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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6344 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6343 
DHT Milq? 6343 
The DHT journey. 6343 
DHT tone 6343 
Well, why not? 6342 
Holding the Fort 6342 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6342 
Input tube and DC heaters 6341 
Reimyo Pat 777 6341 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6337 
DHT or 300B? 6337 
300B 6337 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6337 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6336 
Hence the confusion 6336 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6336 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6336 
My experience with DHTs 6336 
Pigmented coloration? 6336 
Dht-dht 6336 
Dynamic viscosity? 6336 
The Pallette preamp... 6336 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6336 
"soul" of tubes 6336 
There is a difference... 6336 
Vibration injection? 6336 
Homework # 4334 6336 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6336 
Old valves have more soul! 6335 
Was it soul or soil? 6335 
It was just a heading 6335 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6335 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6335 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6335 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6335 
Injection of analog dither? 6335 
Subliminal signal 6335 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6335 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6335 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6334 
Avicenna = Arabian 6334 
Persian, not Arab 6334 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6334 
More words to describe "sux" please 6334 
Revolution 6334 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6334 
One-stage DHTs 6333 
One other thing 6333 
One stage 6333 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6333 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6333 
I see the things differently. 6333 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6333 
The audiophile attitude 6333 
The where and why of design choices 6333 
Blah blah blah 6333 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6333 
Do I need to be hissing? 6333 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6333 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6333 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6332 
What is randomness? 6332 
Those least three possibilities… 6332 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6332 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6332 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6330 
A Beautiful Mind 6329 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6327 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6312 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6312 
Abandoning Milq? 6312 
Will see how it goes.... 6312 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6310 
Topology and 2A3? 6310 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6310 
Type Casting 6310 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6310 
6sn7-2a3 6310 
Topology vs parts 6310 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6310 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6310 
Parts Frenzy 6310 
Too many new sounds 6310 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6309 
New tubes 6308 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6308 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6308 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6308 
New 2A3 6308 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6307 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6306 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6306 
Czech tubes 6304 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6304 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6304 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6303 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6303 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6300 
Here she is. 6299 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6295 
New 2A3 tubes 6295 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6295 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6294 
Multistage DHT circuits 6293 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6292 
Emission Labs 2A3 6292 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6292 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6292 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6292 
The YO186 Strip Show 6292 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6291 
It will be interesting…. 6291 
OPT impedence 6291 
More about the Plate Loading 6291 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6286 
2A3 data 6286 
The New 2A3 tubes 6286 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6286 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6285 
Everything about everything. 6285 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6285 
Options, options, options.... 6285 
I think we agree overall 6285 
An IDHT with more gain? 6284 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6284 
2A3 tube impressions 6279 
Interesting analogy 6279 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6279 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6279 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6279 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6279 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6279 
Why NOS tubes? 6278 
The Holly Ignorance 6278 
Tube tasting 6278 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6278 
Make mine thoriated please 6278 
Any Germans out there? 6278 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6278 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6278 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6278 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6277 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6277 
Tube sound and vibration 6277 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6271 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6270 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6270 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6269 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6269 
B4/B5 British made 6268 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6268 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6267 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6267 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6266 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6265 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6262 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6262 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6261 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6261 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6261 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6261 
The identical operation environment? 6261 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6261 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6261 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6260 
How to get max power from 2A3 6260 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6260 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6260 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6260 
Gain is not power. 6260 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6260 
Specialized DSET approach 6260 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6260 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6260 
The 2A3 loading 6260 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6260 
Optimizing the 2A3 6260 
How much to DSET a DSET 6260 
DSET for Titan 6260 
The Best of All Worlds 6260 
Multiamp setup 6259 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6259 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6259 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6259 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6253 
2A3 and 400V supply 6253 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6252 
Another shot at numbers 6252 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6252 
Okay, so this might work.... 6252 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6252 
Looks good, but.... 6251 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6251 
Less is more... usually. 6251 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6250 
Stepping Out 6250 
Said to be good, but 6250 
Gain to lose 6250 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6250 
Another idea for losing gain 6250 
What's best 6250 
Options, options... 6250 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6250 
Other compromises... 6249 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6248 
Is it glowing yet? 6228 
It is comming.... 6228 
The new MF channel. 6222 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6221 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6213 
The intestage loading talk. 6210 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6205 
1 in 50? 6205 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6205 
Die Walküre soldering. 6204 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6203 
Another amp arond YO186 6202 
Gain? 6202 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6202 
Simple is good 6201 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6201 
The Milq DSET is up. 6200 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6198 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6198 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6197 
Ok, what do I want? 6197 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6197 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6197 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6197 
How about the tweeter? 6196 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6196 
Safe and Sound 6196 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6196 
Some clarifications. 6196 
How about that?!!! 6196 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6194 
Head Room 6194 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6193 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6193 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6193 
Again with the PS 6193 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6191 
Parallel Universe 6191 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6189 
Why I let other people build them... 6189 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6189 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6188 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6185 
MF: the pre-final version. 6185 
Loftin-White? 6185 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6185 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6185 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6181 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6181 
Define really quiet 6180 
Another variable of sound 6180 
Backlash? 6180 
Alternative filament supplies 6180 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6180 
Going down the DC path 6179 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6179 
Molecular sound 6179 
AC-DC heater supply 6179 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6179 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6179 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6179 
Hiss or Hum 6179 
AC transformers 6179 
I have seen the Promised Land 6178 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6178 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6177 
Divide and Conquer 6177 
The design phase is over. 6176 
The unexpected insanity! 6175 
Loading 6175 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6175 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6175 
Going the Distance 6175 
Read the f*** manual! 6175 
Agreed. 6175 
I agree 6175 
The filament transformer 6175 
Center-tap and options 6175 
Something like this…. 6175 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6175 
The foreplay is going on. 6175 
Split balance 6174 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6174 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6174 
SHuguang 6174 
Going through…. 6173 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6172 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6172 
Hum vs voltage 6172 
Meow about the tubes… 6172 
To Be a Content Cat 6172 
Completed! 6169 
Tradition 6169 
Absolutely beautiful! 6169 
The 'film' caps in PS 6168 
Science or religion 6168 
Mass Extinction 6168 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6168 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6168 
Capacitor choices 6168 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6167 
The minor day of Quartets. 6167 
Them's the Breaks 6167 
Eventually! 6166 
So Soon? 6166 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6166 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6165 
The wire for DC-coupling 6165 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6165 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6165 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6164 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6163 
The DHT live reserve 6162 
Some interestng models 6162 
Eaten alive. 6162 
The tubey déjà vu? 6161 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6157 
The 4V takes a lead. 6153 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6150 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6150 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6148 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6147 
Exiting the design mode? 6147 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6147 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6143 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6142 
Setting up the new Playback 6141 
And the winner is… so far 6138 
If you like type 45... 6138 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6138 
Favorite Flavor? 6138 
The 45 times Meow... 6138 
The problem that I see is… 6138 
Running the 45 6138 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6137 
The commentaries about everything. 6137 
Driver tube and biasing 6137 
DHT drivers 6137 
The ideas are worth trying? 6137 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6133 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6133 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6132 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6132 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6132 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6132 
Operating points and cathode current 6132 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6132 
Actually it is not so simple. 6132 
Resistors at the front 6131 
A minor alternation of a position 6131 
The era of enlightenment. 6128 
The devil is in the details.... 6128 
Constructing Sound 6128 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6127 
The “strange” YO186 6118 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6073 
2S4S and 2A3 6064 
Ho to use the YO186 6057 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 6057 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 6057 
The live without the YO186, again.... 6055 
Not anymore! 6044 
The very good YoYonisation! 6043 
….above and below two very clean channel. 6042 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 6029 
DHT, YO186, or??? 6029 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5976 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5975 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5972 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5962 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5724 
All the Best from Burgundy 5724 
Cheesy tubes 5723 
Me and my DHT references… 5614 
Y0-186 in winter. 5517 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5516 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5485 
In My Dreams 5485 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5485 
Blame? 5484 
When good is not good enough. 5484 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5484 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5483 
How the YO186 was used. 5067 
What is old is new? 5066 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5065 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4614 
That sucks. 4614 
YO186 4612 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4612 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4612 
A hallucination? 4609 
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