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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6221 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6220 
DHT Milq? 6220 
The DHT journey. 6220 
DHT tone 6220 
Well, why not? 6219 
Holding the Fort 6219 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6219 
Input tube and DC heaters 6218 
Reimyo Pat 777 6218 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6214 
DHT or 300B? 6214 
300B 6214 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6214 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6213 
Hence the confusion 6213 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6213 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6213 
My experience with DHTs 6213 
Pigmented coloration? 6213 
Dht-dht 6213 
Dynamic viscosity? 6213 
The Pallette preamp... 6213 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6213 
"soul" of tubes 6213 
There is a difference... 6213 
Vibration injection? 6213 
Homework # 4334 6213 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6213 
Old valves have more soul! 6212 
Was it soul or soil? 6212 
It was just a heading 6212 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6212 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6212 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6212 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6212 
Injection of analog dither? 6212 
Subliminal signal 6212 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6212 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6212 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6211 
Avicenna = Arabian 6211 
Persian, not Arab 6211 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6211 
More words to describe "sux" please 6211 
Revolution 6211 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6211 
One-stage DHTs 6210 
One other thing 6210 
One stage 6210 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6210 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6210 
I see the things differently. 6210 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6210 
The audiophile attitude 6210 
The where and why of design choices 6210 
Blah blah blah 6210 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6210 
Do I need to be hissing? 6210 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6210 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6210 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6209 
What is randomness? 6209 
Those least three possibilities… 6209 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6209 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6209 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6207 
A Beautiful Mind 6206 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6204 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6189 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6189 
Abandoning Milq? 6189 
Will see how it goes.... 6189 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6187 
Topology and 2A3? 6187 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6187 
Type Casting 6187 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6187 
6sn7-2a3 6187 
Topology vs parts 6187 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6187 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6187 
Parts Frenzy 6187 
Too many new sounds 6187 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6186 
New tubes 6185 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6185 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6185 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6185 
New 2A3 6185 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6184 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6183 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6183 
Czech tubes 6181 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6181 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6181 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6180 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6180 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6177 
Here she is. 6176 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6172 
New 2A3 tubes 6172 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6172 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6171 
Multistage DHT circuits 6170 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6169 
Emission Labs 2A3 6169 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6169 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6169 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6169 
The YO186 Strip Show 6169 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6168 
It will be interesting…. 6168 
OPT impedence 6168 
More about the Plate Loading 6168 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6163 
2A3 data 6163 
The New 2A3 tubes 6163 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6163 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6162 
Everything about everything. 6162 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6162 
Options, options, options.... 6162 
I think we agree overall 6162 
An IDHT with more gain? 6161 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6161 
2A3 tube impressions 6156 
Interesting analogy 6156 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6156 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6156 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6156 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6156 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6156 
Why NOS tubes? 6155 
The Holly Ignorance 6155 
Tube tasting 6155 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6155 
Make mine thoriated please 6155 
Any Germans out there? 6155 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6155 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6155 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6155 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6154 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6154 
Tube sound and vibration 6154 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6148 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6147 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6147 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6146 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6146 
B4/B5 British made 6145 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6145 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6144 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6144 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6143 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6142 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6139 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6139 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6138 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6138 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6138 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6138 
The identical operation environment? 6138 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6138 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6138 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6137 
How to get max power from 2A3 6137 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6137 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6137 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6137 
Gain is not power. 6137 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6137 
Specialized DSET approach 6137 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6137 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6137 
The 2A3 loading 6137 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6137 
Optimizing the 2A3 6137 
How much to DSET a DSET 6137 
DSET for Titan 6137 
The Best of All Worlds 6137 
Multiamp setup 6136 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6136 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6136 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6136 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6130 
2A3 and 400V supply 6130 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6129 
Another shot at numbers 6129 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6129 
Okay, so this might work.... 6129 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6129 
Looks good, but.... 6128 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6128 
Less is more... usually. 6128 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6127 
Stepping Out 6127 
Said to be good, but 6127 
Gain to lose 6127 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6127 
Another idea for losing gain 6127 
What's best 6127 
Options, options... 6127 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6127 
Other compromises... 6126 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6125 
Is it glowing yet? 6105 
It is comming.... 6105 
The new MF channel. 6099 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6098 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6090 
The intestage loading talk. 6087 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6082 
1 in 50? 6082 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6082 
Die Walküre soldering. 6081 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6080 
Another amp arond YO186 6079 
Gain? 6079 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6079 
Simple is good 6078 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6078 
The Milq DSET is up. 6077 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6075 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6075 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6074 
Ok, what do I want? 6074 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6074 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6074 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6074 
How about the tweeter? 6073 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6073 
Safe and Sound 6073 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6073 
Some clarifications. 6073 
How about that?!!! 6073 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6071 
Head Room 6071 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6070 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6070 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6070 
Again with the PS 6070 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6068 
Parallel Universe 6068 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6066 
Why I let other people build them... 6066 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6066 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6065 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6062 
MF: the pre-final version. 6062 
Loftin-White? 6062 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6062 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6062 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6058 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6058 
Define really quiet 6057 
Another variable of sound 6057 
Backlash? 6057 
Alternative filament supplies 6057 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6057 
Going down the DC path 6056 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6056 
Molecular sound 6056 
AC-DC heater supply 6056 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6056 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6056 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6056 
Hiss or Hum 6056 
AC transformers 6056 
I have seen the Promised Land 6055 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6055 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6054 
Divide and Conquer 6054 
The design phase is over. 6053 
The unexpected insanity! 6052 
Loading 6052 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6052 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6052 
Going the Distance 6052 
Read the f*** manual! 6052 
Agreed. 6052 
I agree 6052 
The filament transformer 6052 
Center-tap and options 6052 
Something like this…. 6052 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6052 
The foreplay is going on. 6052 
Split balance 6051 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6051 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6051 
SHuguang 6051 
Going through…. 6050 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6049 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6049 
Hum vs voltage 6049 
Meow about the tubes… 6049 
To Be a Content Cat 6049 
Completed! 6046 
Tradition 6046 
Absolutely beautiful! 6046 
The 'film' caps in PS 6045 
Science or religion 6045 
Mass Extinction 6045 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6045 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6045 
Capacitor choices 6045 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6044 
The minor day of Quartets. 6044 
Them's the Breaks 6044 
Eventually! 6043 
So Soon? 6043 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6043 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6042 
The wire for DC-coupling 6042 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6042 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6042 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6041 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6040 
The DHT live reserve 6039 
Some interestng models 6039 
Eaten alive. 6039 
The tubey déjà vu? 6038 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6034 
The 4V takes a lead. 6030 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6027 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6027 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6025 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6024 
Exiting the design mode? 6024 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6024 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6020 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6019 
Setting up the new Playback 6018 
And the winner is… so far 6015 
If you like type 45... 6015 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6015 
Favorite Flavor? 6015 
The 45 times Meow... 6015 
The problem that I see is… 6015 
Running the 45 6015 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6014 
The commentaries about everything. 6014 
Driver tube and biasing 6014 
DHT drivers 6014 
The ideas are worth trying? 6014 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6010 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6010 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6009 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6009 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6009 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6009 
Operating points and cathode current 6009 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6009 
Actually it is not so simple. 6009 
Resistors at the front 6008 
A minor alternation of a position 6008 
The era of enlightenment. 6005 
The devil is in the details.... 6005 
Constructing Sound 6005 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6004 
The “strange” YO186 5995 
The dead guy’s lessons. 5950 
2S4S and 2A3 5941 
Ho to use the YO186 5934 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5934 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5934 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5932 
Not anymore! 5921 
The very good YoYonisation! 5920 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5919 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5906 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5906 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5853 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5852 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5849 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5839 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5601 
All the Best from Burgundy 5601 
Cheesy tubes 5600 
Me and my DHT references… 5491 
Y0-186 in winter. 5394 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5393 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5362 
In My Dreams 5362 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5362 
Blame? 5361 
When good is not good enough. 5361 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5361 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5360 
How the YO186 was used. 4944 
What is old is new? 4943 
YO186 vs. type 45. 4942 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4491 
That sucks. 4491 
YO186 4489 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4489 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4489 
A hallucination? 4486 
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