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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6320 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6319 
DHT Milq? 6319 
The DHT journey. 6319 
DHT tone 6319 
Well, why not? 6318 
Holding the Fort 6318 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6318 
Input tube and DC heaters 6317 
Reimyo Pat 777 6317 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6313 
DHT or 300B? 6313 
300B 6313 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6313 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6312 
Hence the confusion 6312 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6312 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6312 
My experience with DHTs 6312 
Pigmented coloration? 6312 
Dht-dht 6312 
Dynamic viscosity? 6312 
The Pallette preamp... 6312 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6312 
"soul" of tubes 6312 
There is a difference... 6312 
Vibration injection? 6312 
Homework # 4334 6312 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6312 
Old valves have more soul! 6311 
Was it soul or soil? 6311 
It was just a heading 6311 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6311 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6311 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6311 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6311 
Injection of analog dither? 6311 
Subliminal signal 6311 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6311 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6311 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6310 
Avicenna = Arabian 6310 
Persian, not Arab 6310 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6310 
More words to describe "sux" please 6310 
Revolution 6310 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6310 
One-stage DHTs 6309 
One other thing 6309 
One stage 6309 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6309 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6309 
I see the things differently. 6309 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6309 
The audiophile attitude 6309 
The where and why of design choices 6309 
Blah blah blah 6309 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6309 
Do I need to be hissing? 6309 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6309 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6309 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6308 
What is randomness? 6308 
Those least three possibilities… 6308 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6308 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6308 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6306 
A Beautiful Mind 6305 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6303 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6288 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6288 
Abandoning Milq? 6288 
Will see how it goes.... 6288 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6286 
Topology and 2A3? 6286 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6286 
Type Casting 6286 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6286 
6sn7-2a3 6286 
Topology vs parts 6286 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6286 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6286 
Parts Frenzy 6286 
Too many new sounds 6286 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6285 
New tubes 6284 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6284 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6284 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6284 
New 2A3 6284 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6283 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6282 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6282 
Czech tubes 6280 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6280 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6280 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6279 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6279 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6276 
Here she is. 6275 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6271 
New 2A3 tubes 6271 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6271 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6270 
Multistage DHT circuits 6269 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6268 
Emission Labs 2A3 6268 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6268 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6268 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6268 
The YO186 Strip Show 6268 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6267 
It will be interesting…. 6267 
OPT impedence 6267 
More about the Plate Loading 6267 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6262 
2A3 data 6262 
The New 2A3 tubes 6262 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6262 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6261 
Everything about everything. 6261 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6261 
Options, options, options.... 6261 
I think we agree overall 6261 
An IDHT with more gain? 6260 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6260 
2A3 tube impressions 6255 
Interesting analogy 6255 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6255 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6255 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6255 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6255 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6255 
Why NOS tubes? 6254 
The Holly Ignorance 6254 
Tube tasting 6254 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6254 
Make mine thoriated please 6254 
Any Germans out there? 6254 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6254 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6254 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6254 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6253 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6253 
Tube sound and vibration 6253 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6247 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6246 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6246 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6245 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6245 
B4/B5 British made 6244 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6244 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6243 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6243 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6242 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6241 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6238 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6238 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6237 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6237 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6237 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6237 
The identical operation environment? 6237 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6237 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6237 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6236 
How to get max power from 2A3 6236 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6236 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6236 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6236 
Gain is not power. 6236 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6236 
Specialized DSET approach 6236 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6236 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6236 
The 2A3 loading 6236 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6236 
Optimizing the 2A3 6236 
How much to DSET a DSET 6236 
DSET for Titan 6236 
The Best of All Worlds 6236 
Multiamp setup 6235 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6235 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6235 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6235 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6229 
2A3 and 400V supply 6229 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6228 
Another shot at numbers 6228 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6228 
Okay, so this might work.... 6228 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6228 
Looks good, but.... 6227 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6227 
Less is more... usually. 6227 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6226 
Stepping Out 6226 
Said to be good, but 6226 
Gain to lose 6226 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6226 
Another idea for losing gain 6226 
What's best 6226 
Options, options... 6226 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6226 
Other compromises... 6225 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6224 
Is it glowing yet? 6204 
It is comming.... 6204 
The new MF channel. 6198 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6197 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6189 
The intestage loading talk. 6186 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6181 
1 in 50? 6181 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6181 
Die Walküre soldering. 6180 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6179 
Another amp arond YO186 6178 
Gain? 6178 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6178 
Simple is good 6177 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6177 
The Milq DSET is up. 6176 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6174 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6174 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6173 
Ok, what do I want? 6173 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6173 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6173 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6173 
How about the tweeter? 6172 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6172 
Safe and Sound 6172 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6172 
Some clarifications. 6172 
How about that?!!! 6172 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6170 
Head Room 6170 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6169 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6169 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6169 
Again with the PS 6169 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6167 
Parallel Universe 6167 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6165 
Why I let other people build them... 6165 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6165 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6164 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6161 
MF: the pre-final version. 6161 
Loftin-White? 6161 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6161 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6161 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6157 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6157 
Define really quiet 6156 
Another variable of sound 6156 
Backlash? 6156 
Alternative filament supplies 6156 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6156 
Going down the DC path 6155 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6155 
Molecular sound 6155 
AC-DC heater supply 6155 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6155 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6155 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6155 
Hiss or Hum 6155 
AC transformers 6155 
I have seen the Promised Land 6154 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6154 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6153 
Divide and Conquer 6153 
The design phase is over. 6152 
The unexpected insanity! 6151 
Loading 6151 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6151 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6151 
Going the Distance 6151 
Read the f*** manual! 6151 
Agreed. 6151 
I agree 6151 
The filament transformer 6151 
Center-tap and options 6151 
Something like this…. 6151 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6151 
The foreplay is going on. 6151 
Split balance 6150 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6150 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6150 
SHuguang 6150 
Going through…. 6149 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6148 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6148 
Hum vs voltage 6148 
Meow about the tubes… 6148 
To Be a Content Cat 6148 
Completed! 6145 
Tradition 6145 
Absolutely beautiful! 6145 
The 'film' caps in PS 6144 
Science or religion 6144 
Mass Extinction 6144 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6144 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6144 
Capacitor choices 6144 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6143 
The minor day of Quartets. 6143 
Them's the Breaks 6143 
Eventually! 6142 
So Soon? 6142 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6142 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6141 
The wire for DC-coupling 6141 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6141 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6141 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6140 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6139 
The DHT live reserve 6138 
Some interestng models 6138 
Eaten alive. 6138 
The tubey déjà vu? 6137 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6133 
The 4V takes a lead. 6129 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6126 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6126 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6124 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6123 
Exiting the design mode? 6123 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6123 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6119 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6118 
Setting up the new Playback 6117 
And the winner is… so far 6114 
If you like type 45... 6114 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6114 
Favorite Flavor? 6114 
The 45 times Meow... 6114 
The problem that I see is… 6114 
Running the 45 6114 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6113 
The commentaries about everything. 6113 
Driver tube and biasing 6113 
DHT drivers 6113 
The ideas are worth trying? 6113 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6109 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6109 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6108 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6108 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6108 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6108 
Operating points and cathode current 6108 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6108 
Actually it is not so simple. 6108 
Resistors at the front 6107 
A minor alternation of a position 6107 
The era of enlightenment. 6104 
The devil is in the details.... 6104 
Constructing Sound 6104 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6103 
The “strange” YO186 6094 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6049 
2S4S and 2A3 6040 
Ho to use the YO186 6033 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6033 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6033 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6031 
Not anymore! 6020 
The very good YoYonisation! 6019 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6018 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6005 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6005 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5952 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5951 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5948 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5938 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5700 
All the Best from Burgundy 5700 
Cheesy tubes 5699 
Me and my DHT references… 5590 
Y0-186 in winter. 5493 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5492 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5461 
In My Dreams 5461 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5461 
Blame? 5460 
When good is not good enough. 5460 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5460 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5459 
How the YO186 was used. 5043 
What is old is new? 5042 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5041 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4590 
That sucks. 4590 
YO186 4588 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4588 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4588 
A hallucination? 4585 
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