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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6354 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6353 
DHT Milq? 6353 
The DHT journey. 6353 
DHT tone 6353 
Well, why not? 6352 
Holding the Fort 6352 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6352 
Input tube and DC heaters 6351 
Reimyo Pat 777 6351 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6347 
DHT or 300B? 6347 
300B 6347 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6347 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6346 
Hence the confusion 6346 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6346 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6346 
My experience with DHTs 6346 
Pigmented coloration? 6346 
Dht-dht 6346 
Dynamic viscosity? 6346 
The Pallette preamp... 6346 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6346 
"soul" of tubes 6346 
There is a difference... 6346 
Vibration injection? 6346 
Homework # 4334 6346 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6346 
Old valves have more soul! 6345 
Was it soul or soil? 6345 
It was just a heading 6345 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6345 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6345 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6345 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6345 
Injection of analog dither? 6345 
Subliminal signal 6345 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6345 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6345 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6344 
Avicenna = Arabian 6344 
Persian, not Arab 6344 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6344 
More words to describe "sux" please 6344 
Revolution 6344 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6344 
One-stage DHTs 6343 
One other thing 6343 
One stage 6343 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6343 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6343 
I see the things differently. 6343 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6343 
The audiophile attitude 6343 
The where and why of design choices 6343 
Blah blah blah 6343 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6343 
Do I need to be hissing? 6343 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6343 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6343 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6342 
What is randomness? 6342 
Those least three possibilities… 6342 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6342 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6342 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6340 
A Beautiful Mind 6339 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6337 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6322 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6322 
Abandoning Milq? 6322 
Will see how it goes.... 6322 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6320 
Topology and 2A3? 6320 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6320 
Type Casting 6320 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6320 
6sn7-2a3 6320 
Topology vs parts 6320 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6320 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6320 
Parts Frenzy 6320 
Too many new sounds 6320 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6319 
New tubes 6318 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6318 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6318 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6318 
New 2A3 6318 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6317 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6316 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6316 
Czech tubes 6314 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6314 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6314 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6313 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6313 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6310 
Here she is. 6309 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6305 
New 2A3 tubes 6305 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6305 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6304 
Multistage DHT circuits 6303 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6302 
Emission Labs 2A3 6302 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6302 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6302 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6302 
The YO186 Strip Show 6302 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6301 
It will be interesting…. 6301 
OPT impedence 6301 
More about the Plate Loading 6301 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6296 
2A3 data 6296 
The New 2A3 tubes 6296 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6296 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6295 
Everything about everything. 6295 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6295 
Options, options, options.... 6295 
I think we agree overall 6295 
An IDHT with more gain? 6294 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6294 
2A3 tube impressions 6289 
Interesting analogy 6289 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6289 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6289 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6289 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6289 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6289 
Why NOS tubes? 6288 
The Holly Ignorance 6288 
Tube tasting 6288 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6288 
Make mine thoriated please 6288 
Any Germans out there? 6288 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6288 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6288 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6288 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6287 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6287 
Tube sound and vibration 6287 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6281 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6280 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6280 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6279 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6279 
B4/B5 British made 6278 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6278 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6277 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6277 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6276 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6275 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6272 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6272 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6271 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6271 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6271 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6271 
The identical operation environment? 6271 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6271 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6271 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6270 
How to get max power from 2A3 6270 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6270 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6270 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6270 
Gain is not power. 6270 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6270 
Specialized DSET approach 6270 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6270 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6270 
The 2A3 loading 6270 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6270 
Optimizing the 2A3 6270 
How much to DSET a DSET 6270 
DSET for Titan 6270 
The Best of All Worlds 6270 
Multiamp setup 6269 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6269 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6269 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6269 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6263 
2A3 and 400V supply 6263 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6262 
Another shot at numbers 6262 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6262 
Okay, so this might work.... 6262 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6262 
Looks good, but.... 6261 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6261 
Less is more... usually. 6261 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6260 
Stepping Out 6260 
Said to be good, but 6260 
Gain to lose 6260 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6260 
Another idea for losing gain 6260 
What's best 6260 
Options, options... 6260 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6260 
Other compromises... 6259 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6258 
Is it glowing yet? 6238 
It is comming.... 6238 
The new MF channel. 6232 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6231 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6223 
The intestage loading talk. 6220 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6215 
1 in 50? 6215 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6215 
Die Walküre soldering. 6214 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6213 
Another amp arond YO186 6212 
Gain? 6212 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6212 
Simple is good 6211 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6211 
The Milq DSET is up. 6210 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6208 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6208 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6207 
Ok, what do I want? 6207 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6207 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6207 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6207 
How about the tweeter? 6206 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6206 
Safe and Sound 6206 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6206 
Some clarifications. 6206 
How about that?!!! 6206 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6204 
Head Room 6204 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6203 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6203 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6203 
Again with the PS 6203 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6201 
Parallel Universe 6201 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6199 
Why I let other people build them... 6199 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6199 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6198 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6195 
MF: the pre-final version. 6195 
Loftin-White? 6195 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6195 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6195 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6191 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6191 
Define really quiet 6190 
Another variable of sound 6190 
Backlash? 6190 
Alternative filament supplies 6190 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6190 
Going down the DC path 6189 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6189 
Molecular sound 6189 
AC-DC heater supply 6189 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6189 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6189 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6189 
Hiss or Hum 6189 
AC transformers 6189 
I have seen the Promised Land 6188 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6188 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6187 
Divide and Conquer 6187 
The design phase is over. 6186 
The unexpected insanity! 6185 
Loading 6185 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6185 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6185 
Going the Distance 6185 
Read the f*** manual! 6185 
Agreed. 6185 
I agree 6185 
The filament transformer 6185 
Center-tap and options 6185 
Something like this…. 6185 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6185 
The foreplay is going on. 6185 
Split balance 6184 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6184 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6184 
SHuguang 6184 
Going through…. 6183 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6182 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6182 
Hum vs voltage 6182 
Meow about the tubes… 6182 
To Be a Content Cat 6182 
Completed! 6179 
Tradition 6179 
Absolutely beautiful! 6179 
The 'film' caps in PS 6178 
Science or religion 6178 
Mass Extinction 6178 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6178 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6178 
Capacitor choices 6178 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6177 
The minor day of Quartets. 6177 
Them's the Breaks 6177 
Eventually! 6176 
So Soon? 6176 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6176 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6175 
The wire for DC-coupling 6175 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6175 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6175 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6174 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6173 
The DHT live reserve 6172 
Some interestng models 6172 
Eaten alive. 6172 
The tubey déjà vu? 6171 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6167 
The 4V takes a lead. 6163 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6160 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6160 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6158 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6157 
Exiting the design mode? 6157 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6157 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6153 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6152 
Setting up the new Playback 6151 
And the winner is… so far 6148 
If you like type 45... 6148 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6148 
Favorite Flavor? 6148 
The 45 times Meow... 6148 
The problem that I see is… 6148 
Running the 45 6148 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6147 
The commentaries about everything. 6147 
Driver tube and biasing 6147 
DHT drivers 6147 
The ideas are worth trying? 6147 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6143 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6143 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6142 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6142 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6142 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6142 
Operating points and cathode current 6142 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6142 
Actually it is not so simple. 6142 
Resistors at the front 6141 
A minor alternation of a position 6141 
The era of enlightenment. 6138 
The devil is in the details.... 6138 
Constructing Sound 6138 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6137 
The “strange” YO186 6128 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6083 
2S4S and 2A3 6074 
Ho to use the YO186 6067 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6067 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6067 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6065 
Not anymore! 6054 
The very good YoYonisation! 6053 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6052 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6039 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6039 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5986 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5985 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5982 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5972 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5734 
All the Best from Burgundy 5734 
Cheesy tubes 5733 
Me and my DHT references… 5624 
Y0-186 in winter. 5527 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5526 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5495 
In My Dreams 5495 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5495 
Blame? 5494 
When good is not good enough. 5494 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5494 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5493 
How the YO186 was used. 5077 
What is old is new? 5076 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5075 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4624 
That sucks. 4624 
YO186 4622 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4622 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4622 
A hallucination? 4619 
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