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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6367 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6366 
DHT Milq? 6366 
The DHT journey. 6366 
DHT tone 6366 
Well, why not? 6365 
Holding the Fort 6365 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6365 
Input tube and DC heaters 6364 
Reimyo Pat 777 6364 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6360 
DHT or 300B? 6360 
300B 6360 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6360 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6359 
Hence the confusion 6359 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6359 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6359 
My experience with DHTs 6359 
Pigmented coloration? 6359 
Dht-dht 6359 
Dynamic viscosity? 6359 
The Pallette preamp... 6359 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6359 
"soul" of tubes 6359 
There is a difference... 6359 
Vibration injection? 6359 
Homework # 4334 6359 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6359 
Old valves have more soul! 6358 
Was it soul or soil? 6358 
It was just a heading 6358 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6358 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6358 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6358 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6358 
Injection of analog dither? 6358 
Subliminal signal 6358 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6358 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6358 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6357 
Avicenna = Arabian 6357 
Persian, not Arab 6357 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6357 
More words to describe "sux" please 6357 
Revolution 6357 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6357 
One-stage DHTs 6356 
One other thing 6356 
One stage 6356 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6356 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6356 
I see the things differently. 6356 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6356 
The audiophile attitude 6356 
The where and why of design choices 6356 
Blah blah blah 6356 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6356 
Do I need to be hissing? 6356 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6356 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6356 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6355 
What is randomness? 6355 
Those least three possibilities… 6355 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6355 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6355 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6353 
A Beautiful Mind 6352 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6350 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6335 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6335 
Abandoning Milq? 6335 
Will see how it goes.... 6335 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6333 
Topology and 2A3? 6333 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6333 
Type Casting 6333 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6333 
6sn7-2a3 6333 
Topology vs parts 6333 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6333 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6333 
Parts Frenzy 6333 
Too many new sounds 6333 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6332 
New tubes 6331 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6331 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6331 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6331 
New 2A3 6331 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6330 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6329 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6329 
Czech tubes 6327 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6327 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6327 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6326 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6326 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6323 
Here she is. 6322 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6318 
New 2A3 tubes 6318 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6318 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6317 
Multistage DHT circuits 6316 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6315 
Emission Labs 2A3 6315 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6315 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6315 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6315 
The YO186 Strip Show 6315 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6314 
It will be interesting…. 6314 
OPT impedence 6314 
More about the Plate Loading 6314 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6309 
2A3 data 6309 
The New 2A3 tubes 6309 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6309 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6308 
Everything about everything. 6308 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6308 
Options, options, options.... 6308 
I think we agree overall 6308 
An IDHT with more gain? 6307 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6307 
2A3 tube impressions 6302 
Interesting analogy 6302 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6302 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6302 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6302 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6302 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6302 
Why NOS tubes? 6301 
The Holly Ignorance 6301 
Tube tasting 6301 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6301 
Make mine thoriated please 6301 
Any Germans out there? 6301 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6301 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6301 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6301 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6300 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6300 
Tube sound and vibration 6300 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6294 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6293 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6293 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6292 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6292 
B4/B5 British made 6291 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6291 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6290 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6290 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6289 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6288 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6285 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6285 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6284 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6284 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6284 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6284 
The identical operation environment? 6284 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6284 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6284 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6283 
How to get max power from 2A3 6283 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6283 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6283 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6283 
Gain is not power. 6283 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6283 
Specialized DSET approach 6283 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6283 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6283 
The 2A3 loading 6283 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6283 
Optimizing the 2A3 6283 
How much to DSET a DSET 6283 
DSET for Titan 6283 
The Best of All Worlds 6283 
Multiamp setup 6282 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6282 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6282 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6282 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6276 
2A3 and 400V supply 6276 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6275 
Another shot at numbers 6275 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6275 
Okay, so this might work.... 6275 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6275 
Looks good, but.... 6274 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6274 
Less is more... usually. 6274 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6273 
Stepping Out 6273 
Said to be good, but 6273 
Gain to lose 6273 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6273 
Another idea for losing gain 6273 
What's best 6273 
Options, options... 6273 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6273 
Other compromises... 6272 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6271 
Is it glowing yet? 6251 
It is comming.... 6251 
The new MF channel. 6245 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6244 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6236 
The intestage loading talk. 6233 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6228 
1 in 50? 6228 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6228 
Die Walküre soldering. 6227 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6226 
Another amp arond YO186 6225 
Gain? 6225 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6225 
Simple is good 6224 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6224 
The Milq DSET is up. 6223 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6221 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6221 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6220 
Ok, what do I want? 6220 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6220 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6220 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6220 
How about the tweeter? 6219 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6219 
Safe and Sound 6219 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6219 
Some clarifications. 6219 
How about that?!!! 6219 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6217 
Head Room 6217 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6216 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6216 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6216 
Again with the PS 6216 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6214 
Parallel Universe 6214 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6212 
Why I let other people build them... 6212 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6212 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6211 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6208 
MF: the pre-final version. 6208 
Loftin-White? 6208 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6208 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6208 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6204 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6204 
Define really quiet 6203 
Another variable of sound 6203 
Backlash? 6203 
Alternative filament supplies 6203 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6203 
Going down the DC path 6202 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6202 
Molecular sound 6202 
AC-DC heater supply 6202 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6202 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6202 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6202 
Hiss or Hum 6202 
AC transformers 6202 
I have seen the Promised Land 6201 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6201 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6200 
Divide and Conquer 6200 
The design phase is over. 6199 
The unexpected insanity! 6198 
Loading 6198 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6198 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6198 
Going the Distance 6198 
Read the f*** manual! 6198 
Agreed. 6198 
I agree 6198 
The filament transformer 6198 
Center-tap and options 6198 
Something like this…. 6198 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6198 
The foreplay is going on. 6198 
Split balance 6197 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6197 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6197 
SHuguang 6197 
Going through…. 6196 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6195 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6195 
Hum vs voltage 6195 
Meow about the tubes… 6195 
To Be a Content Cat 6195 
Completed! 6192 
Tradition 6192 
Absolutely beautiful! 6192 
The 'film' caps in PS 6191 
Science or religion 6191 
Mass Extinction 6191 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6191 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6191 
Capacitor choices 6191 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6190 
The minor day of Quartets. 6190 
Them's the Breaks 6190 
Eventually! 6189 
So Soon? 6189 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6189 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6188 
The wire for DC-coupling 6188 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6188 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6188 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6187 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6186 
The DHT live reserve 6185 
Some interestng models 6185 
Eaten alive. 6185 
The tubey déjà vu? 6184 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6180 
The 4V takes a lead. 6176 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6173 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6173 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6171 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6170 
Exiting the design mode? 6170 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6170 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6166 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6165 
Setting up the new Playback 6164 
And the winner is… so far 6161 
If you like type 45... 6161 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6161 
Favorite Flavor? 6161 
The 45 times Meow... 6161 
The problem that I see is… 6161 
Running the 45 6161 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6160 
The commentaries about everything. 6160 
Driver tube and biasing 6160 
DHT drivers 6160 
The ideas are worth trying? 6160 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6156 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6156 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6155 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6155 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6155 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6155 
Operating points and cathode current 6155 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6155 
Actually it is not so simple. 6155 
Resistors at the front 6154 
A minor alternation of a position 6154 
The era of enlightenment. 6151 
The devil is in the details.... 6151 
Constructing Sound 6151 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6150 
The “strange” YO186 6141 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6096 
2S4S and 2A3 6087 
Ho to use the YO186 6080 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6080 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6080 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6078 
Not anymore! 6067 
The very good YoYonisation! 6066 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6065 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6052 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6052 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5999 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5998 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5995 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5985 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5747 
All the Best from Burgundy 5747 
Cheesy tubes 5746 
Me and my DHT references… 5637 
Y0-186 in winter. 5540 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5539 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5508 
In My Dreams 5508 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5508 
Blame? 5507 
When good is not good enough. 5507 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5507 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5506 
How the YO186 was used. 5090 
What is old is new? 5089 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5088 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4637 
That sucks. 4637 
YO186 4635 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4635 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4635 
A hallucination? 4632 
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