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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6347 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6346 
DHT Milq? 6346 
The DHT journey. 6346 
DHT tone 6346 
Well, why not? 6345 
Holding the Fort 6345 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6345 
Input tube and DC heaters 6344 
Reimyo Pat 777 6344 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6340 
DHT or 300B? 6340 
300B 6340 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6340 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6339 
Hence the confusion 6339 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6339 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6339 
My experience with DHTs 6339 
Pigmented coloration? 6339 
Dht-dht 6339 
Dynamic viscosity? 6339 
The Pallette preamp... 6339 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6339 
"soul" of tubes 6339 
There is a difference... 6339 
Vibration injection? 6339 
Homework # 4334 6339 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6339 
Old valves have more soul! 6338 
Was it soul or soil? 6338 
It was just a heading 6338 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6338 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6338 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6338 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6338 
Injection of analog dither? 6338 
Subliminal signal 6338 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6338 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6338 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6337 
Avicenna = Arabian 6337 
Persian, not Arab 6337 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6337 
More words to describe "sux" please 6337 
Revolution 6337 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6337 
One-stage DHTs 6336 
One other thing 6336 
One stage 6336 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6336 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6336 
I see the things differently. 6336 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6336 
The audiophile attitude 6336 
The where and why of design choices 6336 
Blah blah blah 6336 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6336 
Do I need to be hissing? 6336 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6336 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6336 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6335 
What is randomness? 6335 
Those least three possibilities… 6335 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6335 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6335 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6333 
A Beautiful Mind 6332 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6330 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6315 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6315 
Abandoning Milq? 6315 
Will see how it goes.... 6315 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6313 
Topology and 2A3? 6313 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6313 
Type Casting 6313 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6313 
6sn7-2a3 6313 
Topology vs parts 6313 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6313 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6313 
Parts Frenzy 6313 
Too many new sounds 6313 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6312 
New tubes 6311 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6311 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6311 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6311 
New 2A3 6311 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6310 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6309 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6309 
Czech tubes 6307 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6307 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6307 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6306 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6306 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6303 
Here she is. 6302 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6298 
New 2A3 tubes 6298 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6298 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6297 
Multistage DHT circuits 6296 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6295 
Emission Labs 2A3 6295 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6295 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6295 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6295 
The YO186 Strip Show 6295 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6294 
It will be interesting…. 6294 
OPT impedence 6294 
More about the Plate Loading 6294 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6289 
2A3 data 6289 
The New 2A3 tubes 6289 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6289 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6288 
Everything about everything. 6288 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6288 
Options, options, options.... 6288 
I think we agree overall 6288 
An IDHT with more gain? 6287 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6287 
2A3 tube impressions 6282 
Interesting analogy 6282 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6282 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6282 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6282 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6282 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6282 
Why NOS tubes? 6281 
The Holly Ignorance 6281 
Tube tasting 6281 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6281 
Make mine thoriated please 6281 
Any Germans out there? 6281 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6281 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6281 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6281 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6280 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6280 
Tube sound and vibration 6280 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6274 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6273 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6273 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6272 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6272 
B4/B5 British made 6271 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6271 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6270 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6270 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6269 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6268 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6265 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6265 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6264 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6264 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6264 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6264 
The identical operation environment? 6264 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6264 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6264 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6263 
How to get max power from 2A3 6263 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6263 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6263 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6263 
Gain is not power. 6263 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6263 
Specialized DSET approach 6263 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6263 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6263 
The 2A3 loading 6263 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6263 
Optimizing the 2A3 6263 
How much to DSET a DSET 6263 
DSET for Titan 6263 
The Best of All Worlds 6263 
Multiamp setup 6262 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6262 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6262 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6262 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6256 
2A3 and 400V supply 6256 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6255 
Another shot at numbers 6255 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6255 
Okay, so this might work.... 6255 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6255 
Looks good, but.... 6254 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6254 
Less is more... usually. 6254 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6253 
Stepping Out 6253 
Said to be good, but 6253 
Gain to lose 6253 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6253 
Another idea for losing gain 6253 
What's best 6253 
Options, options... 6253 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6253 
Other compromises... 6252 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6251 
Is it glowing yet? 6231 
It is comming.... 6231 
The new MF channel. 6225 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6224 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6216 
The intestage loading talk. 6213 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6208 
1 in 50? 6208 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6208 
Die Walküre soldering. 6207 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6206 
Another amp arond YO186 6205 
Gain? 6205 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6205 
Simple is good 6204 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6204 
The Milq DSET is up. 6203 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6201 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6201 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6200 
Ok, what do I want? 6200 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6200 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6200 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6200 
How about the tweeter? 6199 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6199 
Safe and Sound 6199 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6199 
Some clarifications. 6199 
How about that?!!! 6199 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6197 
Head Room 6197 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6196 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6196 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6196 
Again with the PS 6196 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6194 
Parallel Universe 6194 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6192 
Why I let other people build them... 6192 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6192 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6191 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6188 
MF: the pre-final version. 6188 
Loftin-White? 6188 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6188 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6188 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6184 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6184 
Define really quiet 6183 
Another variable of sound 6183 
Backlash? 6183 
Alternative filament supplies 6183 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6183 
Going down the DC path 6182 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6182 
Molecular sound 6182 
AC-DC heater supply 6182 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6182 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6182 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6182 
Hiss or Hum 6182 
AC transformers 6182 
I have seen the Promised Land 6181 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6181 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6180 
Divide and Conquer 6180 
The design phase is over. 6179 
The unexpected insanity! 6178 
Loading 6178 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6178 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6178 
Going the Distance 6178 
Read the f*** manual! 6178 
Agreed. 6178 
I agree 6178 
The filament transformer 6178 
Center-tap and options 6178 
Something like this…. 6178 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6178 
The foreplay is going on. 6178 
Split balance 6177 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6177 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6177 
SHuguang 6177 
Going through…. 6176 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6175 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6175 
Hum vs voltage 6175 
Meow about the tubes… 6175 
To Be a Content Cat 6175 
Completed! 6172 
Tradition 6172 
Absolutely beautiful! 6172 
The 'film' caps in PS 6171 
Science or religion 6171 
Mass Extinction 6171 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6171 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6171 
Capacitor choices 6171 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6170 
The minor day of Quartets. 6170 
Them's the Breaks 6170 
Eventually! 6169 
So Soon? 6169 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6169 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6168 
The wire for DC-coupling 6168 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6168 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6168 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6167 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6166 
The DHT live reserve 6165 
Some interestng models 6165 
Eaten alive. 6165 
The tubey déjà vu? 6164 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6160 
The 4V takes a lead. 6156 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6153 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6153 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6151 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6150 
Exiting the design mode? 6150 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6150 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6146 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6145 
Setting up the new Playback 6144 
And the winner is… so far 6141 
If you like type 45... 6141 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6141 
Favorite Flavor? 6141 
The 45 times Meow... 6141 
The problem that I see is… 6141 
Running the 45 6141 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6140 
The commentaries about everything. 6140 
Driver tube and biasing 6140 
DHT drivers 6140 
The ideas are worth trying? 6140 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6136 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6136 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6135 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6135 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6135 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6135 
Operating points and cathode current 6135 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6135 
Actually it is not so simple. 6135 
Resistors at the front 6134 
A minor alternation of a position 6134 
The era of enlightenment. 6131 
The devil is in the details.... 6131 
Constructing Sound 6131 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6130 
The “strange” YO186 6121 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6076 
2S4S and 2A3 6067 
Ho to use the YO186 6060 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6060 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6060 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6058 
Not anymore! 6047 
The very good YoYonisation! 6046 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6045 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6032 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6032 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5979 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5978 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5975 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5965 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5727 
All the Best from Burgundy 5727 
Cheesy tubes 5726 
Me and my DHT references… 5617 
Y0-186 in winter. 5520 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5519 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5488 
In My Dreams 5488 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5488 
Blame? 5487 
When good is not good enough. 5487 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5487 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5486 
How the YO186 was used. 5070 
What is old is new? 5069 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5068 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4617 
That sucks. 4617 
YO186 4615 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4615 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4615 
A hallucination? 4612 
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