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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6384 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6383 
DHT Milq? 6383 
The DHT journey. 6383 
DHT tone 6383 
Well, why not? 6382 
Holding the Fort 6382 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6382 
Input tube and DC heaters 6381 
Reimyo Pat 777 6381 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6377 
DHT or 300B? 6377 
300B 6377 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6377 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6376 
Hence the confusion 6376 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6376 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6376 
My experience with DHTs 6376 
Pigmented coloration? 6376 
Dht-dht 6376 
Dynamic viscosity? 6376 
The Pallette preamp... 6376 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6376 
"soul" of tubes 6376 
There is a difference... 6376 
Vibration injection? 6376 
Homework # 4334 6376 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6376 
Old valves have more soul! 6375 
Was it soul or soil? 6375 
It was just a heading 6375 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6375 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6375 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6375 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6375 
Injection of analog dither? 6375 
Subliminal signal 6375 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6375 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6375 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6374 
Avicenna = Arabian 6374 
Persian, not Arab 6374 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6374 
More words to describe "sux" please 6374 
Revolution 6374 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6374 
One-stage DHTs 6373 
One other thing 6373 
One stage 6373 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6373 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6373 
I see the things differently. 6373 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6373 
The audiophile attitude 6373 
The where and why of design choices 6373 
Blah blah blah 6373 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6373 
Do I need to be hissing? 6373 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6373 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6373 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6372 
What is randomness? 6372 
Those least three possibilities… 6372 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6372 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6372 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6370 
A Beautiful Mind 6369 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6367 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6352 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6352 
Abandoning Milq? 6352 
Will see how it goes.... 6352 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6350 
Topology and 2A3? 6350 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6350 
Type Casting 6350 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6350 
6sn7-2a3 6350 
Topology vs parts 6350 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6350 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6350 
Parts Frenzy 6350 
Too many new sounds 6350 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6349 
New tubes 6348 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6348 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6348 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6348 
New 2A3 6348 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6347 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6346 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6346 
Czech tubes 6344 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6344 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6344 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6343 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6343 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6340 
Here she is. 6339 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6335 
New 2A3 tubes 6335 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6335 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6334 
Multistage DHT circuits 6333 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6332 
Emission Labs 2A3 6332 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6332 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6332 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6332 
The YO186 Strip Show 6332 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6331 
It will be interesting…. 6331 
OPT impedence 6331 
More about the Plate Loading 6331 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6326 
2A3 data 6326 
The New 2A3 tubes 6326 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6326 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6325 
Everything about everything. 6325 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6325 
Options, options, options.... 6325 
I think we agree overall 6325 
An IDHT with more gain? 6324 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6324 
2A3 tube impressions 6319 
Interesting analogy 6319 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6319 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6319 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6319 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6319 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6319 
Why NOS tubes? 6318 
The Holly Ignorance 6318 
Tube tasting 6318 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6318 
Make mine thoriated please 6318 
Any Germans out there? 6318 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6318 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6318 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6318 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6317 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6317 
Tube sound and vibration 6317 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6311 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6310 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6310 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6309 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6309 
B4/B5 British made 6308 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6308 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6307 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6307 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6306 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6305 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6302 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6302 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6301 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6301 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6301 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6301 
The identical operation environment? 6301 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6301 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6301 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6300 
How to get max power from 2A3 6300 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6300 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6300 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6300 
Gain is not power. 6300 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6300 
Specialized DSET approach 6300 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6300 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6300 
The 2A3 loading 6300 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6300 
Optimizing the 2A3 6300 
How much to DSET a DSET 6300 
DSET for Titan 6300 
The Best of All Worlds 6300 
Multiamp setup 6299 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6299 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6299 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6299 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6293 
2A3 and 400V supply 6293 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6292 
Another shot at numbers 6292 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6292 
Okay, so this might work.... 6292 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6292 
Looks good, but.... 6291 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6291 
Less is more... usually. 6291 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6290 
Stepping Out 6290 
Said to be good, but 6290 
Gain to lose 6290 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6290 
Another idea for losing gain 6290 
What's best 6290 
Options, options... 6290 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6290 
Other compromises... 6289 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6288 
Is it glowing yet? 6268 
It is comming.... 6268 
The new MF channel. 6262 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6261 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6253 
The intestage loading talk. 6250 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6245 
1 in 50? 6245 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6245 
Die Walküre soldering. 6244 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6243 
Another amp arond YO186 6242 
Gain? 6242 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6242 
Simple is good 6241 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6241 
The Milq DSET is up. 6240 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6238 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6238 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6237 
Ok, what do I want? 6237 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6237 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6237 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6237 
How about the tweeter? 6236 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6236 
Safe and Sound 6236 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6236 
Some clarifications. 6236 
How about that?!!! 6236 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6234 
Head Room 6234 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6233 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6233 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6233 
Again with the PS 6233 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6231 
Parallel Universe 6231 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6229 
Why I let other people build them... 6229 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6229 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6228 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6225 
MF: the pre-final version. 6225 
Loftin-White? 6225 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6225 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6225 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6221 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6221 
Define really quiet 6220 
Another variable of sound 6220 
Backlash? 6220 
Alternative filament supplies 6220 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6220 
Going down the DC path 6219 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6219 
Molecular sound 6219 
AC-DC heater supply 6219 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6219 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6219 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6219 
Hiss or Hum 6219 
AC transformers 6219 
I have seen the Promised Land 6218 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6218 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6217 
Divide and Conquer 6217 
The design phase is over. 6216 
The unexpected insanity! 6215 
Loading 6215 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6215 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6215 
Going the Distance 6215 
Read the f*** manual! 6215 
Agreed. 6215 
I agree 6215 
The filament transformer 6215 
Center-tap and options 6215 
Something like this…. 6215 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6215 
The foreplay is going on. 6215 
Split balance 6214 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6214 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6214 
SHuguang 6214 
Going through…. 6213 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6212 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6212 
Hum vs voltage 6212 
Meow about the tubes… 6212 
To Be a Content Cat 6212 
Completed! 6209 
Tradition 6209 
Absolutely beautiful! 6209 
The 'film' caps in PS 6208 
Science or religion 6208 
Mass Extinction 6208 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6208 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6208 
Capacitor choices 6208 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6207 
The minor day of Quartets. 6207 
Them's the Breaks 6207 
Eventually! 6206 
So Soon? 6206 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6206 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6205 
The wire for DC-coupling 6205 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6205 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6205 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6204 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6203 
The DHT live reserve 6202 
Some interestng models 6202 
Eaten alive. 6202 
The tubey déjà vu? 6201 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6197 
The 4V takes a lead. 6193 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6190 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6190 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6188 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6187 
Exiting the design mode? 6187 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6187 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6183 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6182 
Setting up the new Playback 6181 
And the winner is… so far 6178 
If you like type 45... 6178 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6178 
Favorite Flavor? 6178 
The 45 times Meow... 6178 
The problem that I see is… 6178 
Running the 45 6178 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6177 
The commentaries about everything. 6177 
Driver tube and biasing 6177 
DHT drivers 6177 
The ideas are worth trying? 6177 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6173 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6173 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6172 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6172 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6172 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6172 
Operating points and cathode current 6172 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6172 
Actually it is not so simple. 6172 
Resistors at the front 6171 
A minor alternation of a position 6171 
The era of enlightenment. 6168 
The devil is in the details.... 6168 
Constructing Sound 6168 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6167 
The “strange” YO186 6158 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6113 
2S4S and 2A3 6104 
Ho to use the YO186 6097 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6097 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6097 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6095 
Not anymore! 6084 
The very good YoYonisation! 6083 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6082 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6069 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6069 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 6016 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 6015 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 6012 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 6002 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5764 
All the Best from Burgundy 5764 
Cheesy tubes 5763 
Me and my DHT references… 5654 
Y0-186 in winter. 5557 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5556 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5525 
In My Dreams 5525 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5525 
Blame? 5524 
When good is not good enough. 5524 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5524 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5523 
How the YO186 was used. 5107 
What is old is new? 5106 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5105 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4654 
That sucks. 4654 
YO186 4652 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4652 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4652 
A hallucination? 4649 
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