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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6327 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6326 
DHT Milq? 6326 
The DHT journey. 6326 
DHT tone 6326 
Well, why not? 6325 
Holding the Fort 6325 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6325 
Input tube and DC heaters 6324 
Reimyo Pat 777 6324 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6320 
DHT or 300B? 6320 
300B 6320 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6320 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6319 
Hence the confusion 6319 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6319 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6319 
My experience with DHTs 6319 
Pigmented coloration? 6319 
Dht-dht 6319 
Dynamic viscosity? 6319 
The Pallette preamp... 6319 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6319 
"soul" of tubes 6319 
There is a difference... 6319 
Vibration injection? 6319 
Homework # 4334 6319 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6319 
Old valves have more soul! 6318 
Was it soul or soil? 6318 
It was just a heading 6318 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6318 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6318 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6318 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6318 
Injection of analog dither? 6318 
Subliminal signal 6318 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6318 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6318 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6317 
Avicenna = Arabian 6317 
Persian, not Arab 6317 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6317 
More words to describe "sux" please 6317 
Revolution 6317 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6317 
One-stage DHTs 6316 
One other thing 6316 
One stage 6316 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6316 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6316 
I see the things differently. 6316 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6316 
The audiophile attitude 6316 
The where and why of design choices 6316 
Blah blah blah 6316 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6316 
Do I need to be hissing? 6316 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6316 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6316 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6315 
What is randomness? 6315 
Those least three possibilities… 6315 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6315 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6315 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6313 
A Beautiful Mind 6312 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6310 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6295 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6295 
Abandoning Milq? 6295 
Will see how it goes.... 6295 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6293 
Topology and 2A3? 6293 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6293 
Type Casting 6293 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6293 
6sn7-2a3 6293 
Topology vs parts 6293 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6293 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6293 
Parts Frenzy 6293 
Too many new sounds 6293 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6292 
New tubes 6291 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6291 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6291 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6291 
New 2A3 6291 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6290 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6289 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6289 
Czech tubes 6287 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6287 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6287 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6286 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6286 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6283 
Here she is. 6282 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6278 
New 2A3 tubes 6278 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6278 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6277 
Multistage DHT circuits 6276 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6275 
Emission Labs 2A3 6275 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6275 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6275 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6275 
The YO186 Strip Show 6275 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6274 
It will be interesting…. 6274 
OPT impedence 6274 
More about the Plate Loading 6274 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6269 
2A3 data 6269 
The New 2A3 tubes 6269 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6269 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6268 
Everything about everything. 6268 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6268 
Options, options, options.... 6268 
I think we agree overall 6268 
An IDHT with more gain? 6267 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6267 
2A3 tube impressions 6262 
Interesting analogy 6262 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6262 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6262 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6262 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6262 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6262 
Why NOS tubes? 6261 
The Holly Ignorance 6261 
Tube tasting 6261 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6261 
Make mine thoriated please 6261 
Any Germans out there? 6261 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6261 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6261 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6261 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6260 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6260 
Tube sound and vibration 6260 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6254 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6253 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6253 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6252 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6252 
B4/B5 British made 6251 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6251 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6250 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6250 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6249 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6248 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6245 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6245 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6244 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6244 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6244 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6244 
The identical operation environment? 6244 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6244 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6244 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6243 
How to get max power from 2A3 6243 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6243 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6243 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6243 
Gain is not power. 6243 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6243 
Specialized DSET approach 6243 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6243 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6243 
The 2A3 loading 6243 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6243 
Optimizing the 2A3 6243 
How much to DSET a DSET 6243 
DSET for Titan 6243 
The Best of All Worlds 6243 
Multiamp setup 6242 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6242 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6242 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6242 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6236 
2A3 and 400V supply 6236 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6235 
Another shot at numbers 6235 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6235 
Okay, so this might work.... 6235 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6235 
Looks good, but.... 6234 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6234 
Less is more... usually. 6234 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6233 
Stepping Out 6233 
Said to be good, but 6233 
Gain to lose 6233 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6233 
Another idea for losing gain 6233 
What's best 6233 
Options, options... 6233 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6233 
Other compromises... 6232 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6231 
Is it glowing yet? 6211 
It is comming.... 6211 
The new MF channel. 6205 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6204 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6196 
The intestage loading talk. 6193 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6188 
1 in 50? 6188 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6188 
Die Walküre soldering. 6187 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6186 
Another amp arond YO186 6185 
Gain? 6185 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6185 
Simple is good 6184 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6184 
The Milq DSET is up. 6183 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6181 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6181 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6180 
Ok, what do I want? 6180 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6180 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6180 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6180 
How about the tweeter? 6179 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6179 
Safe and Sound 6179 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6179 
Some clarifications. 6179 
How about that?!!! 6179 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6177 
Head Room 6177 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6176 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6176 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6176 
Again with the PS 6176 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6174 
Parallel Universe 6174 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6172 
Why I let other people build them... 6172 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6172 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6171 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6168 
MF: the pre-final version. 6168 
Loftin-White? 6168 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6168 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6168 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6164 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6164 
Define really quiet 6163 
Another variable of sound 6163 
Backlash? 6163 
Alternative filament supplies 6163 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6163 
Going down the DC path 6162 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6162 
Molecular sound 6162 
AC-DC heater supply 6162 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6162 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6162 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6162 
Hiss or Hum 6162 
AC transformers 6162 
I have seen the Promised Land 6161 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6161 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6160 
Divide and Conquer 6160 
The design phase is over. 6159 
The unexpected insanity! 6158 
Loading 6158 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6158 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6158 
Going the Distance 6158 
Read the f*** manual! 6158 
Agreed. 6158 
I agree 6158 
The filament transformer 6158 
Center-tap and options 6158 
Something like this…. 6158 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6158 
The foreplay is going on. 6158 
Split balance 6157 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6157 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6157 
SHuguang 6157 
Going through…. 6156 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6155 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6155 
Hum vs voltage 6155 
Meow about the tubes… 6155 
To Be a Content Cat 6155 
Completed! 6152 
Tradition 6152 
Absolutely beautiful! 6152 
The 'film' caps in PS 6151 
Science or religion 6151 
Mass Extinction 6151 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6151 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6151 
Capacitor choices 6151 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6150 
The minor day of Quartets. 6150 
Them's the Breaks 6150 
Eventually! 6149 
So Soon? 6149 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6149 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6148 
The wire for DC-coupling 6148 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6148 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6148 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6147 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6146 
The DHT live reserve 6145 
Some interestng models 6145 
Eaten alive. 6145 
The tubey déjà vu? 6144 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6140 
The 4V takes a lead. 6136 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6133 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6133 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6131 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6130 
Exiting the design mode? 6130 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6130 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6126 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6125 
Setting up the new Playback 6124 
And the winner is… so far 6121 
If you like type 45... 6121 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6121 
Favorite Flavor? 6121 
The 45 times Meow... 6121 
The problem that I see is… 6121 
Running the 45 6121 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6120 
The commentaries about everything. 6120 
Driver tube and biasing 6120 
DHT drivers 6120 
The ideas are worth trying? 6120 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6116 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6116 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6115 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6115 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6115 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6115 
Operating points and cathode current 6115 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6115 
Actually it is not so simple. 6115 
Resistors at the front 6114 
A minor alternation of a position 6114 
The era of enlightenment. 6111 
The devil is in the details.... 6111 
Constructing Sound 6111 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6110 
The “strange” YO186 6101 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6056 
2S4S and 2A3 6047 
Ho to use the YO186 6040 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6040 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6040 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6038 
Not anymore! 6027 
The very good YoYonisation! 6026 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6025 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6012 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6012 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5959 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5958 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5955 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5945 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5707 
All the Best from Burgundy 5707 
Cheesy tubes 5706 
Me and my DHT references… 5597 
Y0-186 in winter. 5500 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5499 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5468 
In My Dreams 5468 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5468 
Blame? 5467 
When good is not good enough. 5467 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5467 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5466 
How the YO186 was used. 5050 
What is old is new? 5049 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5048 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4597 
That sucks. 4597 
YO186 4595 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4595 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4595 
A hallucination? 4592 
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