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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6224 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6223 
DHT Milq? 6223 
The DHT journey. 6223 
DHT tone 6223 
Well, why not? 6222 
Holding the Fort 6222 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6222 
Input tube and DC heaters 6221 
Reimyo Pat 777 6221 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6217 
DHT or 300B? 6217 
300B 6217 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6217 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6216 
Hence the confusion 6216 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6216 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6216 
My experience with DHTs 6216 
Pigmented coloration? 6216 
Dht-dht 6216 
Dynamic viscosity? 6216 
The Pallette preamp... 6216 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6216 
"soul" of tubes 6216 
There is a difference... 6216 
Vibration injection? 6216 
Homework # 4334 6216 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6216 
Old valves have more soul! 6215 
Was it soul or soil? 6215 
It was just a heading 6215 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6215 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6215 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6215 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6215 
Injection of analog dither? 6215 
Subliminal signal 6215 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6215 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6215 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6214 
Avicenna = Arabian 6214 
Persian, not Arab 6214 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6214 
More words to describe "sux" please 6214 
Revolution 6214 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6214 
One-stage DHTs 6213 
One other thing 6213 
One stage 6213 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6213 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6213 
I see the things differently. 6213 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6213 
The audiophile attitude 6213 
The where and why of design choices 6213 
Blah blah blah 6213 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6213 
Do I need to be hissing? 6213 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6213 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6213 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6212 
What is randomness? 6212 
Those least three possibilities… 6212 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6212 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6212 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6210 
A Beautiful Mind 6209 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6207 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6192 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6192 
Abandoning Milq? 6192 
Will see how it goes.... 6192 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6190 
Topology and 2A3? 6190 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6190 
Type Casting 6190 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6190 
6sn7-2a3 6190 
Topology vs parts 6190 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6190 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6190 
Parts Frenzy 6190 
Too many new sounds 6190 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6189 
New tubes 6188 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6188 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6188 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6188 
New 2A3 6188 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6187 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6186 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6186 
Czech tubes 6184 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6184 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6184 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6183 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6183 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6180 
Here she is. 6179 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6175 
New 2A3 tubes 6175 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6175 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6174 
Multistage DHT circuits 6173 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6172 
Emission Labs 2A3 6172 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6172 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6172 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6172 
The YO186 Strip Show 6172 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6171 
It will be interesting…. 6171 
OPT impedence 6171 
More about the Plate Loading 6171 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6166 
2A3 data 6166 
The New 2A3 tubes 6166 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6166 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6165 
Everything about everything. 6165 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6165 
Options, options, options.... 6165 
I think we agree overall 6165 
An IDHT with more gain? 6164 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6164 
2A3 tube impressions 6159 
Interesting analogy 6159 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6159 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6159 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6159 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6159 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6159 
Why NOS tubes? 6158 
The Holly Ignorance 6158 
Tube tasting 6158 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6158 
Make mine thoriated please 6158 
Any Germans out there? 6158 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6158 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6158 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6158 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6157 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6157 
Tube sound and vibration 6157 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6151 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6150 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6150 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6149 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6149 
B4/B5 British made 6148 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6148 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6147 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6147 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6146 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6145 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6142 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6142 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6141 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6141 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6141 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6141 
The identical operation environment? 6141 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6141 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6141 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6140 
How to get max power from 2A3 6140 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6140 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6140 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6140 
Gain is not power. 6140 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6140 
Specialized DSET approach 6140 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6140 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6140 
The 2A3 loading 6140 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6140 
Optimizing the 2A3 6140 
How much to DSET a DSET 6140 
DSET for Titan 6140 
The Best of All Worlds 6140 
Multiamp setup 6139 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6139 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6139 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6139 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6133 
2A3 and 400V supply 6133 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6132 
Another shot at numbers 6132 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6132 
Okay, so this might work.... 6132 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6132 
Looks good, but.... 6131 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6131 
Less is more... usually. 6131 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6130 
Stepping Out 6130 
Said to be good, but 6130 
Gain to lose 6130 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6130 
Another idea for losing gain 6130 
What's best 6130 
Options, options... 6130 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6130 
Other compromises... 6129 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6128 
Is it glowing yet? 6108 
It is comming.... 6108 
The new MF channel. 6102 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6101 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6093 
The intestage loading talk. 6090 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6085 
1 in 50? 6085 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6085 
Die Walküre soldering. 6084 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6083 
Another amp arond YO186 6082 
Gain? 6082 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6082 
Simple is good 6081 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6081 
The Milq DSET is up. 6080 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6078 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6078 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6077 
Ok, what do I want? 6077 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6077 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6077 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6077 
How about the tweeter? 6076 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6076 
Safe and Sound 6076 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6076 
Some clarifications. 6076 
How about that?!!! 6076 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6074 
Head Room 6074 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6073 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6073 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6073 
Again with the PS 6073 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6071 
Parallel Universe 6071 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6069 
Why I let other people build them... 6069 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6069 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6068 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6065 
MF: the pre-final version. 6065 
Loftin-White? 6065 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6065 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6065 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6061 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6061 
Define really quiet 6060 
Another variable of sound 6060 
Backlash? 6060 
Alternative filament supplies 6060 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6060 
Going down the DC path 6059 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6059 
Molecular sound 6059 
AC-DC heater supply 6059 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6059 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6059 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6059 
Hiss or Hum 6059 
AC transformers 6059 
I have seen the Promised Land 6058 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6058 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6057 
Divide and Conquer 6057 
The design phase is over. 6056 
The unexpected insanity! 6055 
Loading 6055 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6055 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6055 
Going the Distance 6055 
Read the f*** manual! 6055 
Agreed. 6055 
I agree 6055 
The filament transformer 6055 
Center-tap and options 6055 
Something like this…. 6055 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6055 
The foreplay is going on. 6055 
Split balance 6054 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6054 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6054 
SHuguang 6054 
Going through…. 6053 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6052 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6052 
Hum vs voltage 6052 
Meow about the tubes… 6052 
To Be a Content Cat 6052 
Completed! 6049 
Tradition 6049 
Absolutely beautiful! 6049 
The 'film' caps in PS 6048 
Science or religion 6048 
Mass Extinction 6048 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6048 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6048 
Capacitor choices 6048 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6047 
The minor day of Quartets. 6047 
Them's the Breaks 6047 
Eventually! 6046 
So Soon? 6046 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6046 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6045 
The wire for DC-coupling 6045 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6045 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6045 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6044 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6043 
The DHT live reserve 6042 
Some interestng models 6042 
Eaten alive. 6042 
The tubey déjà vu? 6041 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6037 
The 4V takes a lead. 6033 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6030 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6030 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6028 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6027 
Exiting the design mode? 6027 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6027 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6023 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6022 
Setting up the new Playback 6021 
And the winner is… so far 6018 
If you like type 45... 6018 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6018 
Favorite Flavor? 6018 
The 45 times Meow... 6018 
The problem that I see is… 6018 
Running the 45 6018 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6017 
The commentaries about everything. 6017 
Driver tube and biasing 6017 
DHT drivers 6017 
The ideas are worth trying? 6017 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6013 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6013 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6012 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6012 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6012 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6012 
Operating points and cathode current 6012 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6012 
Actually it is not so simple. 6012 
Resistors at the front 6011 
A minor alternation of a position 6011 
The era of enlightenment. 6008 
The devil is in the details.... 6008 
Constructing Sound 6008 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6007 
The “strange” YO186 5998 
The dead guy’s lessons. 5953 
2S4S and 2A3 5944 
Ho to use the YO186 5937 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5937 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5937 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5935 
Not anymore! 5924 
The very good YoYonisation! 5923 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5922 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5909 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5909 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5856 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5855 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5852 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5842 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5604 
All the Best from Burgundy 5604 
Cheesy tubes 5603 
Me and my DHT references… 5494 
Y0-186 in winter. 5397 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5396 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5365 
In My Dreams 5365 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5365 
Blame? 5364 
When good is not good enough. 5364 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5364 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5363 
How the YO186 was used. 4947 
What is old is new? 4946 
YO186 vs. type 45. 4945 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4494 
That sucks. 4494 
YO186 4492 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4492 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4492 
A hallucination? 4489 
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