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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6336 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6335 
DHT Milq? 6335 
The DHT journey. 6335 
DHT tone 6335 
Well, why not? 6334 
Holding the Fort 6334 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6334 
Input tube and DC heaters 6333 
Reimyo Pat 777 6333 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6329 
DHT or 300B? 6329 
300B 6329 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6329 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6328 
Hence the confusion 6328 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6328 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6328 
My experience with DHTs 6328 
Pigmented coloration? 6328 
Dht-dht 6328 
Dynamic viscosity? 6328 
The Pallette preamp... 6328 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6328 
"soul" of tubes 6328 
There is a difference... 6328 
Vibration injection? 6328 
Homework # 4334 6328 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6328 
Old valves have more soul! 6327 
Was it soul or soil? 6327 
It was just a heading 6327 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6327 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6327 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6327 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6327 
Injection of analog dither? 6327 
Subliminal signal 6327 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6327 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6327 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6326 
Avicenna = Arabian 6326 
Persian, not Arab 6326 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6326 
More words to describe "sux" please 6326 
Revolution 6326 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6326 
One-stage DHTs 6325 
One other thing 6325 
One stage 6325 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6325 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6325 
I see the things differently. 6325 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6325 
The audiophile attitude 6325 
The where and why of design choices 6325 
Blah blah blah 6325 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6325 
Do I need to be hissing? 6325 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6325 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6325 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6324 
What is randomness? 6324 
Those least three possibilities… 6324 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6324 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6324 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6322 
A Beautiful Mind 6321 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6319 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6304 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6304 
Abandoning Milq? 6304 
Will see how it goes.... 6304 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6302 
Topology and 2A3? 6302 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6302 
Type Casting 6302 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6302 
6sn7-2a3 6302 
Topology vs parts 6302 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6302 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6302 
Parts Frenzy 6302 
Too many new sounds 6302 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6301 
New tubes 6300 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6300 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6300 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6300 
New 2A3 6300 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6299 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6298 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6298 
Czech tubes 6296 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6296 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6296 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6295 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6295 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6292 
Here she is. 6291 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6287 
New 2A3 tubes 6287 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6287 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6286 
Multistage DHT circuits 6285 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6284 
Emission Labs 2A3 6284 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6284 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6284 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6284 
The YO186 Strip Show 6284 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6283 
It will be interesting…. 6283 
OPT impedence 6283 
More about the Plate Loading 6283 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6278 
2A3 data 6278 
The New 2A3 tubes 6278 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6278 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6277 
Everything about everything. 6277 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6277 
Options, options, options.... 6277 
I think we agree overall 6277 
An IDHT with more gain? 6276 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6276 
2A3 tube impressions 6271 
Interesting analogy 6271 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6271 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6271 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6271 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6271 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6271 
Why NOS tubes? 6270 
The Holly Ignorance 6270 
Tube tasting 6270 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6270 
Make mine thoriated please 6270 
Any Germans out there? 6270 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6270 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6270 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6270 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6269 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6269 
Tube sound and vibration 6269 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6263 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6262 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6262 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6261 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6261 
B4/B5 British made 6260 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6260 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6259 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6259 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6258 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6257 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6254 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6254 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6253 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6253 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6253 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6253 
The identical operation environment? 6253 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6253 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6253 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6252 
How to get max power from 2A3 6252 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6252 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6252 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6252 
Gain is not power. 6252 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6252 
Specialized DSET approach 6252 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6252 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6252 
The 2A3 loading 6252 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6252 
Optimizing the 2A3 6252 
How much to DSET a DSET 6252 
DSET for Titan 6252 
The Best of All Worlds 6252 
Multiamp setup 6251 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6251 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6251 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6251 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6245 
2A3 and 400V supply 6245 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6244 
Another shot at numbers 6244 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6244 
Okay, so this might work.... 6244 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6244 
Looks good, but.... 6243 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6243 
Less is more... usually. 6243 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6242 
Stepping Out 6242 
Said to be good, but 6242 
Gain to lose 6242 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6242 
Another idea for losing gain 6242 
What's best 6242 
Options, options... 6242 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6242 
Other compromises... 6241 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6240 
Is it glowing yet? 6220 
It is comming.... 6220 
The new MF channel. 6214 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6213 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6205 
The intestage loading talk. 6202 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6197 
1 in 50? 6197 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6197 
Die Walküre soldering. 6196 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6195 
Another amp arond YO186 6194 
Gain? 6194 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6194 
Simple is good 6193 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6193 
The Milq DSET is up. 6192 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6190 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6190 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6189 
Ok, what do I want? 6189 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6189 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6189 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6189 
How about the tweeter? 6188 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6188 
Safe and Sound 6188 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6188 
Some clarifications. 6188 
How about that?!!! 6188 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6186 
Head Room 6186 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6185 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6185 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6185 
Again with the PS 6185 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6183 
Parallel Universe 6183 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6181 
Why I let other people build them... 6181 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6181 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6180 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6177 
MF: the pre-final version. 6177 
Loftin-White? 6177 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6177 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6177 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6173 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6173 
Define really quiet 6172 
Another variable of sound 6172 
Backlash? 6172 
Alternative filament supplies 6172 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6172 
Going down the DC path 6171 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6171 
Molecular sound 6171 
AC-DC heater supply 6171 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6171 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6171 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6171 
Hiss or Hum 6171 
AC transformers 6171 
I have seen the Promised Land 6170 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6170 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6169 
Divide and Conquer 6169 
The design phase is over. 6168 
The unexpected insanity! 6167 
Loading 6167 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6167 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6167 
Going the Distance 6167 
Read the f*** manual! 6167 
Agreed. 6167 
I agree 6167 
The filament transformer 6167 
Center-tap and options 6167 
Something like this…. 6167 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6167 
The foreplay is going on. 6167 
Split balance 6166 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6166 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6166 
SHuguang 6166 
Going through…. 6165 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6164 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6164 
Hum vs voltage 6164 
Meow about the tubes… 6164 
To Be a Content Cat 6164 
Completed! 6161 
Tradition 6161 
Absolutely beautiful! 6161 
The 'film' caps in PS 6160 
Science or religion 6160 
Mass Extinction 6160 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6160 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6160 
Capacitor choices 6160 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6159 
The minor day of Quartets. 6159 
Them's the Breaks 6159 
Eventually! 6158 
So Soon? 6158 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6158 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6157 
The wire for DC-coupling 6157 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6157 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6157 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6156 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6155 
The DHT live reserve 6154 
Some interestng models 6154 
Eaten alive. 6154 
The tubey déjà vu? 6153 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6149 
The 4V takes a lead. 6145 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6142 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6142 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6140 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6139 
Exiting the design mode? 6139 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6139 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6135 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6134 
Setting up the new Playback 6133 
And the winner is… so far 6130 
If you like type 45... 6130 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6130 
Favorite Flavor? 6130 
The 45 times Meow... 6130 
The problem that I see is… 6130 
Running the 45 6130 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6129 
The commentaries about everything. 6129 
Driver tube and biasing 6129 
DHT drivers 6129 
The ideas are worth trying? 6129 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6125 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6125 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6124 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6124 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6124 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6124 
Operating points and cathode current 6124 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6124 
Actually it is not so simple. 6124 
Resistors at the front 6123 
A minor alternation of a position 6123 
The era of enlightenment. 6120 
The devil is in the details.... 6120 
Constructing Sound 6120 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6119 
The “strange” YO186 6110 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6065 
2S4S and 2A3 6056 
Ho to use the YO186 6049 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6049 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6049 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6047 
Not anymore! 6036 
The very good YoYonisation! 6035 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6034 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6021 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6021 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5968 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5967 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5964 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5954 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5716 
All the Best from Burgundy 5716 
Cheesy tubes 5715 
Me and my DHT references… 5606 
Y0-186 in winter. 5509 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5508 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5477 
In My Dreams 5477 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5477 
Blame? 5476 
When good is not good enough. 5476 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5476 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5475 
How the YO186 was used. 5059 
What is old is new? 5058 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5057 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4606 
That sucks. 4606 
YO186 4604 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4604 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4604 
A hallucination? 4601 
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