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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6393 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6392 
DHT Milq? 6392 
The DHT journey. 6392 
DHT tone 6392 
Well, why not? 6391 
Holding the Fort 6391 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6391 
Input tube and DC heaters 6390 
Reimyo Pat 777 6390 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6386 
DHT or 300B? 6386 
300B 6386 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6386 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6385 
Hence the confusion 6385 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6385 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6385 
My experience with DHTs 6385 
Pigmented coloration? 6385 
Dht-dht 6385 
Dynamic viscosity? 6385 
The Pallette preamp... 6385 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6385 
"soul" of tubes 6385 
There is a difference... 6385 
Vibration injection? 6385 
Homework # 4334 6385 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6385 
Old valves have more soul! 6384 
Was it soul or soil? 6384 
It was just a heading 6384 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6384 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6384 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6384 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6384 
Injection of analog dither? 6384 
Subliminal signal 6384 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6384 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6384 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6383 
Avicenna = Arabian 6383 
Persian, not Arab 6383 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6383 
More words to describe "sux" please 6383 
Revolution 6383 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6383 
One-stage DHTs 6382 
One other thing 6382 
One stage 6382 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6382 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6382 
I see the things differently. 6382 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6382 
The audiophile attitude 6382 
The where and why of design choices 6382 
Blah blah blah 6382 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6382 
Do I need to be hissing? 6382 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6382 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6382 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6381 
What is randomness? 6381 
Those least three possibilities… 6381 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6381 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6381 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6379 
A Beautiful Mind 6378 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6376 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6361 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6361 
Abandoning Milq? 6361 
Will see how it goes.... 6361 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6359 
Topology and 2A3? 6359 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6359 
Type Casting 6359 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6359 
6sn7-2a3 6359 
Topology vs parts 6359 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6359 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6359 
Parts Frenzy 6359 
Too many new sounds 6359 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6358 
New tubes 6357 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6357 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6357 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6357 
New 2A3 6357 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6356 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6355 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6355 
Czech tubes 6353 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6353 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6353 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6352 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6352 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6349 
Here she is. 6348 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6344 
New 2A3 tubes 6344 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6344 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6343 
Multistage DHT circuits 6342 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6341 
Emission Labs 2A3 6341 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6341 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6341 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6341 
The YO186 Strip Show 6341 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6340 
It will be interesting…. 6340 
OPT impedence 6340 
More about the Plate Loading 6340 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6335 
2A3 data 6335 
The New 2A3 tubes 6335 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6335 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6334 
Everything about everything. 6334 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6334 
Options, options, options.... 6334 
I think we agree overall 6334 
An IDHT with more gain? 6333 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6333 
2A3 tube impressions 6328 
Interesting analogy 6328 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6328 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6328 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6328 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6328 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6328 
Why NOS tubes? 6327 
The Holly Ignorance 6327 
Tube tasting 6327 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6327 
Make mine thoriated please 6327 
Any Germans out there? 6327 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6327 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6327 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6327 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6326 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6326 
Tube sound and vibration 6326 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6320 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6319 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6319 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6318 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6318 
B4/B5 British made 6317 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6317 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6316 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6316 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6315 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6314 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6311 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6311 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6310 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6310 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6310 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6310 
The identical operation environment? 6310 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6310 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6310 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6309 
How to get max power from 2A3 6309 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6309 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6309 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6309 
Gain is not power. 6309 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6309 
Specialized DSET approach 6309 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6309 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6309 
The 2A3 loading 6309 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6309 
Optimizing the 2A3 6309 
How much to DSET a DSET 6309 
DSET for Titan 6309 
The Best of All Worlds 6309 
Multiamp setup 6308 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6308 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6308 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6308 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6302 
2A3 and 400V supply 6302 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6301 
Another shot at numbers 6301 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6301 
Okay, so this might work.... 6301 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6301 
Looks good, but.... 6300 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6300 
Less is more... usually. 6300 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6299 
Stepping Out 6299 
Said to be good, but 6299 
Gain to lose 6299 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6299 
Another idea for losing gain 6299 
What's best 6299 
Options, options... 6299 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6299 
Other compromises... 6298 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6297 
Is it glowing yet? 6277 
It is comming.... 6277 
The new MF channel. 6271 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6270 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6262 
The intestage loading talk. 6259 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6254 
1 in 50? 6254 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6254 
Die Walküre soldering. 6253 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6252 
Another amp arond YO186 6251 
Gain? 6251 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6251 
Simple is good 6250 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6250 
The Milq DSET is up. 6249 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6247 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6247 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6246 
Ok, what do I want? 6246 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6246 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6246 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6246 
How about the tweeter? 6245 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6245 
Safe and Sound 6245 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6245 
Some clarifications. 6245 
How about that?!!! 6245 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6243 
Head Room 6243 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6242 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6242 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6242 
Again with the PS 6242 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6240 
Parallel Universe 6240 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6238 
Why I let other people build them... 6238 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6238 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6237 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6234 
MF: the pre-final version. 6234 
Loftin-White? 6234 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6234 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6234 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6230 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6230 
Define really quiet 6229 
Another variable of sound 6229 
Backlash? 6229 
Alternative filament supplies 6229 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6229 
Going down the DC path 6228 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6228 
Molecular sound 6228 
AC-DC heater supply 6228 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6228 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6228 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6228 
Hiss or Hum 6228 
AC transformers 6228 
I have seen the Promised Land 6227 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6227 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6226 
Divide and Conquer 6226 
The design phase is over. 6225 
The unexpected insanity! 6224 
Loading 6224 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6224 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6224 
Going the Distance 6224 
Read the f*** manual! 6224 
Agreed. 6224 
I agree 6224 
The filament transformer 6224 
Center-tap and options 6224 
Something like this…. 6224 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6224 
The foreplay is going on. 6224 
Split balance 6223 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6223 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6223 
SHuguang 6223 
Going through…. 6222 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6221 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6221 
Hum vs voltage 6221 
Meow about the tubes… 6221 
To Be a Content Cat 6221 
Completed! 6218 
Tradition 6218 
Absolutely beautiful! 6218 
The 'film' caps in PS 6217 
Science or religion 6217 
Mass Extinction 6217 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6217 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6217 
Capacitor choices 6217 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6216 
The minor day of Quartets. 6216 
Them's the Breaks 6216 
Eventually! 6215 
So Soon? 6215 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6215 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6214 
The wire for DC-coupling 6214 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6214 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6214 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6213 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6212 
The DHT live reserve 6211 
Some interestng models 6211 
Eaten alive. 6211 
The tubey déjà vu? 6210 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6206 
The 4V takes a lead. 6202 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6199 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6199 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6197 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6196 
Exiting the design mode? 6196 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6196 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6192 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6191 
Setting up the new Playback 6190 
And the winner is… so far 6187 
If you like type 45... 6187 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6187 
Favorite Flavor? 6187 
The 45 times Meow... 6187 
The problem that I see is… 6187 
Running the 45 6187 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6186 
The commentaries about everything. 6186 
Driver tube and biasing 6186 
DHT drivers 6186 
The ideas are worth trying? 6186 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6182 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6182 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6181 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6181 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6181 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6181 
Operating points and cathode current 6181 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6181 
Actually it is not so simple. 6181 
Resistors at the front 6180 
A minor alternation of a position 6180 
The era of enlightenment. 6177 
The devil is in the details.... 6177 
Constructing Sound 6177 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6176 
The “strange” YO186 6167 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6122 
2S4S and 2A3 6113 
Ho to use the YO186 6106 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6106 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6106 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6104 
Not anymore! 6093 
The very good YoYonisation! 6092 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6091 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6078 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6078 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 6025 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 6024 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 6021 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 6011 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5773 
All the Best from Burgundy 5773 
Cheesy tubes 5772 
Me and my DHT references… 5663 
Y0-186 in winter. 5566 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5565 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5534 
In My Dreams 5534 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5534 
Blame? 5533 
When good is not good enough. 5533 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5533 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5532 
How the YO186 was used. 5116 
What is old is new? 5115 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5114 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4663 
That sucks. 4663 
YO186 4661 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4661 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4661 
A hallucination? 4658 
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