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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6216 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6215 
DHT Milq? 6215 
The DHT journey. 6215 
DHT tone 6215 
Well, why not? 6214 
Holding the Fort 6214 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6214 
Input tube and DC heaters 6213 
Reimyo Pat 777 6213 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6209 
DHT or 300B? 6209 
300B 6209 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6209 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6208 
Hence the confusion 6208 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6208 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6208 
My experience with DHTs 6208 
Pigmented coloration? 6208 
Dht-dht 6208 
Dynamic viscosity? 6208 
The Pallette preamp... 6208 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6208 
"soul" of tubes 6208 
There is a difference... 6208 
Vibration injection? 6208 
Homework # 4334 6208 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6208 
Old valves have more soul! 6207 
Was it soul or soil? 6207 
It was just a heading 6207 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6207 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6207 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6207 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6207 
Injection of analog dither? 6207 
Subliminal signal 6207 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6207 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6207 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6206 
Avicenna = Arabian 6206 
Persian, not Arab 6206 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6206 
More words to describe "sux" please 6206 
Revolution 6206 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6206 
One-stage DHTs 6205 
One other thing 6205 
One stage 6205 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6205 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6205 
I see the things differently. 6205 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6205 
The audiophile attitude 6205 
The where and why of design choices 6205 
Blah blah blah 6205 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6205 
Do I need to be hissing? 6205 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6205 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6205 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6204 
What is randomness? 6204 
Those least three possibilities… 6204 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6204 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6204 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6202 
A Beautiful Mind 6201 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6199 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6184 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6184 
Abandoning Milq? 6184 
Will see how it goes.... 6184 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6182 
Topology and 2A3? 6182 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6182 
Type Casting 6182 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6182 
6sn7-2a3 6182 
Topology vs parts 6182 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6182 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6182 
Parts Frenzy 6182 
Too many new sounds 6182 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6181 
New tubes 6180 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6180 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6180 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6180 
New 2A3 6180 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6179 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6178 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6178 
Czech tubes 6176 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6176 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6176 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6175 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6175 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6172 
Here she is. 6171 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6167 
New 2A3 tubes 6167 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6167 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6166 
Multistage DHT circuits 6165 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6164 
Emission Labs 2A3 6164 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6164 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6164 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6164 
The YO186 Strip Show 6164 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6163 
It will be interesting…. 6163 
OPT impedence 6163 
More about the Plate Loading 6163 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6158 
2A3 data 6158 
The New 2A3 tubes 6158 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6158 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6157 
Everything about everything. 6157 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6157 
Options, options, options.... 6157 
I think we agree overall 6157 
An IDHT with more gain? 6156 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6156 
2A3 tube impressions 6151 
Interesting analogy 6151 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6151 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6151 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6151 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6151 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6151 
Why NOS tubes? 6150 
The Holly Ignorance 6150 
Tube tasting 6150 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6150 
Make mine thoriated please 6150 
Any Germans out there? 6150 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6150 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6150 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6150 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6149 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6149 
Tube sound and vibration 6149 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6143 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6142 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6142 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6141 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6141 
B4/B5 British made 6140 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6140 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6139 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6139 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6138 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6137 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6134 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6134 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6133 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6133 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6133 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6133 
The identical operation environment? 6133 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6133 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6133 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6132 
How to get max power from 2A3 6132 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6132 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6132 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6132 
Gain is not power. 6132 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6132 
Specialized DSET approach 6132 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6132 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6132 
The 2A3 loading 6132 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6132 
Optimizing the 2A3 6132 
How much to DSET a DSET 6132 
DSET for Titan 6132 
The Best of All Worlds 6132 
Multiamp setup 6131 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6131 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6131 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6131 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6125 
2A3 and 400V supply 6125 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6124 
Another shot at numbers 6124 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6124 
Okay, so this might work.... 6124 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6124 
Looks good, but.... 6123 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6123 
Less is more... usually. 6123 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6122 
Stepping Out 6122 
Said to be good, but 6122 
Gain to lose 6122 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6122 
Another idea for losing gain 6122 
What's best 6122 
Options, options... 6122 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6122 
Other compromises... 6121 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6120 
Is it glowing yet? 6100 
It is comming.... 6100 
The new MF channel. 6094 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6093 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6085 
The intestage loading talk. 6082 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6077 
1 in 50? 6077 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6077 
Die Walküre soldering. 6076 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6075 
Another amp arond YO186 6074 
Gain? 6074 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6074 
Simple is good 6073 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6073 
The Milq DSET is up. 6072 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6070 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6070 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6069 
Ok, what do I want? 6069 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6069 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6069 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6069 
How about the tweeter? 6068 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6068 
Safe and Sound 6068 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6068 
Some clarifications. 6068 
How about that?!!! 6068 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6066 
Head Room 6066 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6065 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6065 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6065 
Again with the PS 6065 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6063 
Parallel Universe 6063 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6061 
Why I let other people build them... 6061 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6061 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6060 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6057 
MF: the pre-final version. 6057 
Loftin-White? 6057 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6057 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6057 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6053 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6053 
Define really quiet 6052 
Another variable of sound 6052 
Backlash? 6052 
Alternative filament supplies 6052 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6052 
Going down the DC path 6051 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6051 
Molecular sound 6051 
AC-DC heater supply 6051 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6051 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6051 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6051 
Hiss or Hum 6051 
AC transformers 6051 
I have seen the Promised Land 6050 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6050 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6049 
Divide and Conquer 6049 
The design phase is over. 6048 
The unexpected insanity! 6047 
Loading 6047 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6047 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6047 
Going the Distance 6047 
Read the f*** manual! 6047 
Agreed. 6047 
I agree 6047 
The filament transformer 6047 
Center-tap and options 6047 
Something like this…. 6047 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6047 
The foreplay is going on. 6047 
Split balance 6046 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6046 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6046 
SHuguang 6046 
Going through…. 6045 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6044 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6044 
Hum vs voltage 6044 
Meow about the tubes… 6044 
To Be a Content Cat 6044 
Completed! 6041 
Tradition 6041 
Absolutely beautiful! 6041 
The 'film' caps in PS 6040 
Science or religion 6040 
Mass Extinction 6040 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6040 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6040 
Capacitor choices 6040 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6039 
The minor day of Quartets. 6039 
Them's the Breaks 6039 
Eventually! 6038 
So Soon? 6038 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6038 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6037 
The wire for DC-coupling 6037 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6037 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6037 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6036 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6035 
The DHT live reserve 6034 
Some interestng models 6034 
Eaten alive. 6034 
The tubey déjà vu? 6033 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6029 
The 4V takes a lead. 6025 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6022 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6022 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6020 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6019 
Exiting the design mode? 6019 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6019 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6015 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6014 
Setting up the new Playback 6013 
And the winner is… so far 6010 
If you like type 45... 6010 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6010 
Favorite Flavor? 6010 
The 45 times Meow... 6010 
The problem that I see is… 6010 
Running the 45 6010 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6009 
The commentaries about everything. 6009 
Driver tube and biasing 6009 
DHT drivers 6009 
The ideas are worth trying? 6009 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6005 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6005 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6004 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6004 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6004 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6004 
Operating points and cathode current 6004 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6004 
Actually it is not so simple. 6004 
Resistors at the front 6003 
A minor alternation of a position 6003 
The era of enlightenment. 6000 
The devil is in the details.... 6000 
Constructing Sound 6000 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 5999 
The “strange” YO186 5990 
The dead guy’s lessons. 5945 
2S4S and 2A3 5936 
Ho to use the YO186 5929 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5929 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5929 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5927 
Not anymore! 5916 
The very good YoYonisation! 5915 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5914 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5901 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5901 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5848 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5847 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5844 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5834 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5596 
All the Best from Burgundy 5596 
Cheesy tubes 5595 
Me and my DHT references… 5486 
Y0-186 in winter. 5389 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5388 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5357 
In My Dreams 5357 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5357 
Blame? 5356 
When good is not good enough. 5356 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5356 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5355 
How the YO186 was used. 4939 
What is old is new? 4938 
YO186 vs. type 45. 4937 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4486 
That sucks. 4486 
YO186 4484 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4484 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4484 
A hallucination? 4481 
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