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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6477 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6476 
DHT Milq? 6476 
The DHT journey. 6476 
DHT tone 6476 
Well, why not? 6475 
Holding the Fort 6475 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6475 
Input tube and DC heaters 6474 
Reimyo Pat 777 6474 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6470 
DHT or 300B? 6470 
300B 6470 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6470 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6469 
Hence the confusion 6469 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6469 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6469 
My experience with DHTs 6469 
Pigmented coloration? 6469 
Dht-dht 6469 
Dynamic viscosity? 6469 
The Pallette preamp... 6469 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6469 
"soul" of tubes 6469 
There is a difference... 6469 
Vibration injection? 6469 
Homework # 4334 6469 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6469 
Old valves have more soul! 6468 
Was it soul or soil? 6468 
It was just a heading 6468 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6468 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6468 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6468 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6468 
Injection of analog dither? 6468 
Subliminal signal 6468 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6468 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6468 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6467 
Avicenna = Arabian 6467 
Persian, not Arab 6467 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6467 
More words to describe "sux" please 6467 
Revolution 6467 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6467 
One-stage DHTs 6466 
One other thing 6466 
One stage 6466 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6466 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6466 
I see the things differently. 6466 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6466 
The audiophile attitude 6466 
The where and why of design choices 6466 
Blah blah blah 6466 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6466 
Do I need to be hissing? 6466 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6466 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6466 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6465 
What is randomness? 6465 
Those least three possibilities… 6465 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6465 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6465 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6463 
A Beautiful Mind 6462 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6460 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6445 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6445 
Abandoning Milq? 6445 
Will see how it goes.... 6445 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6443 
Topology and 2A3? 6443 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6443 
Type Casting 6443 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6443 
6sn7-2a3 6443 
Topology vs parts 6443 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6443 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6443 
Parts Frenzy 6443 
Too many new sounds 6443 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6442 
New tubes 6441 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6441 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6441 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6441 
New 2A3 6441 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6440 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6439 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6439 
Czech tubes 6437 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6437 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6437 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6436 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6436 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6433 
Here she is. 6432 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6428 
New 2A3 tubes 6428 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6428 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6427 
Multistage DHT circuits 6426 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6425 
Emission Labs 2A3 6425 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6425 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6425 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6425 
The YO186 Strip Show 6425 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6424 
It will be interesting…. 6424 
OPT impedence 6424 
More about the Plate Loading 6424 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6419 
2A3 data 6419 
The New 2A3 tubes 6419 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6419 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6418 
Everything about everything. 6418 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6418 
Options, options, options.... 6418 
I think we agree overall 6418 
An IDHT with more gain? 6417 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6417 
2A3 tube impressions 6412 
Interesting analogy 6412 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6412 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6412 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6412 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6412 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6412 
Why NOS tubes? 6411 
The Holly Ignorance 6411 
Tube tasting 6411 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6411 
Make mine thoriated please 6411 
Any Germans out there? 6411 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6411 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6411 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6411 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6410 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6410 
Tube sound and vibration 6410 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6404 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6403 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6403 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6402 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6402 
B4/B5 British made 6401 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6401 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6400 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6400 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6399 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6398 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6395 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6395 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6394 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6394 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6394 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6394 
The identical operation environment? 6394 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6394 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6394 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6393 
How to get max power from 2A3 6393 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6393 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6393 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6393 
Gain is not power. 6393 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6393 
Specialized DSET approach 6393 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6393 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6393 
The 2A3 loading 6393 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6393 
Optimizing the 2A3 6393 
How much to DSET a DSET 6393 
DSET for Titan 6393 
The Best of All Worlds 6393 
Multiamp setup 6392 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6392 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6392 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6392 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6386 
2A3 and 400V supply 6386 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6385 
Another shot at numbers 6385 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6385 
Okay, so this might work.... 6385 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6385 
Looks good, but.... 6384 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6384 
Less is more... usually. 6384 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6383 
Stepping Out 6383 
Said to be good, but 6383 
Gain to lose 6383 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6383 
Another idea for losing gain 6383 
What's best 6383 
Options, options... 6383 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6383 
Other compromises... 6382 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6381 
Is it glowing yet? 6361 
It is comming.... 6361 
The new MF channel. 6355 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6354 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6346 
The intestage loading talk. 6343 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6338 
1 in 50? 6338 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6338 
Die Walküre soldering. 6337 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6336 
Another amp arond YO186 6335 
Gain? 6335 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6335 
Simple is good 6334 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6334 
The Milq DSET is up. 6333 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6331 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6331 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6330 
Ok, what do I want? 6330 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6330 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6330 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6330 
How about the tweeter? 6329 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6329 
Safe and Sound 6329 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6329 
Some clarifications. 6329 
How about that?!!! 6329 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6327 
Head Room 6327 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6326 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6326 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6326 
Again with the PS 6326 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6324 
Parallel Universe 6324 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6322 
Why I let other people build them... 6322 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6322 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6321 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6318 
MF: the pre-final version. 6318 
Loftin-White? 6318 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6318 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6318 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6314 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6314 
Define really quiet 6313 
Another variable of sound 6313 
Backlash? 6313 
Alternative filament supplies 6313 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6313 
Going down the DC path 6312 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6312 
Molecular sound 6312 
AC-DC heater supply 6312 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6312 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6312 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6312 
Hiss or Hum 6312 
AC transformers 6312 
I have seen the Promised Land 6311 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6311 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6310 
Divide and Conquer 6310 
The design phase is over. 6309 
The unexpected insanity! 6308 
Loading 6308 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6308 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6308 
Going the Distance 6308 
Read the f*** manual! 6308 
Agreed. 6308 
I agree 6308 
The filament transformer 6308 
Center-tap and options 6308 
Something like this…. 6308 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6308 
The foreplay is going on. 6308 
Split balance 6307 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6307 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6307 
SHuguang 6307 
Going through…. 6306 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6305 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6305 
Hum vs voltage 6305 
Meow about the tubes… 6305 
To Be a Content Cat 6305 
Completed! 6302 
Tradition 6302 
Absolutely beautiful! 6302 
The 'film' caps in PS 6301 
Science or religion 6301 
Mass Extinction 6301 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6301 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6301 
Capacitor choices 6301 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6300 
The minor day of Quartets. 6300 
Them's the Breaks 6300 
Eventually! 6299 
So Soon? 6299 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6299 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6298 
The wire for DC-coupling 6298 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6298 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6298 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6297 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6296 
The DHT live reserve 6295 
Some interestng models 6295 
Eaten alive. 6295 
The tubey déjà vu? 6294 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6290 
The 4V takes a lead. 6286 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6283 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6283 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6281 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6280 
Exiting the design mode? 6280 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6280 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6276 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6275 
Setting up the new Playback 6274 
And the winner is… so far 6271 
If you like type 45... 6271 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6271 
Favorite Flavor? 6271 
The 45 times Meow... 6271 
The problem that I see is… 6271 
Running the 45 6271 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6270 
The commentaries about everything. 6270 
Driver tube and biasing 6270 
DHT drivers 6270 
The ideas are worth trying? 6270 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6266 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6266 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6265 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6265 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6265 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6265 
Operating points and cathode current 6265 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6265 
Actually it is not so simple. 6265 
Resistors at the front 6264 
A minor alternation of a position 6264 
The era of enlightenment. 6261 
The devil is in the details.... 6261 
Constructing Sound 6261 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6260 
The “strange” YO186 6251 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6206 
2S4S and 2A3 6197 
Ho to use the YO186 6190 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6190 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6190 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6188 
Not anymore! 6177 
The very good YoYonisation! 6176 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6175 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6162 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6162 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 6109 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 6108 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 6105 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 6095 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5857 
All the Best from Burgundy 5857 
Cheesy tubes 5856 
Me and my DHT references… 5747 
Y0-186 in winter. 5650 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5649 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5618 
In My Dreams 5618 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5618 
Blame? 5617 
When good is not good enough. 5617 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5617 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5616 
How the YO186 was used. 5200 
What is old is new? 5199 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5198 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4747 
That sucks. 4747 
YO186 4745 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4745 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4745 
A hallucination? 4742 
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