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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6438 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6437 
DHT Milq? 6437 
The DHT journey. 6437 
DHT tone 6437 
Well, why not? 6436 
Holding the Fort 6436 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6436 
Input tube and DC heaters 6435 
Reimyo Pat 777 6435 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6431 
DHT or 300B? 6431 
300B 6431 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6431 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6430 
Hence the confusion 6430 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6430 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6430 
My experience with DHTs 6430 
Pigmented coloration? 6430 
Dht-dht 6430 
Dynamic viscosity? 6430 
The Pallette preamp... 6430 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6430 
"soul" of tubes 6430 
There is a difference... 6430 
Vibration injection? 6430 
Homework # 4334 6430 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6430 
Old valves have more soul! 6429 
Was it soul or soil? 6429 
It was just a heading 6429 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6429 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6429 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6429 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6429 
Injection of analog dither? 6429 
Subliminal signal 6429 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6429 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6429 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6428 
Avicenna = Arabian 6428 
Persian, not Arab 6428 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6428 
More words to describe "sux" please 6428 
Revolution 6428 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6428 
One-stage DHTs 6427 
One other thing 6427 
One stage 6427 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6427 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6427 
I see the things differently. 6427 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6427 
The audiophile attitude 6427 
The where and why of design choices 6427 
Blah blah blah 6427 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6427 
Do I need to be hissing? 6427 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6427 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6427 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6426 
What is randomness? 6426 
Those least three possibilities… 6426 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6426 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6426 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6424 
A Beautiful Mind 6423 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6421 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6406 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6406 
Abandoning Milq? 6406 
Will see how it goes.... 6406 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6404 
Topology and 2A3? 6404 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6404 
Type Casting 6404 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6404 
6sn7-2a3 6404 
Topology vs parts 6404 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6404 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6404 
Parts Frenzy 6404 
Too many new sounds 6404 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6403 
New tubes 6402 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6402 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6402 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6402 
New 2A3 6402 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6401 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6400 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6400 
Czech tubes 6398 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6398 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6398 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6397 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6397 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6394 
Here she is. 6393 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6389 
New 2A3 tubes 6389 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6389 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6388 
Multistage DHT circuits 6387 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6386 
Emission Labs 2A3 6386 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6386 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6386 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6386 
The YO186 Strip Show 6386 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6385 
It will be interesting…. 6385 
OPT impedence 6385 
More about the Plate Loading 6385 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6380 
2A3 data 6380 
The New 2A3 tubes 6380 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6380 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6379 
Everything about everything. 6379 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6379 
Options, options, options.... 6379 
I think we agree overall 6379 
An IDHT with more gain? 6378 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6378 
2A3 tube impressions 6373 
Interesting analogy 6373 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6373 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6373 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6373 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6373 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6373 
Why NOS tubes? 6372 
The Holly Ignorance 6372 
Tube tasting 6372 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6372 
Make mine thoriated please 6372 
Any Germans out there? 6372 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6372 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6372 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6372 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6371 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6371 
Tube sound and vibration 6371 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6365 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6364 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6364 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6363 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6363 
B4/B5 British made 6362 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6362 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6361 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6361 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6360 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6359 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6356 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6356 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6355 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6355 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6355 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6355 
The identical operation environment? 6355 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6355 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6355 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6354 
How to get max power from 2A3 6354 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6354 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6354 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6354 
Gain is not power. 6354 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6354 
Specialized DSET approach 6354 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6354 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6354 
The 2A3 loading 6354 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6354 
Optimizing the 2A3 6354 
How much to DSET a DSET 6354 
DSET for Titan 6354 
The Best of All Worlds 6354 
Multiamp setup 6353 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6353 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6353 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6353 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6347 
2A3 and 400V supply 6347 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6346 
Another shot at numbers 6346 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6346 
Okay, so this might work.... 6346 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6346 
Looks good, but.... 6345 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6345 
Less is more... usually. 6345 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6344 
Stepping Out 6344 
Said to be good, but 6344 
Gain to lose 6344 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6344 
Another idea for losing gain 6344 
What's best 6344 
Options, options... 6344 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6344 
Other compromises... 6343 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6342 
Is it glowing yet? 6322 
It is comming.... 6322 
The new MF channel. 6316 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6315 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6307 
The intestage loading talk. 6304 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6299 
1 in 50? 6299 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6299 
Die Walküre soldering. 6298 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6297 
Another amp arond YO186 6296 
Gain? 6296 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6296 
Simple is good 6295 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6295 
The Milq DSET is up. 6294 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6292 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6292 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6291 
Ok, what do I want? 6291 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6291 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6291 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6291 
How about the tweeter? 6290 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6290 
Safe and Sound 6290 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6290 
Some clarifications. 6290 
How about that?!!! 6290 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6288 
Head Room 6288 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6287 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6287 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6287 
Again with the PS 6287 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6285 
Parallel Universe 6285 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6283 
Why I let other people build them... 6283 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6283 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6282 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6279 
MF: the pre-final version. 6279 
Loftin-White? 6279 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6279 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6279 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6275 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6275 
Define really quiet 6274 
Another variable of sound 6274 
Backlash? 6274 
Alternative filament supplies 6274 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6274 
Going down the DC path 6273 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6273 
Molecular sound 6273 
AC-DC heater supply 6273 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6273 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6273 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6273 
Hiss or Hum 6273 
AC transformers 6273 
I have seen the Promised Land 6272 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6272 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6271 
Divide and Conquer 6271 
The design phase is over. 6270 
The unexpected insanity! 6269 
Loading 6269 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6269 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6269 
Going the Distance 6269 
Read the f*** manual! 6269 
Agreed. 6269 
I agree 6269 
The filament transformer 6269 
Center-tap and options 6269 
Something like this…. 6269 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6269 
The foreplay is going on. 6269 
Split balance 6268 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6268 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6268 
SHuguang 6268 
Going through…. 6267 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6266 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6266 
Hum vs voltage 6266 
Meow about the tubes… 6266 
To Be a Content Cat 6266 
Completed! 6263 
Tradition 6263 
Absolutely beautiful! 6263 
The 'film' caps in PS 6262 
Science or religion 6262 
Mass Extinction 6262 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6262 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6262 
Capacitor choices 6262 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6261 
The minor day of Quartets. 6261 
Them's the Breaks 6261 
Eventually! 6260 
So Soon? 6260 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6260 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6259 
The wire for DC-coupling 6259 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6259 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6259 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6258 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6257 
The DHT live reserve 6256 
Some interestng models 6256 
Eaten alive. 6256 
The tubey déjà vu? 6255 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6251 
The 4V takes a lead. 6247 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6244 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6244 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6242 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6241 
Exiting the design mode? 6241 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6241 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6237 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6236 
Setting up the new Playback 6235 
And the winner is… so far 6232 
If you like type 45... 6232 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6232 
Favorite Flavor? 6232 
The 45 times Meow... 6232 
The problem that I see is… 6232 
Running the 45 6232 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6231 
The commentaries about everything. 6231 
Driver tube and biasing 6231 
DHT drivers 6231 
The ideas are worth trying? 6231 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6227 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6227 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6226 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6226 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6226 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6226 
Operating points and cathode current 6226 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6226 
Actually it is not so simple. 6226 
Resistors at the front 6225 
A minor alternation of a position 6225 
The era of enlightenment. 6222 
The devil is in the details.... 6222 
Constructing Sound 6222 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6221 
The “strange” YO186 6212 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6167 
2S4S and 2A3 6158 
Ho to use the YO186 6151 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6151 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6151 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6149 
Not anymore! 6138 
The very good YoYonisation! 6137 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6136 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6123 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6123 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 6070 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 6069 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 6066 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 6056 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5818 
All the Best from Burgundy 5818 
Cheesy tubes 5817 
Me and my DHT references… 5708 
Y0-186 in winter. 5611 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5610 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5579 
In My Dreams 5579 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5579 
Blame? 5578 
When good is not good enough. 5578 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5578 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5577 
How the YO186 was used. 5161 
What is old is new? 5160 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5159 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4708 
That sucks. 4708 
YO186 4706 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4706 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4706 
A hallucination? 4703 
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