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Planning my DSET 4115 
Answers.... 4114 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4114 
A dangers zone? 4113 
DHT in the DSET 4113 
You will see. 4112 
Second round of questions... 4112 
The answers.... 4111 
Between S2 and OPT... 4111 
Exactly how I described above. 4109 
Fundamentals Channel... 4108 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4108 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4107 
There is truly no answer. 4107 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4107 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4106 
I did not tell the whole story... 4106 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4106 
More ansvers..... 4105 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4104 
Do not worry.... 4104 
HF Filter 4098 
The starting sequence. 4098 
A first world problem... 4098 
The remote start option. 4097 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4095 
The coupling capacitors 4094 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4094 
Cap rolling... 4091 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4091 
Caps at high frequencies... 4091 
Do not worry about it for now. 4090 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4087 
I think it is about right. 4087 
More Lpads... 4086 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4085 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4084 
A word of warning 4084 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4077 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4076 
The LPADs.... 4076 
Like This? 4076 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4070 
DIY 4070 
Better air-caps? 4070 
Top Plate Draft #1 4056 
Many options are available. 4056 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4050 
Interesting but…. 4048 
Heating is an issue... 4044 
LPad in Channel F 4040 
It does not matter. 4038 
A few power supply changes 4036 
The opportunities are endless. 4036 
The power supplies 4035 
How did you do it? 4035 
Two things I really liked... 4035 
Splitting the DSET 3969 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3969 
The heat issue 3967 
Be carefully however. 3967 
All about bass 3905 
Approaching the LF DSET 3904 
Many thanks 3904 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3904 
The long wall? 3902 
Multiple reasonings… 3902 
This is interesting! 3901 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3900 
First bass OPT prototype... 3685 
I do not know. 3685 
Yes, that is right... 3684 
DSET Grounding 3675 
As far as I remeber. 3674 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3602 
1R vs 16R 3602 
I've started building the power supplies... 3553 
Steel singing 3552 
Not yet 3552 
Copper? 3551 
Ringing 3513 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3513 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3496 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3496 
It look like the project progress well 3495 
Ventilation 3493 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3492 
Dust 3484 
A filter? 3484 
DHT Meter 3473 
Current matters? 3472 
Yes, that is it. 3472 
Do not rash 3471 
12.1k Resistor 3466 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3466 
DSET amplifier is designed 3434 
Prototype 3434 
Not built yet 3434 
Built in vibrosiolation 3434 
Impressive project 3434 
It is a good idea 3434 
I'm honoured 3434 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3434 
I second Romy, 3434 
Is this another N-Set? 3434 
The failing memory 3434 
Alzheimer! 3434 
Not too late 3434 
Airborne 3422 
EMF 3422 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3422 
Multiplying by zero 3422 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3422 
Valve damping 3422 
EM radiation 3422 
It's free 3422 
Gauss 3421 
Mmmm... 3421 
Without Looking Again 3421 
Something I observe… 3421 
Filter Caps 3421 
Very good 3421 
Nichicons 3421 
DigiKey 3421 
Iron? 3420 
No, no Pieter 3420 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3416 
Mock-up 3416 
Some more DSET photos.. 3202 
DSET labels 3119 
Some thoughts. 3118 
They are for mA 3117 
Finally firing up the DSET 2799 
The bias 2798 
Try to debug more. 2798 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2798 
Damn crossovers 2798 
Six Channels are UP 2797 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2797 
Shot too early... 2796 
Tube change simplicity 2796 
So far so good... 2796 
Keep dong what you do... 2796 
In my dreams 2796 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2795 
Very good. 2795 
Distressingly familiar 2795 
DSET Power draw 2795 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2795 
You would be most welcome... 2794 
EI vs toroids 2792 
Its about noise 2791 
The pin 8 question 2791 
Cont'ed 2791 
A good question. 2790 
Barbirolli Mahler 2777 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2777 
First music testing 2768 
So far so good. 2768 
All fixed? 2766 
It is all good. 2765 
Some time on it 2738 
Here's to You! 2738 
Very commendable and noble job 2738 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2738 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2738 
I deserved that 2737 
Many variables in play 2737 
I've got some work to do 2736 
Some leads to explore. 2736 
Small steps 2659 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2658 
Still no stereo 2566 
Good luck... :-) 2566 
I've not given up... 2565 
AVC experience 2565 
Read sun is rising... 2565 
I do not know. 2565 
Bass Channel OPT 2553 
Some perspectives... 2548 
More to do 2547 
I had it wrong all along... 2226 
Play It Again, Sam 2226 
R4 is the Culprit 2226 
Some explanations 2225 
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