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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6365 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6364 
DHT Milq? 6364 
The DHT journey. 6364 
DHT tone 6364 
Well, why not? 6363 
Holding the Fort 6363 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6363 
Input tube and DC heaters 6362 
Reimyo Pat 777 6362 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6358 
DHT or 300B? 6358 
300B 6358 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6358 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6357 
Hence the confusion 6357 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6357 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6357 
My experience with DHTs 6357 
Pigmented coloration? 6357 
Dht-dht 6357 
Dynamic viscosity? 6357 
The Pallette preamp... 6357 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6357 
"soul" of tubes 6357 
There is a difference... 6357 
Vibration injection? 6357 
Homework # 4334 6357 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6357 
Old valves have more soul! 6356 
Was it soul or soil? 6356 
It was just a heading 6356 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6356 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6356 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6356 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6356 
Injection of analog dither? 6356 
Subliminal signal 6356 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6356 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6356 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6355 
Avicenna = Arabian 6355 
Persian, not Arab 6355 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6355 
More words to describe "sux" please 6355 
Revolution 6355 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6355 
One-stage DHTs 6354 
One other thing 6354 
One stage 6354 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6354 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6354 
I see the things differently. 6354 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6354 
The audiophile attitude 6354 
The where and why of design choices 6354 
Blah blah blah 6354 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6354 
Do I need to be hissing? 6354 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6354 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6354 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6353 
What is randomness? 6353 
Those least three possibilities… 6353 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6353 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6353 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6351 
A Beautiful Mind 6350 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6348 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6333 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6333 
Abandoning Milq? 6333 
Will see how it goes.... 6333 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6331 
Topology and 2A3? 6331 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6331 
Type Casting 6331 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6331 
6sn7-2a3 6331 
Topology vs parts 6331 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6331 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6331 
Parts Frenzy 6331 
Too many new sounds 6331 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6330 
New tubes 6329 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6329 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6329 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6329 
New 2A3 6329 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6328 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6327 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6327 
Czech tubes 6325 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6325 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6325 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6324 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6324 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6321 
Here she is. 6320 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6316 
New 2A3 tubes 6316 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6316 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6315 
Multistage DHT circuits 6314 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6313 
Emission Labs 2A3 6313 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6313 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6313 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6313 
The YO186 Strip Show 6313 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6312 
It will be interesting…. 6312 
OPT impedence 6312 
More about the Plate Loading 6312 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6307 
2A3 data 6307 
The New 2A3 tubes 6307 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6307 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6306 
Everything about everything. 6306 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6306 
Options, options, options.... 6306 
I think we agree overall 6306 
An IDHT with more gain? 6305 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6305 
2A3 tube impressions 6300 
Interesting analogy 6300 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6300 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6300 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6300 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6300 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6300 
Why NOS tubes? 6299 
The Holly Ignorance 6299 
Tube tasting 6299 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6299 
Make mine thoriated please 6299 
Any Germans out there? 6299 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6299 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6299 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6299 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6298 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6298 
Tube sound and vibration 6298 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6292 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6291 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6291 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6290 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6290 
B4/B5 British made 6289 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6289 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6288 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6288 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6287 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6286 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6283 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6283 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6282 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6282 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6282 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6282 
The identical operation environment? 6282 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6282 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6282 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6281 
How to get max power from 2A3 6281 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6281 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6281 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6281 
Gain is not power. 6281 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6281 
Specialized DSET approach 6281 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6281 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6281 
The 2A3 loading 6281 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6281 
Optimizing the 2A3 6281 
How much to DSET a DSET 6281 
DSET for Titan 6281 
The Best of All Worlds 6281 
Multiamp setup 6280 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6280 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6280 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6280 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6274 
2A3 and 400V supply 6274 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6273 
Another shot at numbers 6273 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6273 
Okay, so this might work.... 6273 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6273 
Looks good, but.... 6272 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6272 
Less is more... usually. 6272 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6271 
Stepping Out 6271 
Said to be good, but 6271 
Gain to lose 6271 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6271 
Another idea for losing gain 6271 
What's best 6271 
Options, options... 6271 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6271 
Other compromises... 6270 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6269 
Is it glowing yet? 6249 
It is comming.... 6249 
The new MF channel. 6243 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6242 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6234 
The intestage loading talk. 6231 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6226 
1 in 50? 6226 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6226 
Die Walküre soldering. 6225 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6224 
Another amp arond YO186 6223 
Gain? 6223 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6223 
Simple is good 6222 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6222 
The Milq DSET is up. 6221 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6219 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6219 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6218 
Ok, what do I want? 6218 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6218 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6218 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6218 
How about the tweeter? 6217 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6217 
Safe and Sound 6217 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6217 
Some clarifications. 6217 
How about that?!!! 6217 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6215 
Head Room 6215 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6214 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6214 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6214 
Again with the PS 6214 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6212 
Parallel Universe 6212 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6210 
Why I let other people build them... 6210 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6210 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6209 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6206 
MF: the pre-final version. 6206 
Loftin-White? 6206 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6206 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6206 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6202 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6202 
Define really quiet 6201 
Another variable of sound 6201 
Backlash? 6201 
Alternative filament supplies 6201 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6201 
Going down the DC path 6200 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6200 
Molecular sound 6200 
AC-DC heater supply 6200 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6200 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6200 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6200 
Hiss or Hum 6200 
AC transformers 6200 
I have seen the Promised Land 6199 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6199 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6198 
Divide and Conquer 6198 
The design phase is over. 6197 
The unexpected insanity! 6196 
Loading 6196 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6196 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6196 
Going the Distance 6196 
Read the f*** manual! 6196 
Agreed. 6196 
I agree 6196 
The filament transformer 6196 
Center-tap and options 6196 
Something like this…. 6196 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6196 
The foreplay is going on. 6196 
Split balance 6195 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6195 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6195 
SHuguang 6195 
Going through…. 6194 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6193 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6193 
Hum vs voltage 6193 
Meow about the tubes… 6193 
To Be a Content Cat 6193 
Completed! 6190 
Tradition 6190 
Absolutely beautiful! 6190 
The 'film' caps in PS 6189 
Science or religion 6189 
Mass Extinction 6189 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6189 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6189 
Capacitor choices 6189 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6188 
The minor day of Quartets. 6188 
Them's the Breaks 6188 
Eventually! 6187 
So Soon? 6187 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6187 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6186 
The wire for DC-coupling 6186 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6186 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6186 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6185 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6184 
The DHT live reserve 6183 
Some interestng models 6183 
Eaten alive. 6183 
The tubey déjà vu? 6182 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6178 
The 4V takes a lead. 6174 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6171 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6171 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6169 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6168 
Exiting the design mode? 6168 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6168 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6164 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6163 
Setting up the new Playback 6162 
And the winner is… so far 6159 
If you like type 45... 6159 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6159 
Favorite Flavor? 6159 
The 45 times Meow... 6159 
The problem that I see is… 6159 
Running the 45 6159 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6158 
The commentaries about everything. 6158 
Driver tube and biasing 6158 
DHT drivers 6158 
The ideas are worth trying? 6158 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6154 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6154 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6153 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6153 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6153 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6153 
Operating points and cathode current 6153 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6153 
Actually it is not so simple. 6153 
Resistors at the front 6152 
A minor alternation of a position 6152 
The era of enlightenment. 6149 
The devil is in the details.... 6149 
Constructing Sound 6149 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6148 
The “strange” YO186 6139 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6094 
2S4S and 2A3 6085 
Ho to use the YO186 6078 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6078 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6078 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6076 
Not anymore! 6065 
The very good YoYonisation! 6064 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6063 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6050 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6050 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5997 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5996 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5993 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5983 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5745 
All the Best from Burgundy 5745 
Cheesy tubes 5744 
Me and my DHT references… 5635 
Y0-186 in winter. 5538 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5537 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5506 
In My Dreams 5506 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5506 
Blame? 5505 
When good is not good enough. 5505 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5505 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5504 
How the YO186 was used. 5088 
What is old is new? 5087 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5086 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4635 
That sucks. 4635 
YO186 4633 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4633 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4633 
A hallucination? 4630 
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