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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6319 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6318 
DHT Milq? 6318 
The DHT journey. 6318 
DHT tone 6318 
Well, why not? 6317 
Holding the Fort 6317 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6317 
Input tube and DC heaters 6316 
Reimyo Pat 777 6316 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6312 
DHT or 300B? 6312 
300B 6312 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6312 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6311 
Hence the confusion 6311 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6311 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6311 
My experience with DHTs 6311 
Pigmented coloration? 6311 
Dht-dht 6311 
Dynamic viscosity? 6311 
The Pallette preamp... 6311 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6311 
"soul" of tubes 6311 
There is a difference... 6311 
Vibration injection? 6311 
Homework # 4334 6311 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6311 
Old valves have more soul! 6310 
Was it soul or soil? 6310 
It was just a heading 6310 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6310 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6310 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6310 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6310 
Injection of analog dither? 6310 
Subliminal signal 6310 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6310 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6310 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6309 
Avicenna = Arabian 6309 
Persian, not Arab 6309 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6309 
More words to describe "sux" please 6309 
Revolution 6309 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6309 
One-stage DHTs 6308 
One other thing 6308 
One stage 6308 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6308 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6308 
I see the things differently. 6308 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6308 
The audiophile attitude 6308 
The where and why of design choices 6308 
Blah blah blah 6308 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6308 
Do I need to be hissing? 6308 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6308 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6308 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6307 
What is randomness? 6307 
Those least three possibilities… 6307 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6307 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6307 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6305 
A Beautiful Mind 6304 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6302 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6287 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6287 
Abandoning Milq? 6287 
Will see how it goes.... 6287 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6285 
Topology and 2A3? 6285 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6285 
Type Casting 6285 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6285 
6sn7-2a3 6285 
Topology vs parts 6285 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6285 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6285 
Parts Frenzy 6285 
Too many new sounds 6285 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6284 
New tubes 6283 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6283 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6283 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6283 
New 2A3 6283 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6282 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6281 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6281 
Czech tubes 6279 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6279 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6279 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6278 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6278 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6275 
Here she is. 6274 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6270 
New 2A3 tubes 6270 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6270 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6269 
Multistage DHT circuits 6268 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6267 
Emission Labs 2A3 6267 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6267 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6267 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6267 
The YO186 Strip Show 6267 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6266 
It will be interesting…. 6266 
OPT impedence 6266 
More about the Plate Loading 6266 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6261 
2A3 data 6261 
The New 2A3 tubes 6261 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6261 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6260 
Everything about everything. 6260 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6260 
Options, options, options.... 6260 
I think we agree overall 6260 
An IDHT with more gain? 6259 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6259 
2A3 tube impressions 6254 
Interesting analogy 6254 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6254 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6254 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6254 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6254 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6254 
Why NOS tubes? 6253 
The Holly Ignorance 6253 
Tube tasting 6253 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6253 
Make mine thoriated please 6253 
Any Germans out there? 6253 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6253 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6253 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6253 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6252 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6252 
Tube sound and vibration 6252 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6246 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6245 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6245 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6244 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6244 
B4/B5 British made 6243 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6243 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6242 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6242 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6241 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6240 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6237 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6237 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6236 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6236 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6236 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6236 
The identical operation environment? 6236 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6236 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6236 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6235 
How to get max power from 2A3 6235 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6235 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6235 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6235 
Gain is not power. 6235 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6235 
Specialized DSET approach 6235 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6235 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6235 
The 2A3 loading 6235 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6235 
Optimizing the 2A3 6235 
How much to DSET a DSET 6235 
DSET for Titan 6235 
The Best of All Worlds 6235 
Multiamp setup 6234 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6234 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6234 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6234 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6228 
2A3 and 400V supply 6228 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6227 
Another shot at numbers 6227 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6227 
Okay, so this might work.... 6227 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6227 
Looks good, but.... 6226 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6226 
Less is more... usually. 6226 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6225 
Stepping Out 6225 
Said to be good, but 6225 
Gain to lose 6225 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6225 
Another idea for losing gain 6225 
What's best 6225 
Options, options... 6225 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6225 
Other compromises... 6224 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6223 
Is it glowing yet? 6203 
It is comming.... 6203 
The new MF channel. 6197 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6196 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6188 
The intestage loading talk. 6185 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6180 
1 in 50? 6180 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6180 
Die Walküre soldering. 6179 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6178 
Another amp arond YO186 6177 
Gain? 6177 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6177 
Simple is good 6176 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6176 
The Milq DSET is up. 6175 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6173 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6173 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6172 
Ok, what do I want? 6172 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6172 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6172 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6172 
How about the tweeter? 6171 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6171 
Safe and Sound 6171 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6171 
Some clarifications. 6171 
How about that?!!! 6171 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6169 
Head Room 6169 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6168 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6168 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6168 
Again with the PS 6168 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6166 
Parallel Universe 6166 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6164 
Why I let other people build them... 6164 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6164 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6163 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6160 
MF: the pre-final version. 6160 
Loftin-White? 6160 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6160 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6160 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6156 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6156 
Define really quiet 6155 
Another variable of sound 6155 
Backlash? 6155 
Alternative filament supplies 6155 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6155 
Going down the DC path 6154 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6154 
Molecular sound 6154 
AC-DC heater supply 6154 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6154 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6154 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6154 
Hiss or Hum 6154 
AC transformers 6154 
I have seen the Promised Land 6153 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6153 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6152 
Divide and Conquer 6152 
The design phase is over. 6151 
The unexpected insanity! 6150 
Loading 6150 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6150 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6150 
Going the Distance 6150 
Read the f*** manual! 6150 
Agreed. 6150 
I agree 6150 
The filament transformer 6150 
Center-tap and options 6150 
Something like this…. 6150 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6150 
The foreplay is going on. 6150 
Split balance 6149 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6149 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6149 
SHuguang 6149 
Going through…. 6148 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6147 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6147 
Hum vs voltage 6147 
Meow about the tubes… 6147 
To Be a Content Cat 6147 
Completed! 6144 
Tradition 6144 
Absolutely beautiful! 6144 
The 'film' caps in PS 6143 
Science or religion 6143 
Mass Extinction 6143 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6143 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6143 
Capacitor choices 6143 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6142 
The minor day of Quartets. 6142 
Them's the Breaks 6142 
Eventually! 6141 
So Soon? 6141 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6141 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6140 
The wire for DC-coupling 6140 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6140 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6140 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6139 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6138 
The DHT live reserve 6137 
Some interestng models 6137 
Eaten alive. 6137 
The tubey déjà vu? 6136 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6132 
The 4V takes a lead. 6128 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6125 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6125 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6123 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6122 
Exiting the design mode? 6122 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6122 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6118 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6117 
Setting up the new Playback 6116 
And the winner is… so far 6113 
If you like type 45... 6113 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6113 
Favorite Flavor? 6113 
The 45 times Meow... 6113 
The problem that I see is… 6113 
Running the 45 6113 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6112 
The commentaries about everything. 6112 
Driver tube and biasing 6112 
DHT drivers 6112 
The ideas are worth trying? 6112 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6108 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6108 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6107 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6107 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6107 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6107 
Operating points and cathode current 6107 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6107 
Actually it is not so simple. 6107 
Resistors at the front 6106 
A minor alternation of a position 6106 
The era of enlightenment. 6103 
The devil is in the details.... 6103 
Constructing Sound 6103 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6102 
The “strange” YO186 6093 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6048 
2S4S and 2A3 6039 
Ho to use the YO186 6032 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6032 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6032 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6030 
Not anymore! 6019 
The very good YoYonisation! 6018 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6017 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6004 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6004 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5951 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5950 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5947 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5937 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5699 
All the Best from Burgundy 5699 
Cheesy tubes 5698 
Me and my DHT references… 5589 
Y0-186 in winter. 5492 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5491 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5460 
In My Dreams 5460 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5460 
Blame? 5459 
When good is not good enough. 5459 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5459 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5458 
How the YO186 was used. 5042 
What is old is new? 5041 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5040 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4589 
That sucks. 4589 
YO186 4587 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4587 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4587 
A hallucination? 4584 
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