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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6455 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6454 
DHT Milq? 6454 
The DHT journey. 6454 
DHT tone 6454 
Well, why not? 6453 
Holding the Fort 6453 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6453 
Input tube and DC heaters 6452 
Reimyo Pat 777 6452 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6448 
DHT or 300B? 6448 
300B 6448 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6448 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6447 
Hence the confusion 6447 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6447 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6447 
My experience with DHTs 6447 
Pigmented coloration? 6447 
Dht-dht 6447 
Dynamic viscosity? 6447 
The Pallette preamp... 6447 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6447 
"soul" of tubes 6447 
There is a difference... 6447 
Vibration injection? 6447 
Homework # 4334 6447 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6447 
Old valves have more soul! 6446 
Was it soul or soil? 6446 
It was just a heading 6446 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6446 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6446 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6446 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6446 
Injection of analog dither? 6446 
Subliminal signal 6446 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6446 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6446 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6445 
Avicenna = Arabian 6445 
Persian, not Arab 6445 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6445 
More words to describe "sux" please 6445 
Revolution 6445 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6445 
One-stage DHTs 6444 
One other thing 6444 
One stage 6444 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6444 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6444 
I see the things differently. 6444 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6444 
The audiophile attitude 6444 
The where and why of design choices 6444 
Blah blah blah 6444 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6444 
Do I need to be hissing? 6444 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6444 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6444 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6443 
What is randomness? 6443 
Those least three possibilities… 6443 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6443 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6443 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6441 
A Beautiful Mind 6440 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6438 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6423 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6423 
Abandoning Milq? 6423 
Will see how it goes.... 6423 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6421 
Topology and 2A3? 6421 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6421 
Type Casting 6421 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6421 
6sn7-2a3 6421 
Topology vs parts 6421 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6421 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6421 
Parts Frenzy 6421 
Too many new sounds 6421 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6420 
New tubes 6419 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6419 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6419 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6419 
New 2A3 6419 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6418 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6417 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6417 
Czech tubes 6415 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6415 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6415 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6414 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6414 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6411 
Here she is. 6410 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6406 
New 2A3 tubes 6406 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6406 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6405 
Multistage DHT circuits 6404 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6403 
Emission Labs 2A3 6403 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6403 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6403 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6403 
The YO186 Strip Show 6403 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6402 
It will be interesting…. 6402 
OPT impedence 6402 
More about the Plate Loading 6402 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6397 
2A3 data 6397 
The New 2A3 tubes 6397 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6397 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6396 
Everything about everything. 6396 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6396 
Options, options, options.... 6396 
I think we agree overall 6396 
An IDHT with more gain? 6395 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6395 
2A3 tube impressions 6390 
Interesting analogy 6390 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6390 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6390 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6390 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6390 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6390 
Why NOS tubes? 6389 
The Holly Ignorance 6389 
Tube tasting 6389 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6389 
Make mine thoriated please 6389 
Any Germans out there? 6389 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6389 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6389 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6389 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6388 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6388 
Tube sound and vibration 6388 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6382 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6381 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6381 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6380 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6380 
B4/B5 British made 6379 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6379 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6378 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6378 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6377 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6376 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6373 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6373 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6372 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6372 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6372 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6372 
The identical operation environment? 6372 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6372 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6372 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6371 
How to get max power from 2A3 6371 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6371 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6371 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6371 
Gain is not power. 6371 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6371 
Specialized DSET approach 6371 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6371 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6371 
The 2A3 loading 6371 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6371 
Optimizing the 2A3 6371 
How much to DSET a DSET 6371 
DSET for Titan 6371 
The Best of All Worlds 6371 
Multiamp setup 6370 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6370 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6370 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6370 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6364 
2A3 and 400V supply 6364 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6363 
Another shot at numbers 6363 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6363 
Okay, so this might work.... 6363 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6363 
Looks good, but.... 6362 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6362 
Less is more... usually. 6362 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6361 
Stepping Out 6361 
Said to be good, but 6361 
Gain to lose 6361 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6361 
Another idea for losing gain 6361 
What's best 6361 
Options, options... 6361 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6361 
Other compromises... 6360 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6359 
Is it glowing yet? 6339 
It is comming.... 6339 
The new MF channel. 6333 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6332 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6324 
The intestage loading talk. 6321 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6316 
1 in 50? 6316 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6316 
Die Walküre soldering. 6315 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6314 
Another amp arond YO186 6313 
Gain? 6313 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6313 
Simple is good 6312 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6312 
The Milq DSET is up. 6311 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6309 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6309 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6308 
Ok, what do I want? 6308 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6308 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6308 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6308 
How about the tweeter? 6307 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6307 
Safe and Sound 6307 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6307 
Some clarifications. 6307 
How about that?!!! 6307 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6305 
Head Room 6305 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6304 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6304 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6304 
Again with the PS 6304 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6302 
Parallel Universe 6302 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6300 
Why I let other people build them... 6300 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6300 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6299 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6296 
MF: the pre-final version. 6296 
Loftin-White? 6296 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6296 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6296 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6292 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6292 
Define really quiet 6291 
Another variable of sound 6291 
Backlash? 6291 
Alternative filament supplies 6291 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6291 
Going down the DC path 6290 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6290 
Molecular sound 6290 
AC-DC heater supply 6290 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6290 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6290 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6290 
Hiss or Hum 6290 
AC transformers 6290 
I have seen the Promised Land 6289 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6289 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6288 
Divide and Conquer 6288 
The design phase is over. 6287 
The unexpected insanity! 6286 
Loading 6286 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6286 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6286 
Going the Distance 6286 
Read the f*** manual! 6286 
Agreed. 6286 
I agree 6286 
The filament transformer 6286 
Center-tap and options 6286 
Something like this…. 6286 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6286 
The foreplay is going on. 6286 
Split balance 6285 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6285 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6285 
SHuguang 6285 
Going through…. 6284 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6283 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6283 
Hum vs voltage 6283 
Meow about the tubes… 6283 
To Be a Content Cat 6283 
Completed! 6280 
Tradition 6280 
Absolutely beautiful! 6280 
The 'film' caps in PS 6279 
Science or religion 6279 
Mass Extinction 6279 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6279 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6279 
Capacitor choices 6279 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6278 
The minor day of Quartets. 6278 
Them's the Breaks 6278 
Eventually! 6277 
So Soon? 6277 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6277 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6276 
The wire for DC-coupling 6276 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6276 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6276 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6275 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6274 
The DHT live reserve 6273 
Some interestng models 6273 
Eaten alive. 6273 
The tubey déjà vu? 6272 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6268 
The 4V takes a lead. 6264 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6261 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6261 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6259 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6258 
Exiting the design mode? 6258 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6258 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6254 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6253 
Setting up the new Playback 6252 
And the winner is… so far 6249 
If you like type 45... 6249 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6249 
Favorite Flavor? 6249 
The 45 times Meow... 6249 
The problem that I see is… 6249 
Running the 45 6249 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6248 
The commentaries about everything. 6248 
Driver tube and biasing 6248 
DHT drivers 6248 
The ideas are worth trying? 6248 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6244 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6244 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6243 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6243 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6243 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6243 
Operating points and cathode current 6243 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6243 
Actually it is not so simple. 6243 
Resistors at the front 6242 
A minor alternation of a position 6242 
The era of enlightenment. 6239 
The devil is in the details.... 6239 
Constructing Sound 6239 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6238 
The “strange” YO186 6229 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6184 
2S4S and 2A3 6175 
Ho to use the YO186 6168 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6168 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6168 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6166 
Not anymore! 6155 
The very good YoYonisation! 6154 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6153 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6140 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6140 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 6087 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 6086 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 6083 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 6073 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5835 
All the Best from Burgundy 5835 
Cheesy tubes 5834 
Me and my DHT references… 5725 
Y0-186 in winter. 5628 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5627 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5596 
In My Dreams 5596 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5596 
Blame? 5595 
When good is not good enough. 5595 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5595 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5594 
How the YO186 was used. 5178 
What is old is new? 5177 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5176 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4725 
That sucks. 4725 
YO186 4723 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4723 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4723 
A hallucination? 4720 
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