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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6475 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6474 
DHT Milq? 6474 
The DHT journey. 6474 
DHT tone 6474 
Well, why not? 6473 
Holding the Fort 6473 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6473 
Input tube and DC heaters 6472 
Reimyo Pat 777 6472 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6468 
DHT or 300B? 6468 
300B 6468 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6468 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6467 
Hence the confusion 6467 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6467 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6467 
My experience with DHTs 6467 
Pigmented coloration? 6467 
Dht-dht 6467 
Dynamic viscosity? 6467 
The Pallette preamp... 6467 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6467 
"soul" of tubes 6467 
There is a difference... 6467 
Vibration injection? 6467 
Homework # 4334 6467 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6467 
Old valves have more soul! 6466 
Was it soul or soil? 6466 
It was just a heading 6466 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6466 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6466 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6466 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6466 
Injection of analog dither? 6466 
Subliminal signal 6466 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6466 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6466 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6465 
Avicenna = Arabian 6465 
Persian, not Arab 6465 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6465 
More words to describe "sux" please 6465 
Revolution 6465 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6465 
One-stage DHTs 6464 
One other thing 6464 
One stage 6464 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6464 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6464 
I see the things differently. 6464 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6464 
The audiophile attitude 6464 
The where and why of design choices 6464 
Blah blah blah 6464 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6464 
Do I need to be hissing? 6464 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6464 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6464 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6463 
What is randomness? 6463 
Those least three possibilities… 6463 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6463 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6463 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6461 
A Beautiful Mind 6460 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6458 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6443 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6443 
Abandoning Milq? 6443 
Will see how it goes.... 6443 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6441 
Topology and 2A3? 6441 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6441 
Type Casting 6441 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6441 
6sn7-2a3 6441 
Topology vs parts 6441 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6441 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6441 
Parts Frenzy 6441 
Too many new sounds 6441 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6440 
New tubes 6439 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6439 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6439 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6439 
New 2A3 6439 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6438 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6437 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6437 
Czech tubes 6435 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6435 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6435 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6434 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6434 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6431 
Here she is. 6430 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6426 
New 2A3 tubes 6426 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6426 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6425 
Multistage DHT circuits 6424 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6423 
Emission Labs 2A3 6423 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6423 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6423 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6423 
The YO186 Strip Show 6423 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6422 
It will be interesting…. 6422 
OPT impedence 6422 
More about the Plate Loading 6422 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6417 
2A3 data 6417 
The New 2A3 tubes 6417 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6417 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6416 
Everything about everything. 6416 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6416 
Options, options, options.... 6416 
I think we agree overall 6416 
An IDHT with more gain? 6415 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6415 
2A3 tube impressions 6410 
Interesting analogy 6410 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6410 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6410 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6410 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6410 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6410 
Why NOS tubes? 6409 
The Holly Ignorance 6409 
Tube tasting 6409 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6409 
Make mine thoriated please 6409 
Any Germans out there? 6409 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6409 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6409 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6409 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6408 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6408 
Tube sound and vibration 6408 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6402 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6401 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6401 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6400 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6400 
B4/B5 British made 6399 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6399 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6398 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6398 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6397 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6396 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6393 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6393 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6392 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6392 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6392 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6392 
The identical operation environment? 6392 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6392 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6392 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6391 
How to get max power from 2A3 6391 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6391 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6391 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6391 
Gain is not power. 6391 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6391 
Specialized DSET approach 6391 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6391 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6391 
The 2A3 loading 6391 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6391 
Optimizing the 2A3 6391 
How much to DSET a DSET 6391 
DSET for Titan 6391 
The Best of All Worlds 6391 
Multiamp setup 6390 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6390 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6390 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6390 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6384 
2A3 and 400V supply 6384 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6383 
Another shot at numbers 6383 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6383 
Okay, so this might work.... 6383 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6383 
Looks good, but.... 6382 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6382 
Less is more... usually. 6382 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6381 
Stepping Out 6381 
Said to be good, but 6381 
Gain to lose 6381 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6381 
Another idea for losing gain 6381 
What's best 6381 
Options, options... 6381 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6381 
Other compromises... 6380 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6379 
Is it glowing yet? 6359 
It is comming.... 6359 
The new MF channel. 6353 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6352 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6344 
The intestage loading talk. 6341 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6336 
1 in 50? 6336 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6336 
Die Walküre soldering. 6335 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6334 
Another amp arond YO186 6333 
Gain? 6333 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6333 
Simple is good 6332 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6332 
The Milq DSET is up. 6331 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6329 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6329 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6328 
Ok, what do I want? 6328 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6328 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6328 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6328 
How about the tweeter? 6327 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6327 
Safe and Sound 6327 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6327 
Some clarifications. 6327 
How about that?!!! 6327 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6325 
Head Room 6325 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6324 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6324 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6324 
Again with the PS 6324 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6322 
Parallel Universe 6322 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6320 
Why I let other people build them... 6320 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6320 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6319 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6316 
MF: the pre-final version. 6316 
Loftin-White? 6316 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6316 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6316 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6312 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6312 
Define really quiet 6311 
Another variable of sound 6311 
Backlash? 6311 
Alternative filament supplies 6311 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6311 
Going down the DC path 6310 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6310 
Molecular sound 6310 
AC-DC heater supply 6310 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6310 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6310 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6310 
Hiss or Hum 6310 
AC transformers 6310 
I have seen the Promised Land 6309 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6309 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6308 
Divide and Conquer 6308 
The design phase is over. 6307 
The unexpected insanity! 6306 
Loading 6306 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6306 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6306 
Going the Distance 6306 
Read the f*** manual! 6306 
Agreed. 6306 
I agree 6306 
The filament transformer 6306 
Center-tap and options 6306 
Something like this…. 6306 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6306 
The foreplay is going on. 6306 
Split balance 6305 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6305 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6305 
SHuguang 6305 
Going through…. 6304 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6303 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6303 
Hum vs voltage 6303 
Meow about the tubes… 6303 
To Be a Content Cat 6303 
Completed! 6300 
Tradition 6300 
Absolutely beautiful! 6300 
The 'film' caps in PS 6299 
Science or religion 6299 
Mass Extinction 6299 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6299 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6299 
Capacitor choices 6299 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6298 
The minor day of Quartets. 6298 
Them's the Breaks 6298 
Eventually! 6297 
So Soon? 6297 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6297 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6296 
The wire for DC-coupling 6296 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6296 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6296 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6295 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6294 
The DHT live reserve 6293 
Some interestng models 6293 
Eaten alive. 6293 
The tubey déjà vu? 6292 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6288 
The 4V takes a lead. 6284 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6281 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6281 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6279 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6278 
Exiting the design mode? 6278 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6278 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6274 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6273 
Setting up the new Playback 6272 
And the winner is… so far 6269 
If you like type 45... 6269 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6269 
Favorite Flavor? 6269 
The 45 times Meow... 6269 
The problem that I see is… 6269 
Running the 45 6269 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6268 
The commentaries about everything. 6268 
Driver tube and biasing 6268 
DHT drivers 6268 
The ideas are worth trying? 6268 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6264 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6264 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6263 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6263 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6263 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6263 
Operating points and cathode current 6263 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6263 
Actually it is not so simple. 6263 
Resistors at the front 6262 
A minor alternation of a position 6262 
The era of enlightenment. 6259 
The devil is in the details.... 6259 
Constructing Sound 6259 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6258 
The “strange” YO186 6249 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6204 
2S4S and 2A3 6195 
Ho to use the YO186 6188 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6188 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6188 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6186 
Not anymore! 6175 
The very good YoYonisation! 6174 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6173 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6160 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6160 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 6107 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 6106 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 6103 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 6093 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5855 
All the Best from Burgundy 5855 
Cheesy tubes 5854 
Me and my DHT references… 5745 
Y0-186 in winter. 5648 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5647 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5616 
In My Dreams 5616 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5616 
Blame? 5615 
When good is not good enough. 5615 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5615 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5614 
How the YO186 was used. 5198 
What is old is new? 5197 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5196 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4745 
That sucks. 4745 
YO186 4743 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4743 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4743 
A hallucination? 4740 
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