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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6206 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6205 
DHT Milq? 6205 
The DHT journey. 6205 
DHT tone 6205 
Well, why not? 6204 
Holding the Fort 6204 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6204 
Input tube and DC heaters 6203 
Reimyo Pat 777 6203 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6199 
DHT or 300B? 6199 
300B 6199 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6199 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6198 
Hence the confusion 6198 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6198 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6198 
My experience with DHTs 6198 
Pigmented coloration? 6198 
Dht-dht 6198 
Dynamic viscosity? 6198 
The Pallette preamp... 6198 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6198 
"soul" of tubes 6198 
There is a difference... 6198 
Vibration injection? 6198 
Homework # 4334 6198 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6198 
Old valves have more soul! 6197 
Was it soul or soil? 6197 
It was just a heading 6197 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6197 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6197 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6197 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6197 
Injection of analog dither? 6197 
Subliminal signal 6197 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6197 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6197 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6196 
Avicenna = Arabian 6196 
Persian, not Arab 6196 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6196 
More words to describe "sux" please 6196 
Revolution 6196 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6196 
One-stage DHTs 6195 
One other thing 6195 
One stage 6195 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6195 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6195 
I see the things differently. 6195 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6195 
The audiophile attitude 6195 
The where and why of design choices 6195 
Blah blah blah 6195 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6195 
Do I need to be hissing? 6195 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6195 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6195 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6194 
What is randomness? 6194 
Those least three possibilities… 6194 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6194 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6194 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6192 
A Beautiful Mind 6191 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6189 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6174 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6174 
Abandoning Milq? 6174 
Will see how it goes.... 6174 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6172 
Topology and 2A3? 6172 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6172 
Type Casting 6172 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6172 
6sn7-2a3 6172 
Topology vs parts 6172 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6172 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6172 
Parts Frenzy 6172 
Too many new sounds 6172 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6171 
New tubes 6170 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6170 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6170 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6170 
New 2A3 6170 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6169 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6168 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6168 
Czech tubes 6166 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6166 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6166 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6165 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6165 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6162 
Here she is. 6161 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6157 
New 2A3 tubes 6157 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6157 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6156 
Multistage DHT circuits 6155 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6154 
Emission Labs 2A3 6154 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6154 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6154 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6154 
The YO186 Strip Show 6154 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6153 
It will be interesting…. 6153 
OPT impedence 6153 
More about the Plate Loading 6153 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6148 
2A3 data 6148 
The New 2A3 tubes 6148 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6148 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6147 
Everything about everything. 6147 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6147 
Options, options, options.... 6147 
I think we agree overall 6147 
An IDHT with more gain? 6146 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6146 
2A3 tube impressions 6141 
Interesting analogy 6141 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6141 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6141 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6141 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6141 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6141 
Why NOS tubes? 6140 
The Holly Ignorance 6140 
Tube tasting 6140 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6140 
Make mine thoriated please 6140 
Any Germans out there? 6140 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6140 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6140 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6140 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6139 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6139 
Tube sound and vibration 6139 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6133 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6132 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6132 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6131 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6131 
B4/B5 British made 6130 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6130 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6129 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6129 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6128 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6127 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6124 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6124 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6123 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6123 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6123 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6123 
The identical operation environment? 6123 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6123 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6123 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6122 
How to get max power from 2A3 6122 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6122 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6122 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6122 
Gain is not power. 6122 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6122 
Specialized DSET approach 6122 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6122 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6122 
The 2A3 loading 6122 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6122 
Optimizing the 2A3 6122 
How much to DSET a DSET 6122 
DSET for Titan 6122 
The Best of All Worlds 6122 
Multiamp setup 6121 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6121 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6121 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6121 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6115 
2A3 and 400V supply 6115 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6114 
Another shot at numbers 6114 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6114 
Okay, so this might work.... 6114 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6114 
Looks good, but.... 6113 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6113 
Less is more... usually. 6113 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6112 
Stepping Out 6112 
Said to be good, but 6112 
Gain to lose 6112 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6112 
Another idea for losing gain 6112 
What's best 6112 
Options, options... 6112 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6112 
Other compromises... 6111 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6110 
Is it glowing yet? 6090 
It is comming.... 6090 
The new MF channel. 6084 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6083 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6075 
The intestage loading talk. 6072 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6067 
1 in 50? 6067 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6067 
Die Walküre soldering. 6066 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6065 
Another amp arond YO186 6064 
Gain? 6064 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6064 
Simple is good 6063 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6063 
The Milq DSET is up. 6062 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6060 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6060 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6059 
Ok, what do I want? 6059 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6059 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6059 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6059 
How about the tweeter? 6058 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6058 
Safe and Sound 6058 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6058 
Some clarifications. 6058 
How about that?!!! 6058 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6056 
Head Room 6056 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6055 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6055 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6055 
Again with the PS 6055 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6053 
Parallel Universe 6053 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6051 
Why I let other people build them... 6051 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6051 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6050 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6047 
MF: the pre-final version. 6047 
Loftin-White? 6047 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6047 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6047 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6043 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6043 
Define really quiet 6042 
Another variable of sound 6042 
Backlash? 6042 
Alternative filament supplies 6042 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6042 
Going down the DC path 6041 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6041 
Molecular sound 6041 
AC-DC heater supply 6041 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6041 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6041 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6041 
Hiss or Hum 6041 
AC transformers 6041 
I have seen the Promised Land 6040 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6040 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6039 
Divide and Conquer 6039 
The design phase is over. 6038 
The unexpected insanity! 6037 
Loading 6037 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6037 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6037 
Going the Distance 6037 
Read the f*** manual! 6037 
Agreed. 6037 
I agree 6037 
The filament transformer 6037 
Center-tap and options 6037 
Something like this…. 6037 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6037 
The foreplay is going on. 6037 
Split balance 6036 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6036 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6036 
SHuguang 6036 
Going through…. 6035 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6034 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6034 
Hum vs voltage 6034 
Meow about the tubes… 6034 
To Be a Content Cat 6034 
Completed! 6031 
Tradition 6031 
Absolutely beautiful! 6031 
The 'film' caps in PS 6030 
Science or religion 6030 
Mass Extinction 6030 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6030 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6030 
Capacitor choices 6030 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6029 
The minor day of Quartets. 6029 
Them's the Breaks 6029 
Eventually! 6028 
So Soon? 6028 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6028 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6027 
The wire for DC-coupling 6027 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6027 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6027 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6026 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6025 
The DHT live reserve 6024 
Some interestng models 6024 
Eaten alive. 6024 
The tubey déjà vu? 6023 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6019 
The 4V takes a lead. 6015 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6012 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6012 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6010 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6009 
Exiting the design mode? 6009 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6009 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6005 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6004 
Setting up the new Playback 6003 
And the winner is… so far 6000 
If you like type 45... 6000 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6000 
Favorite Flavor? 6000 
The 45 times Meow... 6000 
The problem that I see is… 6000 
Running the 45 6000 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 5999 
The commentaries about everything. 5999 
Driver tube and biasing 5999 
DHT drivers 5999 
The ideas are worth trying? 5999 
A question about the polishing the things…. 5995 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 5995 
Driving the 45... cathode first 5994 
ST or Globe; old or new... 5994 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 5994 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 5994 
Operating points and cathode current 5994 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 5994 
Actually it is not so simple. 5994 
Resistors at the front 5993 
A minor alternation of a position 5993 
The era of enlightenment. 5990 
The devil is in the details.... 5990 
Constructing Sound 5990 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 5989 
The “strange” YO186 5980 
The dead guy’s lessons. 5935 
2S4S and 2A3 5926 
Ho to use the YO186 5919 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5919 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5919 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5917 
Not anymore! 5906 
The very good YoYonisation! 5905 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5904 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5891 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5891 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5838 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5837 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5834 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5824 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5586 
All the Best from Burgundy 5586 
Cheesy tubes 5585 
Me and my DHT references… 5476 
Y0-186 in winter. 5379 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5378 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5347 
In My Dreams 5347 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5347 
Blame? 5346 
When good is not good enough. 5346 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5346 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5345 
How the YO186 was used. 4929 
What is old is new? 4928 
YO186 vs. type 45. 4927 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4476 
That sucks. 4476 
YO186 4474 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4474 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4474 
A hallucination? 4471 
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