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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6468 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6467 
DHT Milq? 6467 
The DHT journey. 6467 
DHT tone 6467 
Well, why not? 6466 
Holding the Fort 6466 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6466 
Input tube and DC heaters 6465 
Reimyo Pat 777 6465 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6461 
DHT or 300B? 6461 
300B 6461 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6461 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6460 
Hence the confusion 6460 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6460 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6460 
My experience with DHTs 6460 
Pigmented coloration? 6460 
Dht-dht 6460 
Dynamic viscosity? 6460 
The Pallette preamp... 6460 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6460 
"soul" of tubes 6460 
There is a difference... 6460 
Vibration injection? 6460 
Homework # 4334 6460 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6460 
Old valves have more soul! 6459 
Was it soul or soil? 6459 
It was just a heading 6459 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6459 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6459 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6459 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6459 
Injection of analog dither? 6459 
Subliminal signal 6459 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6459 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6459 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6458 
Avicenna = Arabian 6458 
Persian, not Arab 6458 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6458 
More words to describe "sux" please 6458 
Revolution 6458 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6458 
One-stage DHTs 6457 
One other thing 6457 
One stage 6457 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6457 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6457 
I see the things differently. 6457 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6457 
The audiophile attitude 6457 
The where and why of design choices 6457 
Blah blah blah 6457 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6457 
Do I need to be hissing? 6457 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6457 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6457 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6456 
What is randomness? 6456 
Those least three possibilities… 6456 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6456 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6456 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6454 
A Beautiful Mind 6453 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6451 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6436 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6436 
Abandoning Milq? 6436 
Will see how it goes.... 6436 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6434 
Topology and 2A3? 6434 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6434 
Type Casting 6434 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6434 
6sn7-2a3 6434 
Topology vs parts 6434 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6434 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6434 
Parts Frenzy 6434 
Too many new sounds 6434 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6433 
New tubes 6432 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6432 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6432 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6432 
New 2A3 6432 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6431 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6430 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6430 
Czech tubes 6428 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6428 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6428 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6427 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6427 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6424 
Here she is. 6423 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6419 
New 2A3 tubes 6419 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6419 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6418 
Multistage DHT circuits 6417 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6416 
Emission Labs 2A3 6416 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6416 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6416 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6416 
The YO186 Strip Show 6416 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6415 
It will be interesting…. 6415 
OPT impedence 6415 
More about the Plate Loading 6415 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6410 
2A3 data 6410 
The New 2A3 tubes 6410 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6410 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6409 
Everything about everything. 6409 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6409 
Options, options, options.... 6409 
I think we agree overall 6409 
An IDHT with more gain? 6408 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6408 
2A3 tube impressions 6403 
Interesting analogy 6403 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6403 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6403 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6403 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6403 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6403 
Why NOS tubes? 6402 
The Holly Ignorance 6402 
Tube tasting 6402 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6402 
Make mine thoriated please 6402 
Any Germans out there? 6402 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6402 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6402 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6402 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6401 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6401 
Tube sound and vibration 6401 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6395 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6394 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6394 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6393 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6393 
B4/B5 British made 6392 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6392 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6391 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6391 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6390 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6389 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6386 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6386 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6385 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6385 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6385 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6385 
The identical operation environment? 6385 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6385 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6385 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6384 
How to get max power from 2A3 6384 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6384 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6384 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6384 
Gain is not power. 6384 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6384 
Specialized DSET approach 6384 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6384 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6384 
The 2A3 loading 6384 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6384 
Optimizing the 2A3 6384 
How much to DSET a DSET 6384 
DSET for Titan 6384 
The Best of All Worlds 6384 
Multiamp setup 6383 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6383 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6383 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6383 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6377 
2A3 and 400V supply 6377 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6376 
Another shot at numbers 6376 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6376 
Okay, so this might work.... 6376 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6376 
Looks good, but.... 6375 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6375 
Less is more... usually. 6375 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6374 
Stepping Out 6374 
Said to be good, but 6374 
Gain to lose 6374 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6374 
Another idea for losing gain 6374 
What's best 6374 
Options, options... 6374 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6374 
Other compromises... 6373 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6372 
Is it glowing yet? 6352 
It is comming.... 6352 
The new MF channel. 6346 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6345 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6337 
The intestage loading talk. 6334 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6329 
1 in 50? 6329 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6329 
Die Walküre soldering. 6328 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6327 
Another amp arond YO186 6326 
Gain? 6326 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6326 
Simple is good 6325 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6325 
The Milq DSET is up. 6324 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6322 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6322 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6321 
Ok, what do I want? 6321 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6321 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6321 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6321 
How about the tweeter? 6320 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6320 
Safe and Sound 6320 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6320 
Some clarifications. 6320 
How about that?!!! 6320 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6318 
Head Room 6318 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6317 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6317 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6317 
Again with the PS 6317 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6315 
Parallel Universe 6315 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6313 
Why I let other people build them... 6313 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6313 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6312 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6309 
MF: the pre-final version. 6309 
Loftin-White? 6309 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6309 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6309 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6305 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6305 
Define really quiet 6304 
Another variable of sound 6304 
Backlash? 6304 
Alternative filament supplies 6304 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6304 
Going down the DC path 6303 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6303 
Molecular sound 6303 
AC-DC heater supply 6303 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6303 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6303 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6303 
Hiss or Hum 6303 
AC transformers 6303 
I have seen the Promised Land 6302 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6302 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6301 
Divide and Conquer 6301 
The design phase is over. 6300 
The unexpected insanity! 6299 
Loading 6299 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6299 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6299 
Going the Distance 6299 
Read the f*** manual! 6299 
Agreed. 6299 
I agree 6299 
The filament transformer 6299 
Center-tap and options 6299 
Something like this…. 6299 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6299 
The foreplay is going on. 6299 
Split balance 6298 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6298 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6298 
SHuguang 6298 
Going through…. 6297 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6296 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6296 
Hum vs voltage 6296 
Meow about the tubes… 6296 
To Be a Content Cat 6296 
Completed! 6293 
Tradition 6293 
Absolutely beautiful! 6293 
The 'film' caps in PS 6292 
Science or religion 6292 
Mass Extinction 6292 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6292 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6292 
Capacitor choices 6292 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6291 
The minor day of Quartets. 6291 
Them's the Breaks 6291 
Eventually! 6290 
So Soon? 6290 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6290 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6289 
The wire for DC-coupling 6289 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6289 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6289 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6288 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6287 
The DHT live reserve 6286 
Some interestng models 6286 
Eaten alive. 6286 
The tubey déjà vu? 6285 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6281 
The 4V takes a lead. 6277 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6274 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6274 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6272 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6271 
Exiting the design mode? 6271 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6271 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6267 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6266 
Setting up the new Playback 6265 
And the winner is… so far 6262 
If you like type 45... 6262 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6262 
Favorite Flavor? 6262 
The 45 times Meow... 6262 
The problem that I see is… 6262 
Running the 45 6262 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6261 
The commentaries about everything. 6261 
Driver tube and biasing 6261 
DHT drivers 6261 
The ideas are worth trying? 6261 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6257 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6257 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6256 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6256 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6256 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6256 
Operating points and cathode current 6256 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6256 
Actually it is not so simple. 6256 
Resistors at the front 6255 
A minor alternation of a position 6255 
The era of enlightenment. 6252 
The devil is in the details.... 6252 
Constructing Sound 6252 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6251 
The “strange” YO186 6242 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6197 
2S4S and 2A3 6188 
Ho to use the YO186 6181 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6181 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6181 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6179 
Not anymore! 6168 
The very good YoYonisation! 6167 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6166 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6153 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6153 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 6100 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 6099 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 6096 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 6086 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5848 
All the Best from Burgundy 5848 
Cheesy tubes 5847 
Me and my DHT references… 5738 
Y0-186 in winter. 5641 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5640 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5609 
In My Dreams 5609 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5609 
Blame? 5608 
When good is not good enough. 5608 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5608 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5607 
How the YO186 was used. 5191 
What is old is new? 5190 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5189 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4738 
That sucks. 4738 
YO186 4736 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4736 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4736 
A hallucination? 4733 
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