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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6245 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6244 
DHT Milq? 6244 
The DHT journey. 6244 
DHT tone 6244 
Well, why not? 6243 
Holding the Fort 6243 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6243 
Input tube and DC heaters 6242 
Reimyo Pat 777 6242 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6238 
DHT or 300B? 6238 
300B 6238 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6238 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6237 
Hence the confusion 6237 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6237 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6237 
My experience with DHTs 6237 
Pigmented coloration? 6237 
Dht-dht 6237 
Dynamic viscosity? 6237 
The Pallette preamp... 6237 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6237 
"soul" of tubes 6237 
There is a difference... 6237 
Vibration injection? 6237 
Homework # 4334 6237 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6237 
Old valves have more soul! 6236 
Was it soul or soil? 6236 
It was just a heading 6236 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6236 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6236 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6236 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6236 
Injection of analog dither? 6236 
Subliminal signal 6236 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6236 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6236 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6235 
Avicenna = Arabian 6235 
Persian, not Arab 6235 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6235 
More words to describe "sux" please 6235 
Revolution 6235 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6235 
One-stage DHTs 6234 
One other thing 6234 
One stage 6234 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6234 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6234 
I see the things differently. 6234 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6234 
The audiophile attitude 6234 
The where and why of design choices 6234 
Blah blah blah 6234 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6234 
Do I need to be hissing? 6234 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6234 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6234 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6233 
What is randomness? 6233 
Those least three possibilities… 6233 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6233 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6233 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6231 
A Beautiful Mind 6230 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6228 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6213 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6213 
Abandoning Milq? 6213 
Will see how it goes.... 6213 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6211 
Topology and 2A3? 6211 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6211 
Type Casting 6211 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6211 
6sn7-2a3 6211 
Topology vs parts 6211 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6211 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6211 
Parts Frenzy 6211 
Too many new sounds 6211 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6210 
New tubes 6209 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6209 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6209 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6209 
New 2A3 6209 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6208 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6207 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6207 
Czech tubes 6205 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6205 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6205 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6204 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6204 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6201 
Here she is. 6200 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6196 
New 2A3 tubes 6196 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6196 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6195 
Multistage DHT circuits 6194 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6193 
Emission Labs 2A3 6193 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6193 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6193 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6193 
The YO186 Strip Show 6193 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6192 
It will be interesting…. 6192 
OPT impedence 6192 
More about the Plate Loading 6192 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6187 
2A3 data 6187 
The New 2A3 tubes 6187 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6187 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6186 
Everything about everything. 6186 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6186 
Options, options, options.... 6186 
I think we agree overall 6186 
An IDHT with more gain? 6185 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6185 
2A3 tube impressions 6180 
Interesting analogy 6180 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6180 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6180 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6180 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6180 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6180 
Why NOS tubes? 6179 
The Holly Ignorance 6179 
Tube tasting 6179 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6179 
Make mine thoriated please 6179 
Any Germans out there? 6179 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6179 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6179 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6179 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6178 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6178 
Tube sound and vibration 6178 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6172 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6171 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6171 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6170 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6170 
B4/B5 British made 6169 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6169 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6168 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6168 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6167 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6166 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6163 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6163 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6162 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6162 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6162 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6162 
The identical operation environment? 6162 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6162 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6162 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6161 
How to get max power from 2A3 6161 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6161 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6161 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6161 
Gain is not power. 6161 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6161 
Specialized DSET approach 6161 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6161 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6161 
The 2A3 loading 6161 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6161 
Optimizing the 2A3 6161 
How much to DSET a DSET 6161 
DSET for Titan 6161 
The Best of All Worlds 6161 
Multiamp setup 6160 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6160 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6160 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6160 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6154 
2A3 and 400V supply 6154 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6153 
Another shot at numbers 6153 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6153 
Okay, so this might work.... 6153 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6153 
Looks good, but.... 6152 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6152 
Less is more... usually. 6152 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6151 
Stepping Out 6151 
Said to be good, but 6151 
Gain to lose 6151 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6151 
Another idea for losing gain 6151 
What's best 6151 
Options, options... 6151 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6151 
Other compromises... 6150 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6149 
Is it glowing yet? 6129 
It is comming.... 6129 
The new MF channel. 6123 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6122 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6114 
The intestage loading talk. 6111 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6106 
1 in 50? 6106 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6106 
Die Walküre soldering. 6105 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6104 
Another amp arond YO186 6103 
Gain? 6103 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6103 
Simple is good 6102 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6102 
The Milq DSET is up. 6101 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6099 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6099 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6098 
Ok, what do I want? 6098 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6098 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6098 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6098 
How about the tweeter? 6097 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6097 
Safe and Sound 6097 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6097 
Some clarifications. 6097 
How about that?!!! 6097 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6095 
Head Room 6095 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6094 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6094 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6094 
Again with the PS 6094 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6092 
Parallel Universe 6092 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6090 
Why I let other people build them... 6090 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6090 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6089 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6086 
MF: the pre-final version. 6086 
Loftin-White? 6086 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6086 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6086 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6082 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6082 
Define really quiet 6081 
Another variable of sound 6081 
Backlash? 6081 
Alternative filament supplies 6081 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6081 
Going down the DC path 6080 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6080 
Molecular sound 6080 
AC-DC heater supply 6080 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6080 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6080 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6080 
Hiss or Hum 6080 
AC transformers 6080 
I have seen the Promised Land 6079 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6079 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6078 
Divide and Conquer 6078 
The design phase is over. 6077 
The unexpected insanity! 6076 
Loading 6076 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6076 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6076 
Going the Distance 6076 
Read the f*** manual! 6076 
Agreed. 6076 
I agree 6076 
The filament transformer 6076 
Center-tap and options 6076 
Something like this…. 6076 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6076 
The foreplay is going on. 6076 
Split balance 6075 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6075 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6075 
SHuguang 6075 
Going through…. 6074 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6073 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6073 
Hum vs voltage 6073 
Meow about the tubes… 6073 
To Be a Content Cat 6073 
Completed! 6070 
Tradition 6070 
Absolutely beautiful! 6070 
The 'film' caps in PS 6069 
Science or religion 6069 
Mass Extinction 6069 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6069 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6069 
Capacitor choices 6069 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6068 
The minor day of Quartets. 6068 
Them's the Breaks 6068 
Eventually! 6067 
So Soon? 6067 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6067 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6066 
The wire for DC-coupling 6066 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6066 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6066 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6065 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6064 
The DHT live reserve 6063 
Some interestng models 6063 
Eaten alive. 6063 
The tubey déjà vu? 6062 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6058 
The 4V takes a lead. 6054 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6051 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6051 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6049 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6048 
Exiting the design mode? 6048 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6048 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6044 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6043 
Setting up the new Playback 6042 
And the winner is… so far 6039 
If you like type 45... 6039 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6039 
Favorite Flavor? 6039 
The 45 times Meow... 6039 
The problem that I see is… 6039 
Running the 45 6039 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6038 
The commentaries about everything. 6038 
Driver tube and biasing 6038 
DHT drivers 6038 
The ideas are worth trying? 6038 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6034 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6034 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6033 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6033 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6033 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6033 
Operating points and cathode current 6033 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6033 
Actually it is not so simple. 6033 
Resistors at the front 6032 
A minor alternation of a position 6032 
The era of enlightenment. 6029 
The devil is in the details.... 6029 
Constructing Sound 6029 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6028 
The “strange” YO186 6019 
The dead guy’s lessons. 5974 
2S4S and 2A3 5965 
Ho to use the YO186 5958 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5958 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5958 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5956 
Not anymore! 5945 
The very good YoYonisation! 5944 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5943 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5930 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5930 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5877 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5876 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5873 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5863 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5625 
All the Best from Burgundy 5625 
Cheesy tubes 5624 
Me and my DHT references… 5515 
Y0-186 in winter. 5418 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5417 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5386 
In My Dreams 5386 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5386 
Blame? 5385 
When good is not good enough. 5385 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5385 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5384 
How the YO186 was used. 4968 
What is old is new? 4967 
YO186 vs. type 45. 4966 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4515 
That sucks. 4515 
YO186 4513 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4513 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4513 
A hallucination? 4510 
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