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Planning my DSET 4185 
Answers.... 4184 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4184 
A dangers zone? 4183 
DHT in the DSET 4183 
You will see. 4182 
Second round of questions... 4182 
The answers.... 4181 
Between S2 and OPT... 4181 
Exactly how I described above. 4179 
Fundamentals Channel... 4178 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4178 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4177 
There is truly no answer. 4177 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4177 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4176 
I did not tell the whole story... 4176 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4176 
More ansvers..... 4175 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4174 
Do not worry.... 4174 
HF Filter 4168 
The starting sequence. 4168 
A first world problem... 4168 
The remote start option. 4167 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4165 
The coupling capacitors 4164 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4164 
Cap rolling... 4161 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4161 
Caps at high frequencies... 4161 
Do not worry about it for now. 4160 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4157 
I think it is about right. 4157 
More Lpads... 4156 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4155 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4154 
A word of warning 4154 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4147 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4146 
The LPADs.... 4146 
Like This? 4146 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4140 
DIY 4140 
Better air-caps? 4140 
Top Plate Draft #1 4126 
Many options are available. 4126 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4120 
Interesting but…. 4118 
Heating is an issue... 4114 
LPad in Channel F 4110 
It does not matter. 4108 
A few power supply changes 4106 
The opportunities are endless. 4106 
The power supplies 4105 
How did you do it? 4105 
Two things I really liked... 4105 
Splitting the DSET 4039 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4039 
The heat issue 4037 
Be carefully however. 4037 
All about bass 3975 
Approaching the LF DSET 3974 
Many thanks 3974 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3974 
The long wall? 3972 
Multiple reasonings… 3972 
This is interesting! 3971 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3970 
First bass OPT prototype... 3755 
I do not know. 3755 
Yes, that is right... 3754 
DSET Grounding 3745 
As far as I remeber. 3744 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3672 
1R vs 16R 3672 
I've started building the power supplies... 3623 
Steel singing 3622 
Not yet 3622 
Copper? 3621 
Ringing 3583 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3583 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3566 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3566 
It look like the project progress well 3565 
Ventilation 3563 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3562 
Dust 3554 
A filter? 3554 
DHT Meter 3543 
Current matters? 3542 
Yes, that is it. 3542 
Do not rash 3541 
12.1k Resistor 3536 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3536 
DSET amplifier is designed 3504 
Prototype 3504 
Not built yet 3504 
Built in vibrosiolation 3504 
Impressive project 3504 
It is a good idea 3504 
I'm honoured 3504 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3504 
I second Romy, 3504 
Is this another N-Set? 3504 
The failing memory 3504 
Alzheimer! 3504 
Not too late 3504 
Airborne 3492 
EMF 3492 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3492 
Multiplying by zero 3492 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3492 
Valve damping 3492 
EM radiation 3492 
It's free 3492 
Gauss 3491 
Mmmm... 3491 
Without Looking Again 3491 
Something I observe… 3491 
Filter Caps 3491 
Very good 3491 
Nichicons 3491 
DigiKey 3491 
Iron? 3490 
No, no Pieter 3490 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3486 
Mock-up 3486 
Some more DSET photos.. 3272 
DSET labels 3189 
Some thoughts. 3188 
They are for mA 3187 
Finally firing up the DSET 2869 
The bias 2868 
Try to debug more. 2868 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2868 
Damn crossovers 2868 
Six Channels are UP 2867 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2867 
Shot too early... 2866 
Tube change simplicity 2866 
So far so good... 2866 
Keep dong what you do... 2866 
In my dreams 2866 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2865 
Very good. 2865 
Distressingly familiar 2865 
DSET Power draw 2865 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2865 
You would be most welcome... 2864 
EI vs toroids 2862 
Its about noise 2861 
The pin 8 question 2861 
Cont'ed 2861 
A good question. 2860 
Barbirolli Mahler 2847 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2847 
First music testing 2838 
So far so good. 2838 
All fixed? 2836 
It is all good. 2835 
Some time on it 2808 
Here's to You! 2808 
Very commendable and noble job 2808 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2808 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2808 
I deserved that 2807 
Many variables in play 2807 
I've got some work to do 2806 
Some leads to explore. 2806 
Small steps 2729 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2728 
Still no stereo 2636 
Good luck... :-) 2636 
I've not given up... 2635 
AVC experience 2635 
Read sun is rising... 2635 
I do not know. 2635 
Bass Channel OPT 2623 
Some perspectives... 2618 
More to do 2617 
I had it wrong all along... 2296 
Play It Again, Sam 2296 
R4 is the Culprit 2296 
Some explanations 2295 
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