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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6466 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6465 
DHT Milq? 6465 
The DHT journey. 6465 
DHT tone 6465 
Well, why not? 6464 
Holding the Fort 6464 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6464 
Input tube and DC heaters 6463 
Reimyo Pat 777 6463 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6459 
DHT or 300B? 6459 
300B 6459 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6459 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6458 
Hence the confusion 6458 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6458 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6458 
My experience with DHTs 6458 
Pigmented coloration? 6458 
Dht-dht 6458 
Dynamic viscosity? 6458 
The Pallette preamp... 6458 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6458 
"soul" of tubes 6458 
There is a difference... 6458 
Vibration injection? 6458 
Homework # 4334 6458 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6458 
Old valves have more soul! 6457 
Was it soul or soil? 6457 
It was just a heading 6457 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6457 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6457 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6457 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6457 
Injection of analog dither? 6457 
Subliminal signal 6457 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6457 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6457 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6456 
Avicenna = Arabian 6456 
Persian, not Arab 6456 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6456 
More words to describe "sux" please 6456 
Revolution 6456 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6456 
One-stage DHTs 6455 
One other thing 6455 
One stage 6455 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6455 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6455 
I see the things differently. 6455 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6455 
The audiophile attitude 6455 
The where and why of design choices 6455 
Blah blah blah 6455 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6455 
Do I need to be hissing? 6455 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6455 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6455 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6454 
What is randomness? 6454 
Those least three possibilities… 6454 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6454 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6454 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6452 
A Beautiful Mind 6451 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6449 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6434 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6434 
Abandoning Milq? 6434 
Will see how it goes.... 6434 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6432 
Topology and 2A3? 6432 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6432 
Type Casting 6432 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6432 
6sn7-2a3 6432 
Topology vs parts 6432 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6432 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6432 
Parts Frenzy 6432 
Too many new sounds 6432 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6431 
New tubes 6430 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6430 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6430 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6430 
New 2A3 6430 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6429 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6428 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6428 
Czech tubes 6426 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6426 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6426 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6425 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6425 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6422 
Here she is. 6421 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6417 
New 2A3 tubes 6417 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6417 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6416 
Multistage DHT circuits 6415 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6414 
Emission Labs 2A3 6414 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6414 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6414 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6414 
The YO186 Strip Show 6414 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6413 
It will be interesting…. 6413 
OPT impedence 6413 
More about the Plate Loading 6413 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6408 
2A3 data 6408 
The New 2A3 tubes 6408 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6408 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6407 
Everything about everything. 6407 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6407 
Options, options, options.... 6407 
I think we agree overall 6407 
An IDHT with more gain? 6406 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6406 
2A3 tube impressions 6401 
Interesting analogy 6401 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6401 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6401 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6401 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6401 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6401 
Why NOS tubes? 6400 
The Holly Ignorance 6400 
Tube tasting 6400 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6400 
Make mine thoriated please 6400 
Any Germans out there? 6400 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6400 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6400 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6400 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6399 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6399 
Tube sound and vibration 6399 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6393 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6392 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6392 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6391 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6391 
B4/B5 British made 6390 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6390 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6389 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6389 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6388 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6387 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6384 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6384 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6383 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6383 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6383 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6383 
The identical operation environment? 6383 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6383 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6383 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6382 
How to get max power from 2A3 6382 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6382 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6382 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6382 
Gain is not power. 6382 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6382 
Specialized DSET approach 6382 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6382 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6382 
The 2A3 loading 6382 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6382 
Optimizing the 2A3 6382 
How much to DSET a DSET 6382 
DSET for Titan 6382 
The Best of All Worlds 6382 
Multiamp setup 6381 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6381 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6381 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6381 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6375 
2A3 and 400V supply 6375 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6374 
Another shot at numbers 6374 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6374 
Okay, so this might work.... 6374 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6374 
Looks good, but.... 6373 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6373 
Less is more... usually. 6373 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6372 
Stepping Out 6372 
Said to be good, but 6372 
Gain to lose 6372 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6372 
Another idea for losing gain 6372 
What's best 6372 
Options, options... 6372 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6372 
Other compromises... 6371 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6370 
Is it glowing yet? 6350 
It is comming.... 6350 
The new MF channel. 6344 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6343 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6335 
The intestage loading talk. 6332 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6327 
1 in 50? 6327 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6327 
Die Walküre soldering. 6326 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6325 
Another amp arond YO186 6324 
Gain? 6324 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6324 
Simple is good 6323 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6323 
The Milq DSET is up. 6322 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6320 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6320 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6319 
Ok, what do I want? 6319 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6319 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6319 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6319 
How about the tweeter? 6318 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6318 
Safe and Sound 6318 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6318 
Some clarifications. 6318 
How about that?!!! 6318 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6316 
Head Room 6316 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6315 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6315 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6315 
Again with the PS 6315 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6313 
Parallel Universe 6313 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6311 
Why I let other people build them... 6311 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6311 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6310 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6307 
MF: the pre-final version. 6307 
Loftin-White? 6307 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6307 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6307 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6303 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6303 
Define really quiet 6302 
Another variable of sound 6302 
Backlash? 6302 
Alternative filament supplies 6302 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6302 
Going down the DC path 6301 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6301 
Molecular sound 6301 
AC-DC heater supply 6301 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6301 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6301 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6301 
Hiss or Hum 6301 
AC transformers 6301 
I have seen the Promised Land 6300 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6300 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6299 
Divide and Conquer 6299 
The design phase is over. 6298 
The unexpected insanity! 6297 
Loading 6297 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6297 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6297 
Going the Distance 6297 
Read the f*** manual! 6297 
Agreed. 6297 
I agree 6297 
The filament transformer 6297 
Center-tap and options 6297 
Something like this…. 6297 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6297 
The foreplay is going on. 6297 
Split balance 6296 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6296 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6296 
SHuguang 6296 
Going through…. 6295 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6294 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6294 
Hum vs voltage 6294 
Meow about the tubes… 6294 
To Be a Content Cat 6294 
Completed! 6291 
Tradition 6291 
Absolutely beautiful! 6291 
The 'film' caps in PS 6290 
Science or religion 6290 
Mass Extinction 6290 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6290 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6290 
Capacitor choices 6290 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6289 
The minor day of Quartets. 6289 
Them's the Breaks 6289 
Eventually! 6288 
So Soon? 6288 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6288 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6287 
The wire for DC-coupling 6287 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6287 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6287 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6286 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6285 
The DHT live reserve 6284 
Some interestng models 6284 
Eaten alive. 6284 
The tubey déjà vu? 6283 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6279 
The 4V takes a lead. 6275 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6272 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6272 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6270 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6269 
Exiting the design mode? 6269 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6269 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6265 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6264 
Setting up the new Playback 6263 
And the winner is… so far 6260 
If you like type 45... 6260 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6260 
Favorite Flavor? 6260 
The 45 times Meow... 6260 
The problem that I see is… 6260 
Running the 45 6260 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6259 
The commentaries about everything. 6259 
Driver tube and biasing 6259 
DHT drivers 6259 
The ideas are worth trying? 6259 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6255 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6255 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6254 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6254 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6254 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6254 
Operating points and cathode current 6254 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6254 
Actually it is not so simple. 6254 
Resistors at the front 6253 
A minor alternation of a position 6253 
The era of enlightenment. 6250 
The devil is in the details.... 6250 
Constructing Sound 6250 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6249 
The “strange” YO186 6240 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6195 
2S4S and 2A3 6186 
Ho to use the YO186 6179 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6179 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6179 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6177 
Not anymore! 6166 
The very good YoYonisation! 6165 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6164 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6151 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6151 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 6098 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 6097 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 6094 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 6084 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5846 
All the Best from Burgundy 5846 
Cheesy tubes 5845 
Me and my DHT references… 5736 
Y0-186 in winter. 5639 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5638 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5607 
In My Dreams 5607 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5607 
Blame? 5606 
When good is not good enough. 5606 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5606 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5605 
How the YO186 was used. 5189 
What is old is new? 5188 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5187 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4736 
That sucks. 4736 
YO186 4734 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4734 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4734 
A hallucination? 4731 
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