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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6385 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6384 
DHT Milq? 6384 
The DHT journey. 6384 
DHT tone 6384 
Well, why not? 6383 
Holding the Fort 6383 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6383 
Input tube and DC heaters 6382 
Reimyo Pat 777 6382 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6378 
DHT or 300B? 6378 
300B 6378 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6378 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6377 
Hence the confusion 6377 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6377 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6377 
My experience with DHTs 6377 
Pigmented coloration? 6377 
Dht-dht 6377 
Dynamic viscosity? 6377 
The Pallette preamp... 6377 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6377 
"soul" of tubes 6377 
There is a difference... 6377 
Vibration injection? 6377 
Homework # 4334 6377 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6377 
Old valves have more soul! 6376 
Was it soul or soil? 6376 
It was just a heading 6376 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6376 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6376 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6376 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6376 
Injection of analog dither? 6376 
Subliminal signal 6376 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6376 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6376 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6375 
Avicenna = Arabian 6375 
Persian, not Arab 6375 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6375 
More words to describe "sux" please 6375 
Revolution 6375 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6375 
One-stage DHTs 6374 
One other thing 6374 
One stage 6374 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6374 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6374 
I see the things differently. 6374 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6374 
The audiophile attitude 6374 
The where and why of design choices 6374 
Blah blah blah 6374 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6374 
Do I need to be hissing? 6374 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6374 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6374 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6373 
What is randomness? 6373 
Those least three possibilities… 6373 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6373 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6373 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6371 
A Beautiful Mind 6370 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6368 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6353 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6353 
Abandoning Milq? 6353 
Will see how it goes.... 6353 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6351 
Topology and 2A3? 6351 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6351 
Type Casting 6351 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6351 
6sn7-2a3 6351 
Topology vs parts 6351 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6351 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6351 
Parts Frenzy 6351 
Too many new sounds 6351 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6350 
New tubes 6349 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6349 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6349 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6349 
New 2A3 6349 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6348 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6347 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6347 
Czech tubes 6345 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6345 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6345 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6344 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6344 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6341 
Here she is. 6340 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6336 
New 2A3 tubes 6336 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6336 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6335 
Multistage DHT circuits 6334 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6333 
Emission Labs 2A3 6333 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6333 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6333 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6333 
The YO186 Strip Show 6333 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6332 
It will be interesting…. 6332 
OPT impedence 6332 
More about the Plate Loading 6332 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6327 
2A3 data 6327 
The New 2A3 tubes 6327 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6327 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6326 
Everything about everything. 6326 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6326 
Options, options, options.... 6326 
I think we agree overall 6326 
An IDHT with more gain? 6325 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6325 
2A3 tube impressions 6320 
Interesting analogy 6320 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6320 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6320 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6320 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6320 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6320 
Why NOS tubes? 6319 
The Holly Ignorance 6319 
Tube tasting 6319 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6319 
Make mine thoriated please 6319 
Any Germans out there? 6319 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6319 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6319 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6319 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6318 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6318 
Tube sound and vibration 6318 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6312 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6311 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6311 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6310 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6310 
B4/B5 British made 6309 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6309 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6308 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6308 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6307 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6306 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6303 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6303 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6302 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6302 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6302 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6302 
The identical operation environment? 6302 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6302 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6302 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6301 
How to get max power from 2A3 6301 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6301 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6301 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6301 
Gain is not power. 6301 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6301 
Specialized DSET approach 6301 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6301 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6301 
The 2A3 loading 6301 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6301 
Optimizing the 2A3 6301 
How much to DSET a DSET 6301 
DSET for Titan 6301 
The Best of All Worlds 6301 
Multiamp setup 6300 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6300 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6300 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6300 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6294 
2A3 and 400V supply 6294 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6293 
Another shot at numbers 6293 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6293 
Okay, so this might work.... 6293 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6293 
Looks good, but.... 6292 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6292 
Less is more... usually. 6292 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6291 
Stepping Out 6291 
Said to be good, but 6291 
Gain to lose 6291 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6291 
Another idea for losing gain 6291 
What's best 6291 
Options, options... 6291 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6291 
Other compromises... 6290 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6289 
Is it glowing yet? 6269 
It is comming.... 6269 
The new MF channel. 6263 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6262 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6254 
The intestage loading talk. 6251 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6246 
1 in 50? 6246 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6246 
Die Walküre soldering. 6245 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6244 
Another amp arond YO186 6243 
Gain? 6243 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6243 
Simple is good 6242 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6242 
The Milq DSET is up. 6241 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6239 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6239 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6238 
Ok, what do I want? 6238 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6238 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6238 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6238 
How about the tweeter? 6237 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6237 
Safe and Sound 6237 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6237 
Some clarifications. 6237 
How about that?!!! 6237 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6235 
Head Room 6235 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6234 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6234 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6234 
Again with the PS 6234 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6232 
Parallel Universe 6232 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6230 
Why I let other people build them... 6230 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6230 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6229 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6226 
MF: the pre-final version. 6226 
Loftin-White? 6226 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6226 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6226 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6222 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6222 
Define really quiet 6221 
Another variable of sound 6221 
Backlash? 6221 
Alternative filament supplies 6221 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6221 
Going down the DC path 6220 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6220 
Molecular sound 6220 
AC-DC heater supply 6220 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6220 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6220 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6220 
Hiss or Hum 6220 
AC transformers 6220 
I have seen the Promised Land 6219 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6219 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6218 
Divide and Conquer 6218 
The design phase is over. 6217 
The unexpected insanity! 6216 
Loading 6216 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6216 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6216 
Going the Distance 6216 
Read the f*** manual! 6216 
Agreed. 6216 
I agree 6216 
The filament transformer 6216 
Center-tap and options 6216 
Something like this…. 6216 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6216 
The foreplay is going on. 6216 
Split balance 6215 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6215 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6215 
SHuguang 6215 
Going through…. 6214 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6213 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6213 
Hum vs voltage 6213 
Meow about the tubes… 6213 
To Be a Content Cat 6213 
Completed! 6210 
Tradition 6210 
Absolutely beautiful! 6210 
The 'film' caps in PS 6209 
Science or religion 6209 
Mass Extinction 6209 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6209 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6209 
Capacitor choices 6209 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6208 
The minor day of Quartets. 6208 
Them's the Breaks 6208 
Eventually! 6207 
So Soon? 6207 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6207 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6206 
The wire for DC-coupling 6206 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6206 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6206 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6205 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6204 
The DHT live reserve 6203 
Some interestng models 6203 
Eaten alive. 6203 
The tubey déjà vu? 6202 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6198 
The 4V takes a lead. 6194 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6191 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6191 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6189 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6188 
Exiting the design mode? 6188 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6188 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6184 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6183 
Setting up the new Playback 6182 
And the winner is… so far 6179 
If you like type 45... 6179 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6179 
Favorite Flavor? 6179 
The 45 times Meow... 6179 
The problem that I see is… 6179 
Running the 45 6179 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6178 
The commentaries about everything. 6178 
Driver tube and biasing 6178 
DHT drivers 6178 
The ideas are worth trying? 6178 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6174 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6174 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6173 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6173 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6173 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6173 
Operating points and cathode current 6173 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6173 
Actually it is not so simple. 6173 
Resistors at the front 6172 
A minor alternation of a position 6172 
The era of enlightenment. 6169 
The devil is in the details.... 6169 
Constructing Sound 6169 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6168 
The “strange” YO186 6159 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6114 
2S4S and 2A3 6105 
Ho to use the YO186 6098 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6098 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6098 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6096 
Not anymore! 6085 
The very good YoYonisation! 6084 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6083 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6070 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6070 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 6017 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 6016 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 6013 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 6003 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5765 
All the Best from Burgundy 5765 
Cheesy tubes 5764 
Me and my DHT references… 5655 
Y0-186 in winter. 5558 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5557 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5526 
In My Dreams 5526 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5526 
Blame? 5525 
When good is not good enough. 5525 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5525 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5524 
How the YO186 was used. 5108 
What is old is new? 5107 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5106 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4655 
That sucks. 4655 
YO186 4653 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4653 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4653 
A hallucination? 4650 
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