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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6277 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6276 
DHT Milq? 6276 
The DHT journey. 6276 
DHT tone 6276 
Well, why not? 6275 
Holding the Fort 6275 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6275 
Input tube and DC heaters 6274 
Reimyo Pat 777 6274 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6270 
DHT or 300B? 6270 
300B 6270 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6270 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6269 
Hence the confusion 6269 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6269 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6269 
My experience with DHTs 6269 
Pigmented coloration? 6269 
Dht-dht 6269 
Dynamic viscosity? 6269 
The Pallette preamp... 6269 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6269 
"soul" of tubes 6269 
There is a difference... 6269 
Vibration injection? 6269 
Homework # 4334 6269 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6269 
Old valves have more soul! 6268 
Was it soul or soil? 6268 
It was just a heading 6268 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6268 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6268 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6268 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6268 
Injection of analog dither? 6268 
Subliminal signal 6268 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6268 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6268 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6267 
Avicenna = Arabian 6267 
Persian, not Arab 6267 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6267 
More words to describe "sux" please 6267 
Revolution 6267 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6267 
One-stage DHTs 6266 
One other thing 6266 
One stage 6266 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6266 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6266 
I see the things differently. 6266 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6266 
The audiophile attitude 6266 
The where and why of design choices 6266 
Blah blah blah 6266 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6266 
Do I need to be hissing? 6266 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6266 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6266 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6265 
What is randomness? 6265 
Those least three possibilities… 6265 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6265 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6265 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6263 
A Beautiful Mind 6262 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6260 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6245 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6245 
Abandoning Milq? 6245 
Will see how it goes.... 6245 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6243 
Topology and 2A3? 6243 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6243 
Type Casting 6243 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6243 
6sn7-2a3 6243 
Topology vs parts 6243 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6243 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6243 
Parts Frenzy 6243 
Too many new sounds 6243 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6242 
New tubes 6241 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6241 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6241 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6241 
New 2A3 6241 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6240 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6239 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6239 
Czech tubes 6237 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6237 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6237 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6236 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6236 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6233 
Here she is. 6232 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6228 
New 2A3 tubes 6228 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6228 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6227 
Multistage DHT circuits 6226 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6225 
Emission Labs 2A3 6225 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6225 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6225 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6225 
The YO186 Strip Show 6225 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6224 
It will be interesting…. 6224 
OPT impedence 6224 
More about the Plate Loading 6224 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6219 
2A3 data 6219 
The New 2A3 tubes 6219 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6219 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6218 
Everything about everything. 6218 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6218 
Options, options, options.... 6218 
I think we agree overall 6218 
An IDHT with more gain? 6217 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6217 
2A3 tube impressions 6212 
Interesting analogy 6212 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6212 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6212 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6212 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6212 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6212 
Why NOS tubes? 6211 
The Holly Ignorance 6211 
Tube tasting 6211 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6211 
Make mine thoriated please 6211 
Any Germans out there? 6211 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6211 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6211 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6211 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6210 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6210 
Tube sound and vibration 6210 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6204 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6203 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6203 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6202 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6202 
B4/B5 British made 6201 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6201 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6200 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6200 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6199 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6198 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6195 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6195 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6194 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6194 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6194 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6194 
The identical operation environment? 6194 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6194 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6194 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6193 
How to get max power from 2A3 6193 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6193 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6193 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6193 
Gain is not power. 6193 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6193 
Specialized DSET approach 6193 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6193 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6193 
The 2A3 loading 6193 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6193 
Optimizing the 2A3 6193 
How much to DSET a DSET 6193 
DSET for Titan 6193 
The Best of All Worlds 6193 
Multiamp setup 6192 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6192 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6192 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6192 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6186 
2A3 and 400V supply 6186 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6185 
Another shot at numbers 6185 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6185 
Okay, so this might work.... 6185 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6185 
Looks good, but.... 6184 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6184 
Less is more... usually. 6184 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6183 
Stepping Out 6183 
Said to be good, but 6183 
Gain to lose 6183 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6183 
Another idea for losing gain 6183 
What's best 6183 
Options, options... 6183 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6183 
Other compromises... 6182 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6181 
Is it glowing yet? 6161 
It is comming.... 6161 
The new MF channel. 6155 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6154 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6146 
The intestage loading talk. 6143 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6138 
1 in 50? 6138 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6138 
Die Walküre soldering. 6137 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6136 
Another amp arond YO186 6135 
Gain? 6135 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6135 
Simple is good 6134 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6134 
The Milq DSET is up. 6133 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6131 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6131 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6130 
Ok, what do I want? 6130 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6130 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6130 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6130 
How about the tweeter? 6129 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6129 
Safe and Sound 6129 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6129 
Some clarifications. 6129 
How about that?!!! 6129 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6127 
Head Room 6127 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6126 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6126 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6126 
Again with the PS 6126 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6124 
Parallel Universe 6124 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6122 
Why I let other people build them... 6122 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6122 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6121 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6118 
MF: the pre-final version. 6118 
Loftin-White? 6118 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6118 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6118 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6114 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6114 
Define really quiet 6113 
Another variable of sound 6113 
Backlash? 6113 
Alternative filament supplies 6113 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6113 
Going down the DC path 6112 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6112 
Molecular sound 6112 
AC-DC heater supply 6112 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6112 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6112 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6112 
Hiss or Hum 6112 
AC transformers 6112 
I have seen the Promised Land 6111 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6111 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6110 
Divide and Conquer 6110 
The design phase is over. 6109 
The unexpected insanity! 6108 
Loading 6108 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6108 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6108 
Going the Distance 6108 
Read the f*** manual! 6108 
Agreed. 6108 
I agree 6108 
The filament transformer 6108 
Center-tap and options 6108 
Something like this…. 6108 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6108 
The foreplay is going on. 6108 
Split balance 6107 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6107 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6107 
SHuguang 6107 
Going through…. 6106 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6105 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6105 
Hum vs voltage 6105 
Meow about the tubes… 6105 
To Be a Content Cat 6105 
Completed! 6102 
Tradition 6102 
Absolutely beautiful! 6102 
The 'film' caps in PS 6101 
Science or religion 6101 
Mass Extinction 6101 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6101 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6101 
Capacitor choices 6101 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6100 
The minor day of Quartets. 6100 
Them's the Breaks 6100 
Eventually! 6099 
So Soon? 6099 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6099 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6098 
The wire for DC-coupling 6098 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6098 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6098 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6097 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6096 
The DHT live reserve 6095 
Some interestng models 6095 
Eaten alive. 6095 
The tubey déjà vu? 6094 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6090 
The 4V takes a lead. 6086 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6083 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6083 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6081 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6080 
Exiting the design mode? 6080 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6080 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6076 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6075 
Setting up the new Playback 6074 
And the winner is… so far 6071 
If you like type 45... 6071 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6071 
Favorite Flavor? 6071 
The 45 times Meow... 6071 
The problem that I see is… 6071 
Running the 45 6071 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6070 
The commentaries about everything. 6070 
Driver tube and biasing 6070 
DHT drivers 6070 
The ideas are worth trying? 6070 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6066 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6066 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6065 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6065 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6065 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6065 
Operating points and cathode current 6065 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6065 
Actually it is not so simple. 6065 
Resistors at the front 6064 
A minor alternation of a position 6064 
The era of enlightenment. 6061 
The devil is in the details.... 6061 
Constructing Sound 6061 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6060 
The “strange” YO186 6051 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6006 
2S4S and 2A3 5997 
Ho to use the YO186 5990 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5990 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5990 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5988 
Not anymore! 5977 
The very good YoYonisation! 5976 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5975 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5962 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5962 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5909 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5908 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5905 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5895 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5657 
All the Best from Burgundy 5657 
Cheesy tubes 5656 
Me and my DHT references… 5547 
Y0-186 in winter. 5450 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5449 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5418 
In My Dreams 5418 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5418 
Blame? 5417 
When good is not good enough. 5417 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5417 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5416 
How the YO186 was used. 5000 
What is old is new? 4999 
YO186 vs. type 45. 4998 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4547 
That sucks. 4547 
YO186 4545 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4545 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4545 
A hallucination? 4542 
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