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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6306 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6305 
DHT Milq? 6305 
The DHT journey. 6305 
DHT tone 6305 
Well, why not? 6304 
Holding the Fort 6304 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6304 
Input tube and DC heaters 6303 
Reimyo Pat 777 6303 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6299 
DHT or 300B? 6299 
300B 6299 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6299 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6298 
Hence the confusion 6298 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6298 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6298 
My experience with DHTs 6298 
Pigmented coloration? 6298 
Dht-dht 6298 
Dynamic viscosity? 6298 
The Pallette preamp... 6298 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6298 
"soul" of tubes 6298 
There is a difference... 6298 
Vibration injection? 6298 
Homework # 4334 6298 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6298 
Old valves have more soul! 6297 
Was it soul or soil? 6297 
It was just a heading 6297 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6297 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6297 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6297 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6297 
Injection of analog dither? 6297 
Subliminal signal 6297 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6297 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6297 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6296 
Avicenna = Arabian 6296 
Persian, not Arab 6296 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6296 
More words to describe "sux" please 6296 
Revolution 6296 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6296 
One-stage DHTs 6295 
One other thing 6295 
One stage 6295 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6295 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6295 
I see the things differently. 6295 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6295 
The audiophile attitude 6295 
The where and why of design choices 6295 
Blah blah blah 6295 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6295 
Do I need to be hissing? 6295 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6295 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6295 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6294 
What is randomness? 6294 
Those least three possibilities… 6294 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6294 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6294 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6292 
A Beautiful Mind 6291 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6289 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6274 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6274 
Abandoning Milq? 6274 
Will see how it goes.... 6274 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6272 
Topology and 2A3? 6272 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6272 
Type Casting 6272 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6272 
6sn7-2a3 6272 
Topology vs parts 6272 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6272 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6272 
Parts Frenzy 6272 
Too many new sounds 6272 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6271 
New tubes 6270 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6270 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6270 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6270 
New 2A3 6270 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6269 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6268 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6268 
Czech tubes 6266 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6266 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6266 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6265 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6265 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6262 
Here she is. 6261 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6257 
New 2A3 tubes 6257 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6257 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6256 
Multistage DHT circuits 6255 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6254 
Emission Labs 2A3 6254 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6254 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6254 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6254 
The YO186 Strip Show 6254 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6253 
It will be interesting…. 6253 
OPT impedence 6253 
More about the Plate Loading 6253 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6248 
2A3 data 6248 
The New 2A3 tubes 6248 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6248 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6247 
Everything about everything. 6247 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6247 
Options, options, options.... 6247 
I think we agree overall 6247 
An IDHT with more gain? 6246 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6246 
2A3 tube impressions 6241 
Interesting analogy 6241 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6241 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6241 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6241 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6241 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6241 
Why NOS tubes? 6240 
The Holly Ignorance 6240 
Tube tasting 6240 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6240 
Make mine thoriated please 6240 
Any Germans out there? 6240 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6240 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6240 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6240 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6239 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6239 
Tube sound and vibration 6239 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6233 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6232 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6232 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6231 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6231 
B4/B5 British made 6230 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6230 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6229 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6229 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6228 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6227 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6224 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6224 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6223 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6223 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6223 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6223 
The identical operation environment? 6223 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6223 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6223 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6222 
How to get max power from 2A3 6222 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6222 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6222 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6222 
Gain is not power. 6222 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6222 
Specialized DSET approach 6222 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6222 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6222 
The 2A3 loading 6222 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6222 
Optimizing the 2A3 6222 
How much to DSET a DSET 6222 
DSET for Titan 6222 
The Best of All Worlds 6222 
Multiamp setup 6221 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6221 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6221 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6221 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6215 
2A3 and 400V supply 6215 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6214 
Another shot at numbers 6214 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6214 
Okay, so this might work.... 6214 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6214 
Looks good, but.... 6213 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6213 
Less is more... usually. 6213 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6212 
Stepping Out 6212 
Said to be good, but 6212 
Gain to lose 6212 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6212 
Another idea for losing gain 6212 
What's best 6212 
Options, options... 6212 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6212 
Other compromises... 6211 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6210 
Is it glowing yet? 6190 
It is comming.... 6190 
The new MF channel. 6184 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6183 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6175 
The intestage loading talk. 6172 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6167 
1 in 50? 6167 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6167 
Die Walküre soldering. 6166 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6165 
Another amp arond YO186 6164 
Gain? 6164 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6164 
Simple is good 6163 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6163 
The Milq DSET is up. 6162 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6160 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6160 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6159 
Ok, what do I want? 6159 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6159 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6159 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6159 
How about the tweeter? 6158 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6158 
Safe and Sound 6158 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6158 
Some clarifications. 6158 
How about that?!!! 6158 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6156 
Head Room 6156 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6155 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6155 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6155 
Again with the PS 6155 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6153 
Parallel Universe 6153 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6151 
Why I let other people build them... 6151 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6151 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6150 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6147 
MF: the pre-final version. 6147 
Loftin-White? 6147 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6147 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6147 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6143 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6143 
Define really quiet 6142 
Another variable of sound 6142 
Backlash? 6142 
Alternative filament supplies 6142 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6142 
Going down the DC path 6141 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6141 
Molecular sound 6141 
AC-DC heater supply 6141 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6141 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6141 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6141 
Hiss or Hum 6141 
AC transformers 6141 
I have seen the Promised Land 6140 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6140 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6139 
Divide and Conquer 6139 
The design phase is over. 6138 
The unexpected insanity! 6137 
Loading 6137 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6137 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6137 
Going the Distance 6137 
Read the f*** manual! 6137 
Agreed. 6137 
I agree 6137 
The filament transformer 6137 
Center-tap and options 6137 
Something like this…. 6137 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6137 
The foreplay is going on. 6137 
Split balance 6136 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6136 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6136 
SHuguang 6136 
Going through…. 6135 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6134 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6134 
Hum vs voltage 6134 
Meow about the tubes… 6134 
To Be a Content Cat 6134 
Completed! 6131 
Tradition 6131 
Absolutely beautiful! 6131 
The 'film' caps in PS 6130 
Science or religion 6130 
Mass Extinction 6130 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6130 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6130 
Capacitor choices 6130 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6129 
The minor day of Quartets. 6129 
Them's the Breaks 6129 
Eventually! 6128 
So Soon? 6128 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6128 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6127 
The wire for DC-coupling 6127 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6127 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6127 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6126 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6125 
The DHT live reserve 6124 
Some interestng models 6124 
Eaten alive. 6124 
The tubey déjà vu? 6123 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6119 
The 4V takes a lead. 6115 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6112 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6112 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6110 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6109 
Exiting the design mode? 6109 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6109 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6105 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6104 
Setting up the new Playback 6103 
And the winner is… so far 6100 
If you like type 45... 6100 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6100 
Favorite Flavor? 6100 
The 45 times Meow... 6100 
The problem that I see is… 6100 
Running the 45 6100 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6099 
The commentaries about everything. 6099 
Driver tube and biasing 6099 
DHT drivers 6099 
The ideas are worth trying? 6099 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6095 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6095 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6094 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6094 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6094 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6094 
Operating points and cathode current 6094 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6094 
Actually it is not so simple. 6094 
Resistors at the front 6093 
A minor alternation of a position 6093 
The era of enlightenment. 6090 
The devil is in the details.... 6090 
Constructing Sound 6090 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6089 
The “strange” YO186 6080 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6035 
2S4S and 2A3 6026 
Ho to use the YO186 6019 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6019 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6019 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6017 
Not anymore! 6006 
The very good YoYonisation! 6005 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6004 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5991 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5991 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5938 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5937 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5934 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5924 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5686 
All the Best from Burgundy 5686 
Cheesy tubes 5685 
Me and my DHT references… 5576 
Y0-186 in winter. 5479 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5478 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5447 
In My Dreams 5447 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5447 
Blame? 5446 
When good is not good enough. 5446 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5446 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5445 
How the YO186 was used. 5029 
What is old is new? 5028 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5027 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4576 
That sucks. 4576 
YO186 4574 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4574 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4574 
A hallucination? 4571 
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