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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6279 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6278 
DHT Milq? 6278 
The DHT journey. 6278 
DHT tone 6278 
Well, why not? 6277 
Holding the Fort 6277 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6277 
Input tube and DC heaters 6276 
Reimyo Pat 777 6276 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6272 
DHT or 300B? 6272 
300B 6272 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6272 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6271 
Hence the confusion 6271 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6271 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6271 
My experience with DHTs 6271 
Pigmented coloration? 6271 
Dht-dht 6271 
Dynamic viscosity? 6271 
The Pallette preamp... 6271 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6271 
"soul" of tubes 6271 
There is a difference... 6271 
Vibration injection? 6271 
Homework # 4334 6271 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6271 
Old valves have more soul! 6270 
Was it soul or soil? 6270 
It was just a heading 6270 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6270 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6270 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6270 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6270 
Injection of analog dither? 6270 
Subliminal signal 6270 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6270 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6270 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6269 
Avicenna = Arabian 6269 
Persian, not Arab 6269 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6269 
More words to describe "sux" please 6269 
Revolution 6269 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6269 
One-stage DHTs 6268 
One other thing 6268 
One stage 6268 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6268 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6268 
I see the things differently. 6268 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6268 
The audiophile attitude 6268 
The where and why of design choices 6268 
Blah blah blah 6268 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6268 
Do I need to be hissing? 6268 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6268 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6268 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6267 
What is randomness? 6267 
Those least three possibilities… 6267 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6267 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6267 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6265 
A Beautiful Mind 6264 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6262 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6247 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6247 
Abandoning Milq? 6247 
Will see how it goes.... 6247 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6245 
Topology and 2A3? 6245 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6245 
Type Casting 6245 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6245 
6sn7-2a3 6245 
Topology vs parts 6245 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6245 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6245 
Parts Frenzy 6245 
Too many new sounds 6245 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6244 
New tubes 6243 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6243 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6243 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6243 
New 2A3 6243 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6242 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6241 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6241 
Czech tubes 6239 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6239 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6239 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6238 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6238 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6235 
Here she is. 6234 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6230 
New 2A3 tubes 6230 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6230 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6229 
Multistage DHT circuits 6228 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6227 
Emission Labs 2A3 6227 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6227 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6227 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6227 
The YO186 Strip Show 6227 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6226 
It will be interesting…. 6226 
OPT impedence 6226 
More about the Plate Loading 6226 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6221 
2A3 data 6221 
The New 2A3 tubes 6221 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6221 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6220 
Everything about everything. 6220 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6220 
Options, options, options.... 6220 
I think we agree overall 6220 
An IDHT with more gain? 6219 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6219 
2A3 tube impressions 6214 
Interesting analogy 6214 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6214 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6214 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6214 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6214 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6214 
Why NOS tubes? 6213 
The Holly Ignorance 6213 
Tube tasting 6213 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6213 
Make mine thoriated please 6213 
Any Germans out there? 6213 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6213 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6213 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6213 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6212 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6212 
Tube sound and vibration 6212 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6206 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6205 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6205 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6204 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6204 
B4/B5 British made 6203 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6203 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6202 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6202 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6201 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6200 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6197 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6197 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6196 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6196 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6196 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6196 
The identical operation environment? 6196 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6196 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6196 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6195 
How to get max power from 2A3 6195 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6195 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6195 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6195 
Gain is not power. 6195 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6195 
Specialized DSET approach 6195 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6195 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6195 
The 2A3 loading 6195 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6195 
Optimizing the 2A3 6195 
How much to DSET a DSET 6195 
DSET for Titan 6195 
The Best of All Worlds 6195 
Multiamp setup 6194 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6194 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6194 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6194 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6188 
2A3 and 400V supply 6188 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6187 
Another shot at numbers 6187 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6187 
Okay, so this might work.... 6187 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6187 
Looks good, but.... 6186 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6186 
Less is more... usually. 6186 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6185 
Stepping Out 6185 
Said to be good, but 6185 
Gain to lose 6185 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6185 
Another idea for losing gain 6185 
What's best 6185 
Options, options... 6185 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6185 
Other compromises... 6184 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6183 
Is it glowing yet? 6163 
It is comming.... 6163 
The new MF channel. 6157 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6156 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6148 
The intestage loading talk. 6145 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6140 
1 in 50? 6140 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6140 
Die Walküre soldering. 6139 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6138 
Another amp arond YO186 6137 
Gain? 6137 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6137 
Simple is good 6136 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6136 
The Milq DSET is up. 6135 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6133 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6133 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6132 
Ok, what do I want? 6132 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6132 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6132 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6132 
How about the tweeter? 6131 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6131 
Safe and Sound 6131 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6131 
Some clarifications. 6131 
How about that?!!! 6131 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6129 
Head Room 6129 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6128 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6128 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6128 
Again with the PS 6128 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6126 
Parallel Universe 6126 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6124 
Why I let other people build them... 6124 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6124 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6123 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6120 
MF: the pre-final version. 6120 
Loftin-White? 6120 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6120 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6120 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6116 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6116 
Define really quiet 6115 
Another variable of sound 6115 
Backlash? 6115 
Alternative filament supplies 6115 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6115 
Going down the DC path 6114 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6114 
Molecular sound 6114 
AC-DC heater supply 6114 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6114 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6114 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6114 
Hiss or Hum 6114 
AC transformers 6114 
I have seen the Promised Land 6113 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6113 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6112 
Divide and Conquer 6112 
The design phase is over. 6111 
The unexpected insanity! 6110 
Loading 6110 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6110 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6110 
Going the Distance 6110 
Read the f*** manual! 6110 
Agreed. 6110 
I agree 6110 
The filament transformer 6110 
Center-tap and options 6110 
Something like this…. 6110 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6110 
The foreplay is going on. 6110 
Split balance 6109 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6109 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6109 
SHuguang 6109 
Going through…. 6108 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6107 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6107 
Hum vs voltage 6107 
Meow about the tubes… 6107 
To Be a Content Cat 6107 
Completed! 6104 
Tradition 6104 
Absolutely beautiful! 6104 
The 'film' caps in PS 6103 
Science or religion 6103 
Mass Extinction 6103 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6103 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6103 
Capacitor choices 6103 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6102 
The minor day of Quartets. 6102 
Them's the Breaks 6102 
Eventually! 6101 
So Soon? 6101 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6101 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6100 
The wire for DC-coupling 6100 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6100 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6100 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6099 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6098 
The DHT live reserve 6097 
Some interestng models 6097 
Eaten alive. 6097 
The tubey déjà vu? 6096 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6092 
The 4V takes a lead. 6088 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6085 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6085 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6083 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6082 
Exiting the design mode? 6082 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6082 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6078 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6077 
Setting up the new Playback 6076 
And the winner is… so far 6073 
If you like type 45... 6073 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6073 
Favorite Flavor? 6073 
The 45 times Meow... 6073 
The problem that I see is… 6073 
Running the 45 6073 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6072 
The commentaries about everything. 6072 
Driver tube and biasing 6072 
DHT drivers 6072 
The ideas are worth trying? 6072 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6068 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6068 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6067 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6067 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6067 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6067 
Operating points and cathode current 6067 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6067 
Actually it is not so simple. 6067 
Resistors at the front 6066 
A minor alternation of a position 6066 
The era of enlightenment. 6063 
The devil is in the details.... 6063 
Constructing Sound 6063 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6062 
The “strange” YO186 6053 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6008 
2S4S and 2A3 5999 
Ho to use the YO186 5992 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5992 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5992 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5990 
Not anymore! 5979 
The very good YoYonisation! 5978 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5977 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5964 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5964 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5911 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5910 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5907 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5897 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5659 
All the Best from Burgundy 5659 
Cheesy tubes 5658 
Me and my DHT references… 5549 
Y0-186 in winter. 5452 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5451 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5420 
In My Dreams 5420 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5420 
Blame? 5419 
When good is not good enough. 5419 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5419 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5418 
How the YO186 was used. 5002 
What is old is new? 5001 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5000 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4549 
That sucks. 4549 
YO186 4547 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4547 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4547 
A hallucination? 4544 
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