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Planning my DSET 4126 
Answers.... 4125 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4125 
A dangers zone? 4124 
DHT in the DSET 4124 
You will see. 4123 
Second round of questions... 4123 
The answers.... 4122 
Between S2 and OPT... 4122 
Exactly how I described above. 4120 
Fundamentals Channel... 4119 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4119 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4118 
There is truly no answer. 4118 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4118 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4117 
I did not tell the whole story... 4117 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4117 
More ansvers..... 4116 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4115 
Do not worry.... 4115 
HF Filter 4109 
The starting sequence. 4109 
A first world problem... 4109 
The remote start option. 4108 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4106 
The coupling capacitors 4105 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4105 
Cap rolling... 4102 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4102 
Caps at high frequencies... 4102 
Do not worry about it for now. 4101 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4098 
I think it is about right. 4098 
More Lpads... 4097 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4096 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4095 
A word of warning 4095 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4088 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4087 
The LPADs.... 4087 
Like This? 4087 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4081 
DIY 4081 
Better air-caps? 4081 
Top Plate Draft #1 4067 
Many options are available. 4067 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4061 
Interesting but…. 4059 
Heating is an issue... 4055 
LPad in Channel F 4051 
It does not matter. 4049 
A few power supply changes 4047 
The opportunities are endless. 4047 
The power supplies 4046 
How did you do it? 4046 
Two things I really liked... 4046 
Splitting the DSET 3980 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3980 
The heat issue 3978 
Be carefully however. 3978 
All about bass 3916 
Approaching the LF DSET 3915 
Many thanks 3915 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3915 
The long wall? 3913 
Multiple reasonings… 3913 
This is interesting! 3912 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3911 
First bass OPT prototype... 3696 
I do not know. 3696 
Yes, that is right... 3695 
DSET Grounding 3686 
As far as I remeber. 3685 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3613 
1R vs 16R 3613 
I've started building the power supplies... 3564 
Steel singing 3563 
Not yet 3563 
Copper? 3562 
Ringing 3524 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3524 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3507 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3507 
It look like the project progress well 3506 
Ventilation 3504 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3503 
Dust 3495 
A filter? 3495 
DHT Meter 3484 
Current matters? 3483 
Yes, that is it. 3483 
Do not rash 3482 
12.1k Resistor 3477 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3477 
DSET amplifier is designed 3445 
Prototype 3445 
Not built yet 3445 
Built in vibrosiolation 3445 
Impressive project 3445 
It is a good idea 3445 
I'm honoured 3445 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3445 
I second Romy, 3445 
Is this another N-Set? 3445 
The failing memory 3445 
Alzheimer! 3445 
Not too late 3445 
Airborne 3433 
EMF 3433 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3433 
Multiplying by zero 3433 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3433 
Valve damping 3433 
EM radiation 3433 
It's free 3433 
Gauss 3432 
Mmmm... 3432 
Without Looking Again 3432 
Something I observe… 3432 
Filter Caps 3432 
Very good 3432 
Nichicons 3432 
DigiKey 3432 
Iron? 3431 
No, no Pieter 3431 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3427 
Mock-up 3427 
Some more DSET photos.. 3213 
DSET labels 3130 
Some thoughts. 3129 
They are for mA 3128 
Finally firing up the DSET 2810 
The bias 2809 
Try to debug more. 2809 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2809 
Damn crossovers 2809 
Six Channels are UP 2808 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2808 
Shot too early... 2807 
Tube change simplicity 2807 
So far so good... 2807 
Keep dong what you do... 2807 
In my dreams 2807 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2806 
Very good. 2806 
Distressingly familiar 2806 
DSET Power draw 2806 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2806 
You would be most welcome... 2805 
EI vs toroids 2803 
Its about noise 2802 
The pin 8 question 2802 
Cont'ed 2802 
A good question. 2801 
Barbirolli Mahler 2788 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2788 
First music testing 2779 
So far so good. 2779 
All fixed? 2777 
It is all good. 2776 
Some time on it 2749 
Here's to You! 2749 
Very commendable and noble job 2749 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2749 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2749 
I deserved that 2748 
Many variables in play 2748 
I've got some work to do 2747 
Some leads to explore. 2747 
Small steps 2670 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2669 
Still no stereo 2577 
Good luck... :-) 2577 
I've not given up... 2576 
AVC experience 2576 
Read sun is rising... 2576 
I do not know. 2576 
Bass Channel OPT 2564 
Some perspectives... 2559 
More to do 2558 
I had it wrong all along... 2237 
Play It Again, Sam 2237 
R4 is the Culprit 2237 
Some explanations 2236 
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