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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6227 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6226 
DHT Milq? 6226 
The DHT journey. 6226 
DHT tone 6226 
Well, why not? 6225 
Holding the Fort 6225 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6225 
Input tube and DC heaters 6224 
Reimyo Pat 777 6224 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6220 
DHT or 300B? 6220 
300B 6220 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6220 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6219 
Hence the confusion 6219 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6219 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6219 
My experience with DHTs 6219 
Pigmented coloration? 6219 
Dht-dht 6219 
Dynamic viscosity? 6219 
The Pallette preamp... 6219 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6219 
"soul" of tubes 6219 
There is a difference... 6219 
Vibration injection? 6219 
Homework # 4334 6219 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6219 
Old valves have more soul! 6218 
Was it soul or soil? 6218 
It was just a heading 6218 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6218 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6218 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6218 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6218 
Injection of analog dither? 6218 
Subliminal signal 6218 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6218 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6218 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6217 
Avicenna = Arabian 6217 
Persian, not Arab 6217 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6217 
More words to describe "sux" please 6217 
Revolution 6217 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6217 
One-stage DHTs 6216 
One other thing 6216 
One stage 6216 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6216 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6216 
I see the things differently. 6216 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6216 
The audiophile attitude 6216 
The where and why of design choices 6216 
Blah blah blah 6216 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6216 
Do I need to be hissing? 6216 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6216 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6216 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6215 
What is randomness? 6215 
Those least three possibilities… 6215 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6215 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6215 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6213 
A Beautiful Mind 6212 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6210 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6195 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6195 
Abandoning Milq? 6195 
Will see how it goes.... 6195 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6193 
Topology and 2A3? 6193 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6193 
Type Casting 6193 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6193 
6sn7-2a3 6193 
Topology vs parts 6193 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6193 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6193 
Parts Frenzy 6193 
Too many new sounds 6193 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6192 
New tubes 6191 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6191 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6191 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6191 
New 2A3 6191 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6190 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6189 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6189 
Czech tubes 6187 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6187 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6187 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6186 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6186 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6183 
Here she is. 6182 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6178 
New 2A3 tubes 6178 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6178 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6177 
Multistage DHT circuits 6176 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6175 
Emission Labs 2A3 6175 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6175 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6175 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6175 
The YO186 Strip Show 6175 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6174 
It will be interesting…. 6174 
OPT impedence 6174 
More about the Plate Loading 6174 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6169 
2A3 data 6169 
The New 2A3 tubes 6169 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6169 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6168 
Everything about everything. 6168 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6168 
Options, options, options.... 6168 
I think we agree overall 6168 
An IDHT with more gain? 6167 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6167 
2A3 tube impressions 6162 
Interesting analogy 6162 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6162 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6162 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6162 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6162 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6162 
Why NOS tubes? 6161 
The Holly Ignorance 6161 
Tube tasting 6161 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6161 
Make mine thoriated please 6161 
Any Germans out there? 6161 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6161 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6161 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6161 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6160 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6160 
Tube sound and vibration 6160 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6154 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6153 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6153 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6152 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6152 
B4/B5 British made 6151 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6151 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6150 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6150 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6149 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6148 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6145 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6145 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6144 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6144 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6144 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6144 
The identical operation environment? 6144 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6144 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6144 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6143 
How to get max power from 2A3 6143 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6143 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6143 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6143 
Gain is not power. 6143 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6143 
Specialized DSET approach 6143 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6143 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6143 
The 2A3 loading 6143 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6143 
Optimizing the 2A3 6143 
How much to DSET a DSET 6143 
DSET for Titan 6143 
The Best of All Worlds 6143 
Multiamp setup 6142 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6142 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6142 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6142 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6136 
2A3 and 400V supply 6136 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6135 
Another shot at numbers 6135 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6135 
Okay, so this might work.... 6135 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6135 
Looks good, but.... 6134 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6134 
Less is more... usually. 6134 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6133 
Stepping Out 6133 
Said to be good, but 6133 
Gain to lose 6133 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6133 
Another idea for losing gain 6133 
What's best 6133 
Options, options... 6133 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6133 
Other compromises... 6132 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6131 
Is it glowing yet? 6111 
It is comming.... 6111 
The new MF channel. 6105 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6104 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6096 
The intestage loading talk. 6093 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6088 
1 in 50? 6088 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6088 
Die Walküre soldering. 6087 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6086 
Another amp arond YO186 6085 
Gain? 6085 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6085 
Simple is good 6084 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6084 
The Milq DSET is up. 6083 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6081 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6081 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6080 
Ok, what do I want? 6080 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6080 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6080 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6080 
How about the tweeter? 6079 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6079 
Safe and Sound 6079 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6079 
Some clarifications. 6079 
How about that?!!! 6079 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6077 
Head Room 6077 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6076 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6076 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6076 
Again with the PS 6076 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6074 
Parallel Universe 6074 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6072 
Why I let other people build them... 6072 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6072 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6071 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6068 
MF: the pre-final version. 6068 
Loftin-White? 6068 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6068 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6068 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6064 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6064 
Define really quiet 6063 
Another variable of sound 6063 
Backlash? 6063 
Alternative filament supplies 6063 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6063 
Going down the DC path 6062 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6062 
Molecular sound 6062 
AC-DC heater supply 6062 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6062 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6062 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6062 
Hiss or Hum 6062 
AC transformers 6062 
I have seen the Promised Land 6061 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6061 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6060 
Divide and Conquer 6060 
The design phase is over. 6059 
The unexpected insanity! 6058 
Loading 6058 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6058 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6058 
Going the Distance 6058 
Read the f*** manual! 6058 
Agreed. 6058 
I agree 6058 
The filament transformer 6058 
Center-tap and options 6058 
Something like this…. 6058 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6058 
The foreplay is going on. 6058 
Split balance 6057 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6057 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6057 
SHuguang 6057 
Going through…. 6056 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6055 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6055 
Hum vs voltage 6055 
Meow about the tubes… 6055 
To Be a Content Cat 6055 
Completed! 6052 
Tradition 6052 
Absolutely beautiful! 6052 
The 'film' caps in PS 6051 
Science or religion 6051 
Mass Extinction 6051 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6051 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6051 
Capacitor choices 6051 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6050 
The minor day of Quartets. 6050 
Them's the Breaks 6050 
Eventually! 6049 
So Soon? 6049 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6049 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6048 
The wire for DC-coupling 6048 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6048 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6048 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6047 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6046 
The DHT live reserve 6045 
Some interestng models 6045 
Eaten alive. 6045 
The tubey déjà vu? 6044 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6040 
The 4V takes a lead. 6036 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6033 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6033 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6031 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6030 
Exiting the design mode? 6030 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6030 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6026 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6025 
Setting up the new Playback 6024 
And the winner is… so far 6021 
If you like type 45... 6021 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6021 
Favorite Flavor? 6021 
The 45 times Meow... 6021 
The problem that I see is… 6021 
Running the 45 6021 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6020 
The commentaries about everything. 6020 
Driver tube and biasing 6020 
DHT drivers 6020 
The ideas are worth trying? 6020 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6016 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6016 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6015 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6015 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6015 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6015 
Operating points and cathode current 6015 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6015 
Actually it is not so simple. 6015 
Resistors at the front 6014 
A minor alternation of a position 6014 
The era of enlightenment. 6011 
The devil is in the details.... 6011 
Constructing Sound 6011 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6010 
The “strange” YO186 6001 
The dead guy’s lessons. 5956 
2S4S and 2A3 5947 
Ho to use the YO186 5940 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5940 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5940 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5938 
Not anymore! 5927 
The very good YoYonisation! 5926 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5925 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5912 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5912 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5859 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5858 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5855 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5845 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5607 
All the Best from Burgundy 5607 
Cheesy tubes 5606 
Me and my DHT references… 5497 
Y0-186 in winter. 5400 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5399 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5368 
In My Dreams 5368 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5368 
Blame? 5367 
When good is not good enough. 5367 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5367 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5366 
How the YO186 was used. 4950 
What is old is new? 4949 
YO186 vs. type 45. 4948 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4497 
That sucks. 4497 
YO186 4495 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4495 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4495 
A hallucination? 4492 
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