bring to my home… 6799 
Acronym 6799 
The End of Life Phonostage’s power supply 6787 
"...better and more sophistocated PS" (vs. bad AC) 6787 
The stupid, lousy AC is another subject. 6787 
It is comming along.... 6606 
Now, that's a phono stage! 6606 
The perfect corrector. 6606 
Still noisy but already semi-operational 6606 
The perfect corrector - II 6605 
Here it is: The perfect corrector – III 6604 
Wrong values shown 6603 
The deliberate mistakes? 6603 
330R anode resistors 6603 
The coupling cap in my 'End of the life' phono? 6603 
Nope, it was not ‘keeping anybody on toes’... 6603 
The latest version of the corrector – not heard it yet. (corrected) 6601 
The sentiments behind “End of Life" Phonostage 6601 
Going on from "There" 6601 
Ok, it is already almost there. 6601 
The ET2+EAR-834PT and the ultra-dynamic softness. 6600 
I am semi-ecstatic; my vinyl will be back soon… 6599 
MFA Systems Phonostage 6599 
Good for them. 6599 
Photos of the MFA Systems MC Reference 6599 
A few more 6599 
OK, it is over. Some preliminary follow ups. 6599 
"Lack" of HF, etc. 6598 
“End of Life" Phonostage: what is next? 6598 
Hybridizing 6598 
I love it! 6598 
If I may be a litt;e suggestive..... 6596 
Mica, distortions, MOSFET and the Ocean State. 6596 
SSG 6595 
Of mosfets, caps and distortion. 6595 
USSR SSG 6595 
USSR SSG 6595 
Question for Dima re 2nd stage biasing. 6595 
Fixed bias 6595 
The stunning sound of the phonocorrector. 6595 
More on this, please 6594 
Interesting development! 6594 
One-Story Jack 6594 
Nature's Bias 6594 
The signal passing via the 834PTF-Air… 6594 
Apologies! 6593 
Tunable Y-factor? 6593 
Harmonically-proper vs. harmonically-flexible 6593 
Some comment on the characteristic of air-cap sound. 6588 
The sound of one hand clapping 6588 
The air-caps as an ultimate cap. 6587 
The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. 6579 
Clarity vs. VTA vs. Character 6579 
What VTA has to do with phonostage? 6578 
Phonostage vs. VTA 6578 
The 834PTF’s cathode follower: tube vs. SS 6578 
The “End of Life" Phonostage Status…. 6493 
Specific air cap changes 6493 
The air capacitors 'allegations'. 6493 
One tube, two channels? 6493 
The halves of the twin-triodes 6493 
"Crosstalk" 6492 
I just love sound of this phonocorrector. 6451 
To close the book on the correctors subject ... 6430 
"End of Life Phonostage" in Thai 6004 
Sucks! 5932 
Is God's phonostage better than Romy's? It is now! 5931 
Um, what? 5931 
Alternative Transformer 5931 
Sorry to have upset your sensitive self, Reggie. 5931 
A stimulation by Gog's fiction? 5931 
Hmmm,I suspect 5931 
The "End of Life Phonostage” is back. 5923 
My "End of Live" vesrion. 5911 
The 100Hz hum? 5911 
Hum “disconnecting trick” 5911 
Right grounding configuration for PS, corrector and transformer assembly. 5911 
The hum is drooped significantly! 5910 
Generally the phonocorrector has very low noise. 5910 
DIY Air-Caps? 5910 
Capacitors 5907 
Hum again. 5886 
Hm, again.... 5886 
Tribute MC iron 5601 
Changing loads 5597 
I do not do adjustable loading. 5597 
Sound degradation vs proper loading 5596 
Loading on primary? 5596 
Anticipating the needs 5596 
CCS heating? 5559 
2nd stage bias mystery 5442 
It is true but it negligible. 5442 
V2 biasing continued 5441 
Works +/- properly 5440 
To cheat or not to (ccs)heat 5440 
My assault 5413 
What, No Breadboard? 5413 
Don't laugh too loud... 5413 
So far it is good. 5413 
Your 50 is my 60 (buzz-kill) 5413 
The assembly and the buzz 5412 
Make sure that your LC filtration works properly. 5412 
Caps and chokes 5412 
The price of fame 5412 
Tribute 5412 
About the last distraction cap and transformers. 5412 
Schematics 5412 
Traces 5412 
Moving Magnet 5412 
Barcelona? 230V? Hm, ....matchmaking? 5412 
Cat smells fish? 5411 
I enjoyed soldering maybe when I was 15... 5411 
How my phonostage shall sound. 5411 
In the box 5411 
Schematics II 5411 
A few comments. 5411 
Miscelanea 5411 
I am surprised. 5411 
Don't be 5410 
It is not about power supply. 5410 
EMI/RFI madness 5410 
Drinking in Modulation 5410 
The stupid 5uF cap on AC side 5410 
Finito 5409 
It is only partially outside the context. 5409 
A corrector with an EQ controll 5408 
There is EQ control and there are multiple curves. 5408 
Corresponding to ? 5408 
A German guy take on 834PT. 5381 
Qualitat 5380 
The baby is sick 5336 
Last Cleaning? 5336 
Mine too... 5336 
To fight with hum in phonostages is fan. 5336 
What the hell is going on!!! 5336 
...air-caps dirty.... 5335 
Too obvious perhaps ... 5335 
Hum points 5335 
Beats and pieces. 5335 
What else? 5335 
Suggestion for the phonocorrector problem 5335 
I do not think that it is electrical. 5335 
Veggie ham 5335 
Do phonocorrector first then transformers. 5334 
Holly idiocy! 5333 
Yes sir 5331 
I think your game is not over. 5331 
More ham 5331 
Route(s) to Ground 5331 
Grounding arrangement 5330 
Ground Thoughts 5329 
0A2 Question 5329 
Where is the Bolt? 5329 
Gas tubes in the phonostage 5329 
"End of Live" tube set 5329 
GND plane 5329 
That crazy 7025. 5329 
Distributed bolt 5329 
Amperex ECC83 5329 
Amperex "Bugle Boy". 5329 
ECC83 Amperex picture 5329 
More "Ground" vs. "Neutral" 5329 
More findings 5328 
EMF and "Split" "Grounds" 5328 
Grounding, tarnnies and diodes 5327 
Again with the "Neutral" Explanation... 5327 
Grounding and trannies 5327 
Ignorance is bliss... 5325 
Shakey DIY Basics 5325 
Poor photographer 5325 
Spare the Oxen... 5325 
Is SiC sick? 5323 
Possible, so what? 5323 
If you dont want to hear the bell... 5322 
Seek and you’ll find. 5322 
Filament 5322 
Filament considerations 5322 
Air caps?Buffer? 5322 
Exorcisms 5276 
Floating? 5275 
Twitchy signal tube and amp interactions 5268 
Toilet ham 5268 
The Shield 5267 
It is hard to say. 5267 
Fake bugle/teles 5267 
Never again. 5267 
Bingo! 5258 
Total current per channel 5251 
Stay with capacitive filtration for B+ for this init. 5251 
I like iron 5251 
Choke ringing 5251 
Ringing 5251 
Ringing is a BS reason. 5251 
Choke ringing again 5250 
What ringing? 5250 
Ring-ring 5250 
Fight Fire with Fire? 5250 
TT Rider 5250 
Snubbers and motors 5249 
Nice idea... 5249 
B+ 5249 
Shielded Interconnect 5249 
IC shields 5246 
The horrors of calibration 5094 
Floating Away 5094 
Ground is +/- understood 5093 
"Calibrate"??? 5093 
The self-serving calibrations. 5092 
Fighting with RIAA 5092 
The Usual 5092 
That's it! 5092 
Parts Location 5092 
Lush layout 5091 
Pinging Stitch/Syntax 5043 
It might be very impressive 5043 
To be clear 5043 
Shall I co? 5042 
Parts 5042 
I do not, it sounds interesting but… 5042 
What does it mean? 5042 
Come on! 5042 
Is it because secrecy gains females loud applause? 5042 
It's A Big'un, All Right 5042 
EAR polite recess 5042 
Power sequencing? 5012 
Some Sort of Off-Only HV Shunt? 5012 
3 Position switch 5011 
How true... 5011 
DIY Failsafe 5011 
Switch.. 4986 
Calibration problem 4961 
Resolved 4958 
Looks good 4957 
Fat LF 4957 
Loading Up 4957 
SUT's 4957 
Shunt regulation 4876 
Application dependent 4876 
Silvercore SUT's ? 4844 
It migh be an interesting company. 4844 
Amo/silver 4844 
From a Satisfied User of a Ready-made Item 4844 
Silver considerations 4844 
Again With the Amo 4844 
Silver path 4844 
The “secret” will be never revealed... 4844 
The Path of Least Resistance 4843 
(Not so) silver path con'ed 4843 
Foil 4843 
Amalgamated Phono Stage 4843 
Audiopedophile's hell 4843 
In da house 4842 
Consistent anality 4841 
Right 4841 
A speculation 4839 
Mone on silver Trabants 4838 
Parts Ag 4838 
Trabant done in pure silver 4838 
Too Soft and Brittle? 4838 
Silver swamp 4838 
In the Long Run 4838 
2RM? 4833 
Where's the Effing Cable Thread When We Need It? 4833 
DIY 4832 
95%? 4832 
More on that 4832 
"Partly Unshielded" Arm Wire 4832 
Fully shielded 4832 
Interesting 4832 
End of Life Phonostage… is breeding. 4028 
Creative people 4028 
Copyright air-cap RIAA... 4028 
It is what it is. 4027 
I Guess We Just Don't Understand Economics 4027 
Gray market 4027 
Mix up 4026 
The Thorsten’s mark. 4026 
Sound beats engeneering 3433 
Engineering Crap 3433 
Its not that it sounds "better" 3433 
Burn, motherf....r, burn! 2930 
Bypass Schottky by Snubber 2345 
Snubbers 2293 
More on snubbers 2293 
Capacitors Question 2293 
Capacitors & updates 2293 
Z-foil 2293 
Loading resistors & sockets 2293 
Low noise tubes 2292 
What Works Where 2291 
What are the REAL goals? 2291 
Good engineering parctices 2291 
Physical attributes of devices matter 2291 
The idea that the sum of the parts "quality&q... 2291 
It was 13 years back... 2291 
Thank you 2291 
Tube Selection 2280 
Valvo mesh 0A2 2177 
Big output capacitor question. 1938 
Context/Application/Circuit 1937 
EAR 1937 
Of Course... 1937 
834pT 1936 
Who knows.... 1936 
EAR834p how does RIAA feedback work? 1935 
Where? 1935 
Big cap banks 1935 
My "End of Life" phonostage. 520 
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