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Planning my DSET 4187 
Answers.... 4186 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4186 
A dangers zone? 4185 
DHT in the DSET 4185 
You will see. 4184 
Second round of questions... 4184 
The answers.... 4183 
Between S2 and OPT... 4183 
Exactly how I described above. 4181 
Fundamentals Channel... 4180 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4180 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4179 
There is truly no answer. 4179 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4179 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4178 
I did not tell the whole story... 4178 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4178 
More ansvers..... 4177 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4176 
Do not worry.... 4176 
HF Filter 4170 
The starting sequence. 4170 
A first world problem... 4170 
The remote start option. 4169 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4167 
The coupling capacitors 4166 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4166 
Cap rolling... 4163 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4163 
Caps at high frequencies... 4163 
Do not worry about it for now. 4162 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4159 
I think it is about right. 4159 
More Lpads... 4158 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4157 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4156 
A word of warning 4156 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4149 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4148 
The LPADs.... 4148 
Like This? 4148 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4142 
DIY 4142 
Better air-caps? 4142 
Top Plate Draft #1 4128 
Many options are available. 4128 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4122 
Interesting but…. 4120 
Heating is an issue... 4116 
LPad in Channel F 4112 
It does not matter. 4110 
A few power supply changes 4108 
The opportunities are endless. 4108 
The power supplies 4107 
How did you do it? 4107 
Two things I really liked... 4107 
Splitting the DSET 4041 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 4041 
The heat issue 4039 
Be carefully however. 4039 
All about bass 3977 
Approaching the LF DSET 3976 
Many thanks 3976 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3976 
The long wall? 3974 
Multiple reasonings… 3974 
This is interesting! 3973 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3972 
First bass OPT prototype... 3757 
I do not know. 3757 
Yes, that is right... 3756 
DSET Grounding 3747 
As far as I remeber. 3746 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3674 
1R vs 16R 3674 
I've started building the power supplies... 3625 
Steel singing 3624 
Not yet 3624 
Copper? 3623 
Ringing 3585 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3585 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3568 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3568 
It look like the project progress well 3567 
Ventilation 3565 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3564 
Dust 3556 
A filter? 3556 
DHT Meter 3545 
Current matters? 3544 
Yes, that is it. 3544 
Do not rash 3543 
12.1k Resistor 3538 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3538 
DSET amplifier is designed 3506 
Prototype 3506 
Not built yet 3506 
Built in vibrosiolation 3506 
Impressive project 3506 
It is a good idea 3506 
I'm honoured 3506 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3506 
I second Romy, 3506 
Is this another N-Set? 3506 
The failing memory 3506 
Alzheimer! 3506 
Not too late 3506 
Airborne 3494 
EMF 3494 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3494 
Multiplying by zero 3494 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3494 
Valve damping 3494 
EM radiation 3494 
It's free 3494 
Gauss 3493 
Mmmm... 3493 
Without Looking Again 3493 
Something I observe… 3493 
Filter Caps 3493 
Very good 3493 
Nichicons 3493 
DigiKey 3493 
Iron? 3492 
No, no Pieter 3492 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3488 
Mock-up 3488 
Some more DSET photos.. 3274 
DSET labels 3191 
Some thoughts. 3190 
They are for mA 3189 
Finally firing up the DSET 2871 
The bias 2870 
Try to debug more. 2870 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2870 
Damn crossovers 2870 
Six Channels are UP 2869 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2869 
Shot too early... 2868 
Tube change simplicity 2868 
So far so good... 2868 
Keep dong what you do... 2868 
In my dreams 2868 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2867 
Very good. 2867 
Distressingly familiar 2867 
DSET Power draw 2867 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2867 
You would be most welcome... 2866 
EI vs toroids 2864 
Its about noise 2863 
The pin 8 question 2863 
Cont'ed 2863 
A good question. 2862 
Barbirolli Mahler 2849 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2849 
First music testing 2840 
So far so good. 2840 
All fixed? 2838 
It is all good. 2837 
Some time on it 2810 
Here's to You! 2810 
Very commendable and noble job 2810 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2810 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2810 
I deserved that 2809 
Many variables in play 2809 
I've got some work to do 2808 
Some leads to explore. 2808 
Small steps 2731 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2730 
Still no stereo 2638 
Good luck... :-) 2638 
I've not given up... 2637 
AVC experience 2637 
Read sun is rising... 2637 
I do not know. 2637 
Bass Channel OPT 2625 
Some perspectives... 2620 
More to do 2619 
I had it wrong all along... 2298 
Play It Again, Sam 2298 
R4 is the Culprit 2298 
Some explanations 2297 
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