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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6328 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6327 
DHT Milq? 6327 
The DHT journey. 6327 
DHT tone 6327 
Well, why not? 6326 
Holding the Fort 6326 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6326 
Input tube and DC heaters 6325 
Reimyo Pat 777 6325 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6321 
DHT or 300B? 6321 
300B 6321 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6321 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6320 
Hence the confusion 6320 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6320 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6320 
My experience with DHTs 6320 
Pigmented coloration? 6320 
Dht-dht 6320 
Dynamic viscosity? 6320 
The Pallette preamp... 6320 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6320 
"soul" of tubes 6320 
There is a difference... 6320 
Vibration injection? 6320 
Homework # 4334 6320 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6320 
Old valves have more soul! 6319 
Was it soul or soil? 6319 
It was just a heading 6319 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6319 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6319 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6319 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6319 
Injection of analog dither? 6319 
Subliminal signal 6319 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6319 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6319 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6318 
Avicenna = Arabian 6318 
Persian, not Arab 6318 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6318 
More words to describe "sux" please 6318 
Revolution 6318 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6318 
One-stage DHTs 6317 
One other thing 6317 
One stage 6317 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6317 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6317 
I see the things differently. 6317 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6317 
The audiophile attitude 6317 
The where and why of design choices 6317 
Blah blah blah 6317 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6317 
Do I need to be hissing? 6317 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6317 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6317 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6316 
What is randomness? 6316 
Those least three possibilities… 6316 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6316 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6316 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6314 
A Beautiful Mind 6313 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6311 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6296 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6296 
Abandoning Milq? 6296 
Will see how it goes.... 6296 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6294 
Topology and 2A3? 6294 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6294 
Type Casting 6294 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6294 
6sn7-2a3 6294 
Topology vs parts 6294 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6294 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6294 
Parts Frenzy 6294 
Too many new sounds 6294 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6293 
New tubes 6292 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6292 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6292 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6292 
New 2A3 6292 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6291 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6290 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6290 
Czech tubes 6288 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6288 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6288 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6287 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6287 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6284 
Here she is. 6283 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6279 
New 2A3 tubes 6279 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6279 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6278 
Multistage DHT circuits 6277 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6276 
Emission Labs 2A3 6276 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6276 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6276 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6276 
The YO186 Strip Show 6276 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6275 
It will be interesting…. 6275 
OPT impedence 6275 
More about the Plate Loading 6275 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6270 
2A3 data 6270 
The New 2A3 tubes 6270 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6270 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6269 
Everything about everything. 6269 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6269 
Options, options, options.... 6269 
I think we agree overall 6269 
An IDHT with more gain? 6268 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6268 
2A3 tube impressions 6263 
Interesting analogy 6263 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6263 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6263 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6263 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6263 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6263 
Why NOS tubes? 6262 
The Holly Ignorance 6262 
Tube tasting 6262 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6262 
Make mine thoriated please 6262 
Any Germans out there? 6262 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6262 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6262 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6262 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6261 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6261 
Tube sound and vibration 6261 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6255 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6254 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6254 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6253 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6253 
B4/B5 British made 6252 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6252 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6251 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6251 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6250 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6249 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6246 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6246 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6245 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6245 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6245 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6245 
The identical operation environment? 6245 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6245 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6245 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6244 
How to get max power from 2A3 6244 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6244 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6244 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6244 
Gain is not power. 6244 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6244 
Specialized DSET approach 6244 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6244 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6244 
The 2A3 loading 6244 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6244 
Optimizing the 2A3 6244 
How much to DSET a DSET 6244 
DSET for Titan 6244 
The Best of All Worlds 6244 
Multiamp setup 6243 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6243 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6243 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6243 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6237 
2A3 and 400V supply 6237 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6236 
Another shot at numbers 6236 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6236 
Okay, so this might work.... 6236 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6236 
Looks good, but.... 6235 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6235 
Less is more... usually. 6235 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6234 
Stepping Out 6234 
Said to be good, but 6234 
Gain to lose 6234 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6234 
Another idea for losing gain 6234 
What's best 6234 
Options, options... 6234 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6234 
Other compromises... 6233 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6232 
Is it glowing yet? 6212 
It is comming.... 6212 
The new MF channel. 6206 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6205 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6197 
The intestage loading talk. 6194 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6189 
1 in 50? 6189 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6189 
Die Walküre soldering. 6188 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6187 
Another amp arond YO186 6186 
Gain? 6186 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6186 
Simple is good 6185 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6185 
The Milq DSET is up. 6184 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6182 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6182 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6181 
Ok, what do I want? 6181 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6181 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6181 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6181 
How about the tweeter? 6180 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6180 
Safe and Sound 6180 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6180 
Some clarifications. 6180 
How about that?!!! 6180 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6178 
Head Room 6178 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6177 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6177 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6177 
Again with the PS 6177 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6175 
Parallel Universe 6175 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6173 
Why I let other people build them... 6173 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6173 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6172 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6169 
MF: the pre-final version. 6169 
Loftin-White? 6169 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6169 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6169 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6165 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6165 
Define really quiet 6164 
Another variable of sound 6164 
Backlash? 6164 
Alternative filament supplies 6164 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6164 
Going down the DC path 6163 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6163 
Molecular sound 6163 
AC-DC heater supply 6163 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6163 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6163 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6163 
Hiss or Hum 6163 
AC transformers 6163 
I have seen the Promised Land 6162 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6162 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6161 
Divide and Conquer 6161 
The design phase is over. 6160 
The unexpected insanity! 6159 
Loading 6159 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6159 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6159 
Going the Distance 6159 
Read the f*** manual! 6159 
Agreed. 6159 
I agree 6159 
The filament transformer 6159 
Center-tap and options 6159 
Something like this…. 6159 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6159 
The foreplay is going on. 6159 
Split balance 6158 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6158 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6158 
SHuguang 6158 
Going through…. 6157 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6156 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6156 
Hum vs voltage 6156 
Meow about the tubes… 6156 
To Be a Content Cat 6156 
Completed! 6153 
Tradition 6153 
Absolutely beautiful! 6153 
The 'film' caps in PS 6152 
Science or religion 6152 
Mass Extinction 6152 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6152 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6152 
Capacitor choices 6152 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6151 
The minor day of Quartets. 6151 
Them's the Breaks 6151 
Eventually! 6150 
So Soon? 6150 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6150 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6149 
The wire for DC-coupling 6149 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6149 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6149 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6148 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6147 
The DHT live reserve 6146 
Some interestng models 6146 
Eaten alive. 6146 
The tubey déjà vu? 6145 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6141 
The 4V takes a lead. 6137 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6134 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6134 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6132 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6131 
Exiting the design mode? 6131 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6131 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6127 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6126 
Setting up the new Playback 6125 
And the winner is… so far 6122 
If you like type 45... 6122 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6122 
Favorite Flavor? 6122 
The 45 times Meow... 6122 
The problem that I see is… 6122 
Running the 45 6122 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6121 
The commentaries about everything. 6121 
Driver tube and biasing 6121 
DHT drivers 6121 
The ideas are worth trying? 6121 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6117 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6117 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6116 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6116 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6116 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6116 
Operating points and cathode current 6116 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6116 
Actually it is not so simple. 6116 
Resistors at the front 6115 
A minor alternation of a position 6115 
The era of enlightenment. 6112 
The devil is in the details.... 6112 
Constructing Sound 6112 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6111 
The “strange” YO186 6102 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6057 
2S4S and 2A3 6048 
Ho to use the YO186 6041 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6041 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6041 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6039 
Not anymore! 6028 
The very good YoYonisation! 6027 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6026 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6013 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6013 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5960 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5959 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5956 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5946 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5708 
All the Best from Burgundy 5708 
Cheesy tubes 5707 
Me and my DHT references… 5598 
Y0-186 in winter. 5501 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5500 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5469 
In My Dreams 5469 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5469 
Blame? 5468 
When good is not good enough. 5468 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5468 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5467 
How the YO186 was used. 5051 
What is old is new? 5050 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5049 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4598 
That sucks. 4598 
YO186 4596 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4596 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4596 
A hallucination? 4593 
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