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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6407 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6406 
DHT Milq? 6406 
The DHT journey. 6406 
DHT tone 6406 
Well, why not? 6405 
Holding the Fort 6405 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6405 
Input tube and DC heaters 6404 
Reimyo Pat 777 6404 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6400 
DHT or 300B? 6400 
300B 6400 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6400 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6399 
Hence the confusion 6399 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6399 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6399 
My experience with DHTs 6399 
Pigmented coloration? 6399 
Dht-dht 6399 
Dynamic viscosity? 6399 
The Pallette preamp... 6399 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6399 
"soul" of tubes 6399 
There is a difference... 6399 
Vibration injection? 6399 
Homework # 4334 6399 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6399 
Old valves have more soul! 6398 
Was it soul or soil? 6398 
It was just a heading 6398 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6398 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6398 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6398 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6398 
Injection of analog dither? 6398 
Subliminal signal 6398 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6398 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6398 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6397 
Avicenna = Arabian 6397 
Persian, not Arab 6397 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6397 
More words to describe "sux" please 6397 
Revolution 6397 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6397 
One-stage DHTs 6396 
One other thing 6396 
One stage 6396 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6396 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6396 
I see the things differently. 6396 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6396 
The audiophile attitude 6396 
The where and why of design choices 6396 
Blah blah blah 6396 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6396 
Do I need to be hissing? 6396 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6396 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6396 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6395 
What is randomness? 6395 
Those least three possibilities… 6395 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6395 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6395 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6393 
A Beautiful Mind 6392 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6390 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6375 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6375 
Abandoning Milq? 6375 
Will see how it goes.... 6375 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6373 
Topology and 2A3? 6373 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6373 
Type Casting 6373 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6373 
6sn7-2a3 6373 
Topology vs parts 6373 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6373 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6373 
Parts Frenzy 6373 
Too many new sounds 6373 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6372 
New tubes 6371 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6371 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6371 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6371 
New 2A3 6371 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6370 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6369 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6369 
Czech tubes 6367 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6367 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6367 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6366 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6366 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6363 
Here she is. 6362 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6358 
New 2A3 tubes 6358 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6358 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6357 
Multistage DHT circuits 6356 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6355 
Emission Labs 2A3 6355 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6355 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6355 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6355 
The YO186 Strip Show 6355 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6354 
It will be interesting…. 6354 
OPT impedence 6354 
More about the Plate Loading 6354 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6349 
2A3 data 6349 
The New 2A3 tubes 6349 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6349 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6348 
Everything about everything. 6348 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6348 
Options, options, options.... 6348 
I think we agree overall 6348 
An IDHT with more gain? 6347 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6347 
2A3 tube impressions 6342 
Interesting analogy 6342 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6342 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6342 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6342 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6342 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6342 
Why NOS tubes? 6341 
The Holly Ignorance 6341 
Tube tasting 6341 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6341 
Make mine thoriated please 6341 
Any Germans out there? 6341 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6341 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6341 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6341 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6340 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6340 
Tube sound and vibration 6340 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6334 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6333 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6333 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6332 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6332 
B4/B5 British made 6331 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6331 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6330 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6330 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6329 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6328 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6325 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6325 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6324 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6324 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6324 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6324 
The identical operation environment? 6324 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6324 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6324 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6323 
How to get max power from 2A3 6323 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6323 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6323 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6323 
Gain is not power. 6323 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6323 
Specialized DSET approach 6323 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6323 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6323 
The 2A3 loading 6323 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6323 
Optimizing the 2A3 6323 
How much to DSET a DSET 6323 
DSET for Titan 6323 
The Best of All Worlds 6323 
Multiamp setup 6322 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6322 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6322 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6322 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6316 
2A3 and 400V supply 6316 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6315 
Another shot at numbers 6315 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6315 
Okay, so this might work.... 6315 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6315 
Looks good, but.... 6314 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6314 
Less is more... usually. 6314 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6313 
Stepping Out 6313 
Said to be good, but 6313 
Gain to lose 6313 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6313 
Another idea for losing gain 6313 
What's best 6313 
Options, options... 6313 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6313 
Other compromises... 6312 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6311 
Is it glowing yet? 6291 
It is comming.... 6291 
The new MF channel. 6285 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6284 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6276 
The intestage loading talk. 6273 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6268 
1 in 50? 6268 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6268 
Die Walküre soldering. 6267 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6266 
Another amp arond YO186 6265 
Gain? 6265 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6265 
Simple is good 6264 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6264 
The Milq DSET is up. 6263 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6261 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6261 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6260 
Ok, what do I want? 6260 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6260 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6260 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6260 
How about the tweeter? 6259 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6259 
Safe and Sound 6259 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6259 
Some clarifications. 6259 
How about that?!!! 6259 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6257 
Head Room 6257 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6256 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6256 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6256 
Again with the PS 6256 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6254 
Parallel Universe 6254 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6252 
Why I let other people build them... 6252 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6252 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6251 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6248 
MF: the pre-final version. 6248 
Loftin-White? 6248 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6248 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6248 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6244 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6244 
Define really quiet 6243 
Another variable of sound 6243 
Backlash? 6243 
Alternative filament supplies 6243 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6243 
Going down the DC path 6242 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6242 
Molecular sound 6242 
AC-DC heater supply 6242 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6242 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6242 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6242 
Hiss or Hum 6242 
AC transformers 6242 
I have seen the Promised Land 6241 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6241 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6240 
Divide and Conquer 6240 
The design phase is over. 6239 
The unexpected insanity! 6238 
Loading 6238 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6238 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6238 
Going the Distance 6238 
Read the f*** manual! 6238 
Agreed. 6238 
I agree 6238 
The filament transformer 6238 
Center-tap and options 6238 
Something like this…. 6238 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6238 
The foreplay is going on. 6238 
Split balance 6237 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6237 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6237 
SHuguang 6237 
Going through…. 6236 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6235 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6235 
Hum vs voltage 6235 
Meow about the tubes… 6235 
To Be a Content Cat 6235 
Completed! 6232 
Tradition 6232 
Absolutely beautiful! 6232 
The 'film' caps in PS 6231 
Science or religion 6231 
Mass Extinction 6231 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6231 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6231 
Capacitor choices 6231 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6230 
The minor day of Quartets. 6230 
Them's the Breaks 6230 
Eventually! 6229 
So Soon? 6229 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6229 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6228 
The wire for DC-coupling 6228 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6228 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6228 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6227 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6226 
The DHT live reserve 6225 
Some interestng models 6225 
Eaten alive. 6225 
The tubey déjà vu? 6224 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6220 
The 4V takes a lead. 6216 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6213 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6213 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6211 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6210 
Exiting the design mode? 6210 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6210 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6206 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6205 
Setting up the new Playback 6204 
And the winner is… so far 6201 
If you like type 45... 6201 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6201 
Favorite Flavor? 6201 
The 45 times Meow... 6201 
The problem that I see is… 6201 
Running the 45 6201 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6200 
The commentaries about everything. 6200 
Driver tube and biasing 6200 
DHT drivers 6200 
The ideas are worth trying? 6200 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6196 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6196 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6195 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6195 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6195 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6195 
Operating points and cathode current 6195 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6195 
Actually it is not so simple. 6195 
Resistors at the front 6194 
A minor alternation of a position 6194 
The era of enlightenment. 6191 
The devil is in the details.... 6191 
Constructing Sound 6191 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6190 
The “strange” YO186 6181 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6136 
2S4S and 2A3 6127 
Ho to use the YO186 6120 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6120 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6120 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6118 
Not anymore! 6107 
The very good YoYonisation! 6106 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6105 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6092 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6092 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 6039 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 6038 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 6035 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 6025 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5787 
All the Best from Burgundy 5787 
Cheesy tubes 5786 
Me and my DHT references… 5677 
Y0-186 in winter. 5580 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5579 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5548 
In My Dreams 5548 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5548 
Blame? 5547 
When good is not good enough. 5547 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5547 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5546 
How the YO186 was used. 5130 
What is old is new? 5129 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5128 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4677 
That sucks. 4677 
YO186 4675 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4675 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4675 
A hallucination? 4672 
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