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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 5636 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 5635 
DHT Milq? 5635 
The DHT journey. 5635 
DHT tone 5635 
Well, why not? 5634 
Holding the Fort 5634 
My DHT experiment: Preface 5634 
Input tube and DC heaters 5633 
Reimyo Pat 777 5633 
My DHT experiment: Observations 5629 
DHT or 300B? 5629 
300B 5629 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 5629 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 5628 
Hence the confusion 5628 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 5628 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 5628 
My experience with DHTs 5628 
Pigmented coloration? 5628 
Dht-dht 5628 
Dynamic viscosity? 5628 
The Pallette preamp... 5628 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 5628 
"soul" of tubes 5628 
There is a difference... 5628 
Vibration injection? 5628 
Homework # 4334 5628 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 5628 
Old valves have more soul! 5627 
Was it soul or soil? 5627 
It was just a heading 5627 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 5627 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 5627 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 5627 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 5627 
Injection of analog dither? 5627 
Subliminal signal 5627 
The idea of analog randomanization. 5627 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 5627 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 5626 
Avicenna = Arabian 5626 
Persian, not Arab 5626 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 5626 
More words to describe "sux" please 5626 
Revolution 5626 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 5626 
One-stage DHTs 5625 
One other thing 5625 
One stage 5625 
Brewing, thinking and heating 5625 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 5625 
I see the things differently. 5625 
Don't waste time being "creative" 5625 
The audiophile attitude 5625 
The where and why of design choices 5625 
Blah blah blah 5625 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 5625 
Do I need to be hissing? 5625 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 5625 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 5625 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 5624 
What is randomness? 5624 
Those least three possibilities… 5624 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 5624 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 5624 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 5622 
A Beautiful Mind 5621 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 5619 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 5604 
Tubes for your DHT amp 5604 
Abandoning Milq? 5604 
Will see how it goes.... 5604 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 5602 
Topology and 2A3? 5602 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 5602 
Type Casting 5602 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 5602 
6sn7-2a3 5602 
Topology vs parts 5602 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 5602 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 5602 
Parts Frenzy 5602 
Too many new sounds 5602 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 5601 
New tubes 5600 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 5600 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 5600 
Swimming the ocean at night? 5600 
New 2A3 5600 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 5599 
The JJ Electronic amp. 5598 
JJ 2A3 and amp 5598 
Czech tubes 5596 
Single plated vs Double plated? 5596 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 5596 
I suggested once VT52 tube 5595 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 5595 
YO-186 as the output tube. 5592 
Here she is. 5591 
Some talks about the new production tubes 5587 
New 2A3 tubes 5587 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 5587 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 5586 
Multistage DHT circuits 5585 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 5584 
Emission Labs 2A3 5584 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 5584 
Which Chinese 2A3? 5584 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 5584 
The YO186 Strip Show 5584 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 5583 
It will be interesting…. 5583 
OPT impedence 5583 
More about the Plate Loading 5583 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 5578 
2A3 data 5578 
The New 2A3 tubes 5578 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 5578 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 5577 
Everything about everything. 5577 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 5577 
Options, options, options.... 5577 
I think we agree overall 5577 
An IDHT with more gain? 5576 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 5576 
2A3 tube impressions 5571 
Interesting analogy 5571 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 5571 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 5571 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 5571 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 5571 
I have more interest in the period tubes 5571 
Why NOS tubes? 5570 
The Holly Ignorance 5570 
Tube tasting 5570 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 5570 
Make mine thoriated please 5570 
Any Germans out there? 5570 
6E5P VS 6E6P 5570 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 5570 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 5570 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 5569 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 5569 
Tube sound and vibration 5569 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 5563 
The lights look green for the YO tube 5562 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 5562 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 5561 
The YO186 tube sockets. 5561 
B4/B5 British made 5560 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 5560 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 5559 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 5559 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 5558 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 5557 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 5554 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 5554 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 5553 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 5553 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 5553 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 5553 
The identical operation environment? 5553 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 5553 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 5553 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 5552 
How to get max power from 2A3 5552 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 5552 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 5552 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 5552 
Gain is not power. 5552 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 5552 
Specialized DSET approach 5552 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 5552 
SET usable power and making the most of it 5552 
The 2A3 loading 5552 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 5552 
Optimizing the 2A3 5552 
How much to DSET a DSET 5552 
DSET for Titan 5552 
The Best of All Worlds 5552 
Multiamp setup 5551 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 5551 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 5551 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 5551 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 5545 
2A3 and 400V supply 5545 
Pudding and the chicken wires 5544 
Another shot at numbers 5544 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 5544 
Okay, so this might work.... 5544 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 5544 
Looks good, but.... 5543 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 5543 
Less is more... usually. 5543 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 5542 
Stepping Out 5542 
Said to be good, but 5542 
Gain to lose 5542 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 5542 
Another idea for losing gain 5542 
What's best 5542 
Options, options... 5542 
Actually, it is not so bad. 5542 
Other compromises... 5541 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 5540 
Is it glowing yet? 5520 
It is comming.... 5520 
The new MF channel. 5514 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 5513 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 5505 
The intestage loading talk. 5502 
My playback feels like it is broken. 5497 
1 in 50? 5497 
Yes, it was after PP2000 5497 
Die Walküre soldering. 5496 
The post Die Walküre soldering 5495 
Another amp arond YO186 5494 
Gain? 5494 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 5494 
Simple is good 5493 
Ok, I am moving forward. 5493 
The Milq DSET is up. 5492 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 5490 
Here is more data to reconcile. 5490 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 5489 
Ok, what do I want? 5489 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 5489 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 5489 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 5489 
How about the tweeter? 5488 
Tweeter Efficiency? 5488 
Safe and Sound 5488 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 5488 
Some clarifications. 5488 
How about that?!!! 5488 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 5486 
Head Room 5486 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 5485 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 5485 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 5485 
Again with the PS 5485 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 5483 
Parallel Universe 5483 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 5481 
Why I let other people build them... 5481 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 5481 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 5480 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 5477 
MF: the pre-final version. 5477 
Loftin-White? 5477 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 5477 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 5477 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 5473 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 5473 
Define really quiet 5472 
Another variable of sound 5472 
Backlash? 5472 
Alternative filament supplies 5472 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 5472 
Going down the DC path 5471 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 5471 
Molecular sound 5471 
AC-DC heater supply 5471 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 5471 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 5471 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 5471 
Hiss or Hum 5471 
AC transformers 5471 
I have seen the Promised Land 5470 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 5470 
Ok, it is working fine but… 5469 
Divide and Conquer 5469 
The design phase is over. 5468 
The unexpected insanity! 5467 
Loading 5467 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 5467 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 5467 
Going the Distance 5467 
Read the f*** manual! 5467 
Agreed. 5467 
I agree 5467 
The filament transformer 5467 
Center-tap and options 5467 
Something like this…. 5467 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 5467 
The foreplay is going on. 5467 
Split balance 5466 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 5466 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 5466 
SHuguang 5466 
Going through…. 5465 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 5464 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 5464 
Hum vs voltage 5464 
Meow about the tubes… 5464 
To Be a Content Cat 5464 
Completed! 5461 
Tradition 5461 
Absolutely beautiful! 5461 
The 'film' caps in PS 5460 
Science or religion 5460 
Mass Extinction 5460 
Electrolytics, technology and time 5460 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 5460 
Capacitor choices 5460 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 5459 
The minor day of Quartets. 5459 
Them's the Breaks 5459 
Eventually! 5458 
So Soon? 5458 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 5458 
All Abuzz about Nothing 5457 
The wire for DC-coupling 5457 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 5457 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 5457 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 5456 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 5455 
The DHT live reserve 5454 
Some interestng models 5454 
Eaten alive. 5454 
The tubey déjà vu? 5453 
The new concept of my output transformer. 5449 
The 4V takes a lead. 5445 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 5442 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 5442 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 5440 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 5439 
Exiting the design mode? 5439 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 5439 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 5435 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 5434 
Setting up the new Playback 5433 
And the winner is… so far 5430 
If you like type 45... 5430 
Type 45... they're not all the same 5430 
Favorite Flavor? 5430 
The 45 times Meow... 5430 
The problem that I see is… 5430 
Running the 45 5430 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 5429 
The commentaries about everything. 5429 
Driver tube and biasing 5429 
DHT drivers 5429 
The ideas are worth trying? 5429 
A question about the polishing the things…. 5425 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 5425 
Driving the 45... cathode first 5424 
ST or Globe; old or new... 5424 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 5424 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 5424 
Operating points and cathode current 5424 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 5424 
Actually it is not so simple. 5424 
Resistors at the front 5423 
A minor alternation of a position 5423 
The era of enlightenment. 5420 
The devil is in the details.... 5420 
Constructing Sound 5420 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 5419 
The “strange” YO186 5410 
The dead guy’s lessons. 5365 
2S4S and 2A3 5356 
Ho to use the YO186 5349 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5349 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5349 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5347 
Not anymore! 5336 
The very good YoYonisation! 5335 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5334 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5321 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5321 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5268 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5267 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5264 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5254 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5016 
All the Best from Burgundy 5016 
Cheesy tubes 5015 
Me and my DHT references… 4906 
Y0-186 in winter. 4809 
Y0-186 sounds like… 4808 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 4777 
In My Dreams 4777 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 4777 
Blame? 4776 
When good is not good enough. 4776 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 4776 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 4775 
How the YO186 was used. 4359 
What is old is new? 4358 
YO186 vs. type 45. 4357 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 3906 
That sucks. 3906 
YO186 3904 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 3904 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 3904 
A hallucination? 3901 
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