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Planning my DSET 4122 
Answers.... 4121 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4121 
A dangers zone? 4120 
DHT in the DSET 4120 
You will see. 4119 
Second round of questions... 4119 
The answers.... 4118 
Between S2 and OPT... 4118 
Exactly how I described above. 4116 
Fundamentals Channel... 4115 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4115 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4114 
There is truly no answer. 4114 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4114 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4113 
I did not tell the whole story... 4113 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4113 
More ansvers..... 4112 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4111 
Do not worry.... 4111 
HF Filter 4105 
The starting sequence. 4105 
A first world problem... 4105 
The remote start option. 4104 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4102 
The coupling capacitors 4101 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4101 
Cap rolling... 4098 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4098 
Caps at high frequencies... 4098 
Do not worry about it for now. 4097 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4094 
I think it is about right. 4094 
More Lpads... 4093 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4092 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4091 
A word of warning 4091 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4084 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4083 
The LPADs.... 4083 
Like This? 4083 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4077 
DIY 4077 
Better air-caps? 4077 
Top Plate Draft #1 4063 
Many options are available. 4063 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4057 
Interesting but…. 4055 
Heating is an issue... 4051 
LPad in Channel F 4047 
It does not matter. 4045 
A few power supply changes 4043 
The opportunities are endless. 4043 
The power supplies 4042 
How did you do it? 4042 
Two things I really liked... 4042 
Splitting the DSET 3976 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3976 
The heat issue 3974 
Be carefully however. 3974 
All about bass 3912 
Approaching the LF DSET 3911 
Many thanks 3911 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3911 
The long wall? 3909 
Multiple reasonings… 3909 
This is interesting! 3908 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3907 
First bass OPT prototype... 3692 
I do not know. 3692 
Yes, that is right... 3691 
DSET Grounding 3682 
As far as I remeber. 3681 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3609 
1R vs 16R 3609 
I've started building the power supplies... 3560 
Steel singing 3559 
Not yet 3559 
Copper? 3558 
Ringing 3520 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3520 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3503 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3503 
It look like the project progress well 3502 
Ventilation 3500 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3499 
Dust 3491 
A filter? 3491 
DHT Meter 3480 
Current matters? 3479 
Yes, that is it. 3479 
Do not rash 3478 
12.1k Resistor 3473 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3473 
DSET amplifier is designed 3441 
Prototype 3441 
Not built yet 3441 
Built in vibrosiolation 3441 
Impressive project 3441 
It is a good idea 3441 
I'm honoured 3441 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3441 
I second Romy, 3441 
Is this another N-Set? 3441 
The failing memory 3441 
Alzheimer! 3441 
Not too late 3441 
Airborne 3429 
EMF 3429 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3429 
Multiplying by zero 3429 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3429 
Valve damping 3429 
EM radiation 3429 
It's free 3429 
Gauss 3428 
Mmmm... 3428 
Without Looking Again 3428 
Something I observe… 3428 
Filter Caps 3428 
Very good 3428 
Nichicons 3428 
DigiKey 3428 
Iron? 3427 
No, no Pieter 3427 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3423 
Mock-up 3423 
Some more DSET photos.. 3209 
DSET labels 3126 
Some thoughts. 3125 
They are for mA 3124 
Finally firing up the DSET 2806 
The bias 2805 
Try to debug more. 2805 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2805 
Damn crossovers 2805 
Six Channels are UP 2804 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2804 
Shot too early... 2803 
Tube change simplicity 2803 
So far so good... 2803 
Keep dong what you do... 2803 
In my dreams 2803 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2802 
Very good. 2802 
Distressingly familiar 2802 
DSET Power draw 2802 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2802 
You would be most welcome... 2801 
EI vs toroids 2799 
Its about noise 2798 
The pin 8 question 2798 
Cont'ed 2798 
A good question. 2797 
Barbirolli Mahler 2784 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2784 
First music testing 2775 
So far so good. 2775 
All fixed? 2773 
It is all good. 2772 
Some time on it 2745 
Here's to You! 2745 
Very commendable and noble job 2745 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2745 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2745 
I deserved that 2744 
Many variables in play 2744 
I've got some work to do 2743 
Some leads to explore. 2743 
Small steps 2666 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2665 
Still no stereo 2573 
Good luck... :-) 2573 
I've not given up... 2572 
AVC experience 2572 
Read sun is rising... 2572 
I do not know. 2572 
Bass Channel OPT 2560 
Some perspectives... 2555 
More to do 2554 
I had it wrong all along... 2233 
Play It Again, Sam 2233 
R4 is the Culprit 2233 
Some explanations 2232 
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