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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6246 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6245 
DHT Milq? 6245 
The DHT journey. 6245 
DHT tone 6245 
Well, why not? 6244 
Holding the Fort 6244 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6244 
Input tube and DC heaters 6243 
Reimyo Pat 777 6243 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6239 
DHT or 300B? 6239 
300B 6239 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6239 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6238 
Hence the confusion 6238 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6238 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6238 
My experience with DHTs 6238 
Pigmented coloration? 6238 
Dht-dht 6238 
Dynamic viscosity? 6238 
The Pallette preamp... 6238 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6238 
"soul" of tubes 6238 
There is a difference... 6238 
Vibration injection? 6238 
Homework # 4334 6238 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6238 
Old valves have more soul! 6237 
Was it soul or soil? 6237 
It was just a heading 6237 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6237 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6237 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6237 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6237 
Injection of analog dither? 6237 
Subliminal signal 6237 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6237 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6237 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6236 
Avicenna = Arabian 6236 
Persian, not Arab 6236 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6236 
More words to describe "sux" please 6236 
Revolution 6236 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6236 
One-stage DHTs 6235 
One other thing 6235 
One stage 6235 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6235 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6235 
I see the things differently. 6235 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6235 
The audiophile attitude 6235 
The where and why of design choices 6235 
Blah blah blah 6235 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6235 
Do I need to be hissing? 6235 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6235 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6235 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6234 
What is randomness? 6234 
Those least three possibilities… 6234 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6234 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6234 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6232 
A Beautiful Mind 6231 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6229 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6214 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6214 
Abandoning Milq? 6214 
Will see how it goes.... 6214 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6212 
Topology and 2A3? 6212 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6212 
Type Casting 6212 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6212 
6sn7-2a3 6212 
Topology vs parts 6212 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6212 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6212 
Parts Frenzy 6212 
Too many new sounds 6212 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6211 
New tubes 6210 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6210 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6210 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6210 
New 2A3 6210 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6209 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6208 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6208 
Czech tubes 6206 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6206 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6206 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6205 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6205 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6202 
Here she is. 6201 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6197 
New 2A3 tubes 6197 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6197 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6196 
Multistage DHT circuits 6195 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6194 
Emission Labs 2A3 6194 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6194 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6194 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6194 
The YO186 Strip Show 6194 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6193 
It will be interesting…. 6193 
OPT impedence 6193 
More about the Plate Loading 6193 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6188 
2A3 data 6188 
The New 2A3 tubes 6188 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6188 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6187 
Everything about everything. 6187 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6187 
Options, options, options.... 6187 
I think we agree overall 6187 
An IDHT with more gain? 6186 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6186 
2A3 tube impressions 6181 
Interesting analogy 6181 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6181 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6181 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6181 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6181 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6181 
Why NOS tubes? 6180 
The Holly Ignorance 6180 
Tube tasting 6180 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6180 
Make mine thoriated please 6180 
Any Germans out there? 6180 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6180 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6180 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6180 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6179 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6179 
Tube sound and vibration 6179 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6173 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6172 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6172 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6171 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6171 
B4/B5 British made 6170 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6170 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6169 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6169 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6168 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6167 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6164 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6164 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6163 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6163 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6163 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6163 
The identical operation environment? 6163 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6163 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6163 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6162 
How to get max power from 2A3 6162 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6162 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6162 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6162 
Gain is not power. 6162 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6162 
Specialized DSET approach 6162 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6162 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6162 
The 2A3 loading 6162 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6162 
Optimizing the 2A3 6162 
How much to DSET a DSET 6162 
DSET for Titan 6162 
The Best of All Worlds 6162 
Multiamp setup 6161 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6161 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6161 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6161 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6155 
2A3 and 400V supply 6155 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6154 
Another shot at numbers 6154 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6154 
Okay, so this might work.... 6154 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6154 
Looks good, but.... 6153 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6153 
Less is more... usually. 6153 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6152 
Stepping Out 6152 
Said to be good, but 6152 
Gain to lose 6152 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6152 
Another idea for losing gain 6152 
What's best 6152 
Options, options... 6152 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6152 
Other compromises... 6151 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6150 
Is it glowing yet? 6130 
It is comming.... 6130 
The new MF channel. 6124 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6123 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6115 
The intestage loading talk. 6112 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6107 
1 in 50? 6107 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6107 
Die Walküre soldering. 6106 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6105 
Another amp arond YO186 6104 
Gain? 6104 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6104 
Simple is good 6103 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6103 
The Milq DSET is up. 6102 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6100 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6100 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6099 
Ok, what do I want? 6099 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6099 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6099 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6099 
How about the tweeter? 6098 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6098 
Safe and Sound 6098 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6098 
Some clarifications. 6098 
How about that?!!! 6098 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6096 
Head Room 6096 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6095 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6095 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6095 
Again with the PS 6095 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6093 
Parallel Universe 6093 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6091 
Why I let other people build them... 6091 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6091 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6090 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6087 
MF: the pre-final version. 6087 
Loftin-White? 6087 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6087 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6087 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6083 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6083 
Define really quiet 6082 
Another variable of sound 6082 
Backlash? 6082 
Alternative filament supplies 6082 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6082 
Going down the DC path 6081 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6081 
Molecular sound 6081 
AC-DC heater supply 6081 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6081 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6081 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6081 
Hiss or Hum 6081 
AC transformers 6081 
I have seen the Promised Land 6080 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6080 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6079 
Divide and Conquer 6079 
The design phase is over. 6078 
The unexpected insanity! 6077 
Loading 6077 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6077 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6077 
Going the Distance 6077 
Read the f*** manual! 6077 
Agreed. 6077 
I agree 6077 
The filament transformer 6077 
Center-tap and options 6077 
Something like this…. 6077 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6077 
The foreplay is going on. 6077 
Split balance 6076 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6076 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6076 
SHuguang 6076 
Going through…. 6075 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6074 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6074 
Hum vs voltage 6074 
Meow about the tubes… 6074 
To Be a Content Cat 6074 
Completed! 6071 
Tradition 6071 
Absolutely beautiful! 6071 
The 'film' caps in PS 6070 
Science or religion 6070 
Mass Extinction 6070 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6070 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6070 
Capacitor choices 6070 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6069 
The minor day of Quartets. 6069 
Them's the Breaks 6069 
Eventually! 6068 
So Soon? 6068 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6068 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6067 
The wire for DC-coupling 6067 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6067 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6067 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6066 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6065 
The DHT live reserve 6064 
Some interestng models 6064 
Eaten alive. 6064 
The tubey déjà vu? 6063 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6059 
The 4V takes a lead. 6055 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6052 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6052 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6050 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6049 
Exiting the design mode? 6049 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6049 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6045 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6044 
Setting up the new Playback 6043 
And the winner is… so far 6040 
If you like type 45... 6040 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6040 
Favorite Flavor? 6040 
The 45 times Meow... 6040 
The problem that I see is… 6040 
Running the 45 6040 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6039 
The commentaries about everything. 6039 
Driver tube and biasing 6039 
DHT drivers 6039 
The ideas are worth trying? 6039 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6035 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6035 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6034 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6034 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6034 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6034 
Operating points and cathode current 6034 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6034 
Actually it is not so simple. 6034 
Resistors at the front 6033 
A minor alternation of a position 6033 
The era of enlightenment. 6030 
The devil is in the details.... 6030 
Constructing Sound 6030 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6029 
The “strange” YO186 6020 
The dead guy’s lessons. 5975 
2S4S and 2A3 5966 
Ho to use the YO186 5959 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5959 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5959 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5957 
Not anymore! 5946 
The very good YoYonisation! 5945 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5944 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5931 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5931 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5878 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5877 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5874 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5864 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5626 
All the Best from Burgundy 5626 
Cheesy tubes 5625 
Me and my DHT references… 5516 
Y0-186 in winter. 5419 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5418 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5387 
In My Dreams 5387 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5387 
Blame? 5386 
When good is not good enough. 5386 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5386 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5385 
How the YO186 was used. 4969 
What is old is new? 4968 
YO186 vs. type 45. 4967 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4516 
That sucks. 4516 
YO186 4514 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4514 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4514 
A hallucination? 4511 
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