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Planning my DSET 4179 
Answers.... 4178 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4178 
A dangers zone? 4177 
DHT in the DSET 4177 
You will see. 4176 
Second round of questions... 4176 
The answers.... 4175 
Between S2 and OPT... 4175 
Exactly how I described above. 4173 
Fundamentals Channel... 4172 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4172 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4171 
There is truly no answer. 4171 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4171 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4170 
I did not tell the whole story... 4170 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4170 
More ansvers..... 4169 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4168 
Do not worry.... 4168 
HF Filter 4162 
The starting sequence. 4162 
A first world problem... 4162 
The remote start option. 4161 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4159 
The coupling capacitors 4158 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4158 
Cap rolling... 4155 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4155 
Caps at high frequencies... 4155 
Do not worry about it for now. 4154 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4151 
I think it is about right. 4151 
More Lpads... 4150 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4149 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4148 
A word of warning 4148 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4141 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4140 
The LPADs.... 4140 
Like This? 4140 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4134 
DIY 4134 
Better air-caps? 4134 
Top Plate Draft #1 4120 
Many options are available. 4120 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4114 
Interesting but…. 4112 
Heating is an issue... 4108 
LPad in Channel F 4104 
It does not matter. 4102 
A few power supply changes 4100 
The opportunities are endless. 4100 
The power supplies 4099 
How did you do it? 4099 
Two things I really liked... 4099 
Splitting the DSET 4033 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4033 
The heat issue 4031 
Be carefully however. 4031 
All about bass 3969 
Approaching the LF DSET 3968 
Many thanks 3968 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3968 
The long wall? 3966 
Multiple reasonings… 3966 
This is interesting! 3965 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3964 
First bass OPT prototype... 3749 
I do not know. 3749 
Yes, that is right... 3748 
DSET Grounding 3739 
As far as I remeber. 3738 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3666 
1R vs 16R 3666 
I've started building the power supplies... 3617 
Steel singing 3616 
Not yet 3616 
Copper? 3615 
Ringing 3577 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3577 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3560 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3560 
It look like the project progress well 3559 
Ventilation 3557 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3556 
Dust 3548 
A filter? 3548 
DHT Meter 3537 
Current matters? 3536 
Yes, that is it. 3536 
Do not rash 3535 
12.1k Resistor 3530 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3530 
DSET amplifier is designed 3498 
Prototype 3498 
Not built yet 3498 
Built in vibrosiolation 3498 
Impressive project 3498 
It is a good idea 3498 
I'm honoured 3498 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3498 
I second Romy, 3498 
Is this another N-Set? 3498 
The failing memory 3498 
Alzheimer! 3498 
Not too late 3498 
Airborne 3486 
EMF 3486 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3486 
Multiplying by zero 3486 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3486 
Valve damping 3486 
EM radiation 3486 
It's free 3486 
Gauss 3485 
Mmmm... 3485 
Without Looking Again 3485 
Something I observe… 3485 
Filter Caps 3485 
Very good 3485 
Nichicons 3485 
DigiKey 3485 
Iron? 3484 
No, no Pieter 3484 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3480 
Mock-up 3480 
Some more DSET photos.. 3266 
DSET labels 3183 
Some thoughts. 3182 
They are for mA 3181 
Finally firing up the DSET 2863 
The bias 2862 
Try to debug more. 2862 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2862 
Damn crossovers 2862 
Six Channels are UP 2861 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2861 
Shot too early... 2860 
Tube change simplicity 2860 
So far so good... 2860 
Keep dong what you do... 2860 
In my dreams 2860 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2859 
Very good. 2859 
Distressingly familiar 2859 
DSET Power draw 2859 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2859 
You would be most welcome... 2858 
EI vs toroids 2856 
Its about noise 2855 
The pin 8 question 2855 
Cont'ed 2855 
A good question. 2854 
Barbirolli Mahler 2841 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2841 
First music testing 2832 
So far so good. 2832 
All fixed? 2830 
It is all good. 2829 
Some time on it 2802 
Here's to You! 2802 
Very commendable and noble job 2802 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2802 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2802 
I deserved that 2801 
Many variables in play 2801 
I've got some work to do 2800 
Some leads to explore. 2800 
Small steps 2723 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2722 
Still no stereo 2630 
Good luck... :-) 2630 
I've not given up... 2629 
AVC experience 2629 
Read sun is rising... 2629 
I do not know. 2629 
Bass Channel OPT 2617 
Some perspectives... 2612 
More to do 2611 
I had it wrong all along... 2290 
Play It Again, Sam 2290 
R4 is the Culprit 2290 
Some explanations 2289 
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