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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6222 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6221 
DHT Milq? 6221 
The DHT journey. 6221 
DHT tone 6221 
Well, why not? 6220 
Holding the Fort 6220 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6220 
Input tube and DC heaters 6219 
Reimyo Pat 777 6219 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6215 
DHT or 300B? 6215 
300B 6215 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6215 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6214 
Hence the confusion 6214 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6214 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6214 
My experience with DHTs 6214 
Pigmented coloration? 6214 
Dht-dht 6214 
Dynamic viscosity? 6214 
The Pallette preamp... 6214 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6214 
"soul" of tubes 6214 
There is a difference... 6214 
Vibration injection? 6214 
Homework # 4334 6214 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6214 
Old valves have more soul! 6213 
Was it soul or soil? 6213 
It was just a heading 6213 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6213 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6213 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6213 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6213 
Injection of analog dither? 6213 
Subliminal signal 6213 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6213 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6213 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6212 
Avicenna = Arabian 6212 
Persian, not Arab 6212 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6212 
More words to describe "sux" please 6212 
Revolution 6212 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6212 
One-stage DHTs 6211 
One other thing 6211 
One stage 6211 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6211 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6211 
I see the things differently. 6211 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6211 
The audiophile attitude 6211 
The where and why of design choices 6211 
Blah blah blah 6211 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6211 
Do I need to be hissing? 6211 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6211 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6211 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6210 
What is randomness? 6210 
Those least three possibilities… 6210 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6210 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6210 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6208 
A Beautiful Mind 6207 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6205 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6190 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6190 
Abandoning Milq? 6190 
Will see how it goes.... 6190 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6188 
Topology and 2A3? 6188 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6188 
Type Casting 6188 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6188 
6sn7-2a3 6188 
Topology vs parts 6188 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6188 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6188 
Parts Frenzy 6188 
Too many new sounds 6188 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6187 
New tubes 6186 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6186 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6186 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6186 
New 2A3 6186 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6185 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6184 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6184 
Czech tubes 6182 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6182 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6182 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6181 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6181 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6178 
Here she is. 6177 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6173 
New 2A3 tubes 6173 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6173 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6172 
Multistage DHT circuits 6171 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6170 
Emission Labs 2A3 6170 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6170 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6170 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6170 
The YO186 Strip Show 6170 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6169 
It will be interesting…. 6169 
OPT impedence 6169 
More about the Plate Loading 6169 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6164 
2A3 data 6164 
The New 2A3 tubes 6164 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6164 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6163 
Everything about everything. 6163 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6163 
Options, options, options.... 6163 
I think we agree overall 6163 
An IDHT with more gain? 6162 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6162 
2A3 tube impressions 6157 
Interesting analogy 6157 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6157 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6157 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6157 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6157 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6157 
Why NOS tubes? 6156 
The Holly Ignorance 6156 
Tube tasting 6156 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6156 
Make mine thoriated please 6156 
Any Germans out there? 6156 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6156 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6156 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6156 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6155 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6155 
Tube sound and vibration 6155 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6149 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6148 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6148 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6147 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6147 
B4/B5 British made 6146 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6146 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6145 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6145 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6144 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6143 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6140 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6140 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6139 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6139 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6139 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6139 
The identical operation environment? 6139 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6139 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6139 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6138 
How to get max power from 2A3 6138 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6138 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6138 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6138 
Gain is not power. 6138 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6138 
Specialized DSET approach 6138 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6138 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6138 
The 2A3 loading 6138 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6138 
Optimizing the 2A3 6138 
How much to DSET a DSET 6138 
DSET for Titan 6138 
The Best of All Worlds 6138 
Multiamp setup 6137 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6137 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6137 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6137 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6131 
2A3 and 400V supply 6131 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6130 
Another shot at numbers 6130 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6130 
Okay, so this might work.... 6130 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6130 
Looks good, but.... 6129 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6129 
Less is more... usually. 6129 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6128 
Stepping Out 6128 
Said to be good, but 6128 
Gain to lose 6128 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6128 
Another idea for losing gain 6128 
What's best 6128 
Options, options... 6128 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6128 
Other compromises... 6127 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6126 
Is it glowing yet? 6106 
It is comming.... 6106 
The new MF channel. 6100 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6099 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6091 
The intestage loading talk. 6088 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6083 
1 in 50? 6083 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6083 
Die Walküre soldering. 6082 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6081 
Another amp arond YO186 6080 
Gain? 6080 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6080 
Simple is good 6079 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6079 
The Milq DSET is up. 6078 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6076 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6076 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6075 
Ok, what do I want? 6075 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6075 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6075 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6075 
How about the tweeter? 6074 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6074 
Safe and Sound 6074 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6074 
Some clarifications. 6074 
How about that?!!! 6074 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6072 
Head Room 6072 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6071 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6071 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6071 
Again with the PS 6071 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6069 
Parallel Universe 6069 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6067 
Why I let other people build them... 6067 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6067 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6066 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6063 
MF: the pre-final version. 6063 
Loftin-White? 6063 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6063 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6063 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6059 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6059 
Define really quiet 6058 
Another variable of sound 6058 
Backlash? 6058 
Alternative filament supplies 6058 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6058 
Going down the DC path 6057 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6057 
Molecular sound 6057 
AC-DC heater supply 6057 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6057 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6057 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6057 
Hiss or Hum 6057 
AC transformers 6057 
I have seen the Promised Land 6056 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6056 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6055 
Divide and Conquer 6055 
The design phase is over. 6054 
The unexpected insanity! 6053 
Loading 6053 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6053 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6053 
Going the Distance 6053 
Read the f*** manual! 6053 
Agreed. 6053 
I agree 6053 
The filament transformer 6053 
Center-tap and options 6053 
Something like this…. 6053 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6053 
The foreplay is going on. 6053 
Split balance 6052 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6052 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6052 
SHuguang 6052 
Going through…. 6051 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6050 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6050 
Hum vs voltage 6050 
Meow about the tubes… 6050 
To Be a Content Cat 6050 
Completed! 6047 
Tradition 6047 
Absolutely beautiful! 6047 
The 'film' caps in PS 6046 
Science or religion 6046 
Mass Extinction 6046 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6046 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6046 
Capacitor choices 6046 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6045 
The minor day of Quartets. 6045 
Them's the Breaks 6045 
Eventually! 6044 
So Soon? 6044 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6044 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6043 
The wire for DC-coupling 6043 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6043 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6043 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6042 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6041 
The DHT live reserve 6040 
Some interestng models 6040 
Eaten alive. 6040 
The tubey déjà vu? 6039 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6035 
The 4V takes a lead. 6031 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6028 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6028 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6026 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6025 
Exiting the design mode? 6025 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6025 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6021 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6020 
Setting up the new Playback 6019 
And the winner is… so far 6016 
If you like type 45... 6016 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6016 
Favorite Flavor? 6016 
The 45 times Meow... 6016 
The problem that I see is… 6016 
Running the 45 6016 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6015 
The commentaries about everything. 6015 
Driver tube and biasing 6015 
DHT drivers 6015 
The ideas are worth trying? 6015 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6011 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6011 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6010 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6010 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6010 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6010 
Operating points and cathode current 6010 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6010 
Actually it is not so simple. 6010 
Resistors at the front 6009 
A minor alternation of a position 6009 
The era of enlightenment. 6006 
The devil is in the details.... 6006 
Constructing Sound 6006 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6005 
The “strange” YO186 5996 
The dead guy’s lessons. 5951 
2S4S and 2A3 5942 
Ho to use the YO186 5935 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5935 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5935 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5933 
Not anymore! 5922 
The very good YoYonisation! 5921 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5920 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5907 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5907 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5854 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5853 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5850 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5840 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5602 
All the Best from Burgundy 5602 
Cheesy tubes 5601 
Me and my DHT references… 5492 
Y0-186 in winter. 5395 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5394 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5363 
In My Dreams 5363 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5363 
Blame? 5362 
When good is not good enough. 5362 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5362 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5361 
How the YO186 was used. 4945 
What is old is new? 4944 
YO186 vs. type 45. 4943 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4492 
That sucks. 4492 
YO186 4490 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4490 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4490 
A hallucination? 4487 
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