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Legends: "Week" - last week posts, "Bold" - entered last 48 hours.
Planning my DSET 4121 
Answers.... 4120 
Getting hold of Alex is not easy... 4120 
A dangers zone? 4119 
DHT in the DSET 4119 
You will see. 4118 
Second round of questions... 4118 
The answers.... 4117 
Between S2 and OPT... 4117 
Exactly how I described above. 4115 
Fundamentals Channel... 4114 
Ah, the Fundamentals Channel!!! 4114 
Thinking further about the MF channel... 4113 
There is truly no answer. 4113 
Of course I am putting the cart before the horse... 4113 
That notion of super-clean sound…. 4112 
I did not tell the whole story... 4112 
About the MF Channel Schematic... 4112 
More ansvers..... 4111 
The fuse in theMF Channel 4110 
Do not worry.... 4110 
HF Filter 4104 
The starting sequence. 4104 
A first world problem... 4104 
The remote start option. 4103 
It will be a sheep in wolfs clothing... 4101 
The coupling capacitors 4100 
To a great degree it depends where the Cap is used. 4100 
Cap rolling... 4097 
Caps, caps, caps.... 4097 
Caps at high frequencies... 4097 
Do not worry about it for now. 4096 
Second Stage Half-6C33C impedance 4093 
I think it is about right. 4093 
More Lpads... 4092 
They are not LPads but they are bitch. 4091 
Bleeders at shut-down... 4090 
A word of warning 4090 
They will light up like a Christmas tree 4083 
More on the "inductive" LPad 4082 
The LPADs.... 4082 
Like This? 4082 
Now that I have had a good look at them... 4076 
DIY 4076 
Better air-caps? 4076 
Top Plate Draft #1 4062 
Many options are available. 4062 
Fleshing out the design a little more... 4056 
Interesting but…. 4054 
Heating is an issue... 4050 
LPad in Channel F 4046 
It does not matter. 4044 
A few power supply changes 4042 
The opportunities are endless. 4042 
The power supplies 4041 
How did you do it? 4041 
Two things I really liked... 4041 
Splitting the DSET 3975 
I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. 3975 
The heat issue 3973 
Be carefully however. 3973 
All about bass 3911 
Approaching the LF DSET 3910 
Many thanks 3910 
SS amps do generally very bad bass. 3910 
The long wall? 3908 
Multiple reasonings… 3908 
This is interesting! 3907 
Why do you feel what I feel? I do not. 3906 
First bass OPT prototype... 3691 
I do not know. 3691 
Yes, that is right... 3690 
DSET Grounding 3681 
As far as I remeber. 3680 
DSET Bass OPT is wound 3608 
1R vs 16R 3608 
I've started building the power supplies... 3559 
Steel singing 3558 
Not yet 3558 
Copper? 3557 
Ringing 3519 
Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic 3519 
First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... 3502 
Bread-boarded Melquiades Fullrange 3502 
It look like the project progress well 3501 
Ventilation 3499 
Fear of forced ventilation. 3498 
Dust 3490 
A filter? 3490 
DHT Meter 3479 
Current matters? 3478 
Yes, that is it. 3478 
Do not rash 3477 
12.1k Resistor 3472 
You are looking for 200V on plate. 3472 
DSET amplifier is designed 3440 
Prototype 3440 
Not built yet 3440 
Built in vibrosiolation 3440 
Impressive project 3440 
It is a good idea 3440 
I'm honoured 3440 
Not Alzheimer’s, yet… 3440 
I second Romy, 3440 
Is this another N-Set? 3440 
The failing memory 3440 
Alzheimer! 3440 
Not too late 3440 
Airborne 3428 
EMF 3428 
Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal wit... 3428 
Multiplying by zero 3428 
Electro-Magnetic Fields 3428 
Valve damping 3428 
EM radiation 3428 
It's free 3428 
Gauss 3427 
Mmmm... 3427 
Without Looking Again 3427 
Something I observe… 3427 
Filter Caps 3427 
Very good 3427 
Nichicons 3427 
DigiKey 3427 
Iron? 3426 
No, no Pieter 3426 
EM Shielding, do or don't? 3422 
Mock-up 3422 
Some more DSET photos.. 3208 
DSET labels 3125 
Some thoughts. 3124 
They are for mA 3123 
Finally firing up the DSET 2805 
The bias 2804 
Try to debug more. 2804 
A bug in negative supply chain on channel B 2804 
Damn crossovers 2804 
Six Channels are UP 2803 
Test Points/Trim Pots 2803 
Shot too early... 2802 
Tube change simplicity 2802 
So far so good... 2802 
Keep dong what you do... 2802 
In my dreams 2802 
Aaarrggghhhhh 2801 
Very good. 2801 
Distressingly familiar 2801 
DSET Power draw 2801 
It would be fun to visit you but I never in AU.... 2801 
You would be most welcome... 2800 
EI vs toroids 2798 
Its about noise 2797 
The pin 8 question 2797 
Cont'ed 2797 
A good question. 2796 
Barbirolli Mahler 2783 
Yep, Barbirolli would do it... 2783 
First music testing 2774 
So far so good. 2774 
All fixed? 2772 
It is all good. 2771 
Some time on it 2744 
Here's to You! 2744 
Very commendable and noble job 2744 
Not exactly flat to 18Hz... 2744 
Your bass is better then you music, be carefull... 2744 
I deserved that 2743 
Many variables in play 2743 
I've got some work to do 2742 
Some leads to explore. 2742 
Small steps 2665 
Keep looking, I was there....:-) 2664 
Still no stereo 2572 
Good luck... :-) 2572 
I've not given up... 2571 
AVC experience 2571 
Read sun is rising... 2571 
I do not know. 2571 
Bass Channel OPT 2559 
Some perspectives... 2554 
More to do 2553 
I had it wrong all along... 2232 
Play It Again, Sam 2232 
R4 is the Culprit 2232 
Some explanations 2231 
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