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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6022 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6021 
DHT Milq? 6021 
The DHT journey. 6021 
DHT tone 6021 
Well, why not? 6020 
Holding the Fort 6020 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6020 
Input tube and DC heaters 6019 
Reimyo Pat 777 6019 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6015 
DHT or 300B? 6015 
300B 6015 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6015 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6014 
Hence the confusion 6014 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6014 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6014 
My experience with DHTs 6014 
Pigmented coloration? 6014 
Dht-dht 6014 
Dynamic viscosity? 6014 
The Pallette preamp... 6014 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6014 
"soul" of tubes 6014 
There is a difference... 6014 
Vibration injection? 6014 
Homework # 4334 6014 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6014 
Old valves have more soul! 6013 
Was it soul or soil? 6013 
It was just a heading 6013 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6013 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6013 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6013 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6013 
Injection of analog dither? 6013 
Subliminal signal 6013 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6013 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6013 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6012 
Avicenna = Arabian 6012 
Persian, not Arab 6012 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6012 
More words to describe "sux" please 6012 
Revolution 6012 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6012 
One-stage DHTs 6011 
One other thing 6011 
One stage 6011 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6011 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6011 
I see the things differently. 6011 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6011 
The audiophile attitude 6011 
The where and why of design choices 6011 
Blah blah blah 6011 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6011 
Do I need to be hissing? 6011 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6011 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6011 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6010 
What is randomness? 6010 
Those least three possibilities… 6010 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6010 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6010 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6008 
A Beautiful Mind 6007 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6005 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 5990 
Tubes for your DHT amp 5990 
Abandoning Milq? 5990 
Will see how it goes.... 5990 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 5988 
Topology and 2A3? 5988 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 5988 
Type Casting 5988 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 5988 
6sn7-2a3 5988 
Topology vs parts 5988 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 5988 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 5988 
Parts Frenzy 5988 
Too many new sounds 5988 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 5987 
New tubes 5986 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 5986 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 5986 
Swimming the ocean at night? 5986 
New 2A3 5986 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 5985 
The JJ Electronic amp. 5984 
JJ 2A3 and amp 5984 
Czech tubes 5982 
Single plated vs Double plated? 5982 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 5982 
I suggested once VT52 tube 5981 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 5981 
YO-186 as the output tube. 5978 
Here she is. 5977 
Some talks about the new production tubes 5973 
New 2A3 tubes 5973 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 5973 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 5972 
Multistage DHT circuits 5971 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 5970 
Emission Labs 2A3 5970 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 5970 
Which Chinese 2A3? 5970 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 5970 
The YO186 Strip Show 5970 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 5969 
It will be interesting…. 5969 
OPT impedence 5969 
More about the Plate Loading 5969 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 5964 
2A3 data 5964 
The New 2A3 tubes 5964 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 5964 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 5963 
Everything about everything. 5963 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 5963 
Options, options, options.... 5963 
I think we agree overall 5963 
An IDHT with more gain? 5962 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 5962 
2A3 tube impressions 5957 
Interesting analogy 5957 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 5957 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 5957 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 5957 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 5957 
I have more interest in the period tubes 5957 
Why NOS tubes? 5956 
The Holly Ignorance 5956 
Tube tasting 5956 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 5956 
Make mine thoriated please 5956 
Any Germans out there? 5956 
6E5P VS 6E6P 5956 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 5956 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 5956 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 5955 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 5955 
Tube sound and vibration 5955 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 5949 
The lights look green for the YO tube 5948 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 5948 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 5947 
The YO186 tube sockets. 5947 
B4/B5 British made 5946 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 5946 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 5945 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 5945 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 5944 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 5943 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 5940 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 5940 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 5939 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 5939 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 5939 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 5939 
The identical operation environment? 5939 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 5939 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 5939 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 5938 
How to get max power from 2A3 5938 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 5938 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 5938 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 5938 
Gain is not power. 5938 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 5938 
Specialized DSET approach 5938 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 5938 
SET usable power and making the most of it 5938 
The 2A3 loading 5938 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 5938 
Optimizing the 2A3 5938 
How much to DSET a DSET 5938 
DSET for Titan 5938 
The Best of All Worlds 5938 
Multiamp setup 5937 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 5937 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 5937 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 5937 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 5931 
2A3 and 400V supply 5931 
Pudding and the chicken wires 5930 
Another shot at numbers 5930 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 5930 
Okay, so this might work.... 5930 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 5930 
Looks good, but.... 5929 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 5929 
Less is more... usually. 5929 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 5928 
Stepping Out 5928 
Said to be good, but 5928 
Gain to lose 5928 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 5928 
Another idea for losing gain 5928 
What's best 5928 
Options, options... 5928 
Actually, it is not so bad. 5928 
Other compromises... 5927 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 5926 
Is it glowing yet? 5906 
It is comming.... 5906 
The new MF channel. 5900 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 5899 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 5891 
The intestage loading talk. 5888 
My playback feels like it is broken. 5883 
1 in 50? 5883 
Yes, it was after PP2000 5883 
Die Walküre soldering. 5882 
The post Die Walküre soldering 5881 
Another amp arond YO186 5880 
Gain? 5880 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 5880 
Simple is good 5879 
Ok, I am moving forward. 5879 
The Milq DSET is up. 5878 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 5876 
Here is more data to reconcile. 5876 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 5875 
Ok, what do I want? 5875 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 5875 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 5875 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 5875 
How about the tweeter? 5874 
Tweeter Efficiency? 5874 
Safe and Sound 5874 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 5874 
Some clarifications. 5874 
How about that?!!! 5874 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 5872 
Head Room 5872 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 5871 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 5871 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 5871 
Again with the PS 5871 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 5869 
Parallel Universe 5869 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 5867 
Why I let other people build them... 5867 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 5867 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 5866 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 5863 
MF: the pre-final version. 5863 
Loftin-White? 5863 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 5863 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 5863 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 5859 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 5859 
Define really quiet 5858 
Another variable of sound 5858 
Backlash? 5858 
Alternative filament supplies 5858 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 5858 
Going down the DC path 5857 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 5857 
Molecular sound 5857 
AC-DC heater supply 5857 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 5857 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 5857 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 5857 
Hiss or Hum 5857 
AC transformers 5857 
I have seen the Promised Land 5856 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 5856 
Ok, it is working fine but… 5855 
Divide and Conquer 5855 
The design phase is over. 5854 
The unexpected insanity! 5853 
Loading 5853 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 5853 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 5853 
Going the Distance 5853 
Read the f*** manual! 5853 
Agreed. 5853 
I agree 5853 
The filament transformer 5853 
Center-tap and options 5853 
Something like this…. 5853 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 5853 
The foreplay is going on. 5853 
Split balance 5852 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 5852 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 5852 
SHuguang 5852 
Going through…. 5851 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 5850 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 5850 
Hum vs voltage 5850 
Meow about the tubes… 5850 
To Be a Content Cat 5850 
Completed! 5847 
Tradition 5847 
Absolutely beautiful! 5847 
The 'film' caps in PS 5846 
Science or religion 5846 
Mass Extinction 5846 
Electrolytics, technology and time 5846 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 5846 
Capacitor choices 5846 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 5845 
The minor day of Quartets. 5845 
Them's the Breaks 5845 
Eventually! 5844 
So Soon? 5844 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 5844 
All Abuzz about Nothing 5843 
The wire for DC-coupling 5843 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 5843 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 5843 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 5842 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 5841 
The DHT live reserve 5840 
Some interestng models 5840 
Eaten alive. 5840 
The tubey déjà vu? 5839 
The new concept of my output transformer. 5835 
The 4V takes a lead. 5831 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 5828 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 5828 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 5826 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 5825 
Exiting the design mode? 5825 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 5825 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 5821 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 5820 
Setting up the new Playback 5819 
And the winner is… so far 5816 
If you like type 45... 5816 
Type 45... they're not all the same 5816 
Favorite Flavor? 5816 
The 45 times Meow... 5816 
The problem that I see is… 5816 
Running the 45 5816 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 5815 
The commentaries about everything. 5815 
Driver tube and biasing 5815 
DHT drivers 5815 
The ideas are worth trying? 5815 
A question about the polishing the things…. 5811 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 5811 
Driving the 45... cathode first 5810 
ST or Globe; old or new... 5810 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 5810 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 5810 
Operating points and cathode current 5810 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 5810 
Actually it is not so simple. 5810 
Resistors at the front 5809 
A minor alternation of a position 5809 
The era of enlightenment. 5806 
The devil is in the details.... 5806 
Constructing Sound 5806 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 5805 
The “strange” YO186 5796 
The dead guy’s lessons. 5751 
2S4S and 2A3 5742 
Ho to use the YO186 5735 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5735 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5735 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5733 
Not anymore! 5722 
The very good YoYonisation! 5721 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5720 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5707 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5707 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5654 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5653 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5650 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5640 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5402 
All the Best from Burgundy 5402 
Cheesy tubes 5401 
Me and my DHT references… 5292 
Y0-186 in winter. 5195 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5194 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5163 
In My Dreams 5163 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5163 
Blame? 5162 
When good is not good enough. 5162 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5162 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5161 
How the YO186 was used. 4745 
What is old is new? 4744 
YO186 vs. type 45. 4743 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4292 
That sucks. 4292 
YO186 4290 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4290 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4290 
A hallucination? 4287 
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