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Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps 6281 
One-stage Milq++ and the DHT's alleged tone 6280 
DHT Milq? 6280 
The DHT journey. 6280 
DHT tone 6280 
Well, why not? 6279 
Holding the Fort 6279 
My DHT experiment: Preface 6279 
Input tube and DC heaters 6278 
Reimyo Pat 777 6278 
My DHT experiment: Observations 6274 
DHT or 300B? 6274 
300B 6274 
Talking, perception and the grounds for objectively 6274 
The Wine Via the Wine Glass 6273 
Hence the confusion 6273 
My DHT experiment: some conclusions. 6273 
Reality Reconstruction is not a functionality. 6273 
My experience with DHTs 6273 
Pigmented coloration? 6273 
Dht-dht 6273 
Dynamic viscosity? 6273 
The Pallette preamp... 6273 
If one DHT is good, two must be better? 6273 
"soul" of tubes 6273 
There is a difference... 6273 
Vibration injection? 6273 
Homework # 4334 6273 
The 01A-71A-10Y-45 chain 6273 
Old valves have more soul! 6272 
Was it soul or soil? 6272 
It was just a heading 6272 
Adjustable color: TIMBRE LOCK? 6272 
Neutral or neutral/uncoloured? 6272 
..are lacking in power, dynamics and bandwidth. 6272 
Timbre-Lock. Not quite ready for prime time. 6272 
Injection of analog dither? 6272 
Subliminal signal 6272 
The idea of analog randomanization. 6272 
Okay, what Avicena Power Generator 6272 
I hope you will be hearing about it. 6271 
Avicenna = Arabian 6271 
Persian, not Arab 6271 
The “second solution” - a major disappointment 6271 
More words to describe "sux" please 6271 
Revolution 6271 
The non-melodramatic DHT? 6271 
One-stage DHTs 6270 
One other thing 6270 
One stage 6270 
Brewing, thinking and heating 6270 
Physical characteristics of electronic devices 6270 
I see the things differently. 6270 
Don't waste time being "creative" 6270 
The audiophile attitude 6270 
The where and why of design choices 6270 
Blah blah blah 6270 
Laconic Clarity vs. Comfort vs. Nostalgia 6270 
Do I need to be hissing? 6270 
...associated with lack of neutrality and colorati... 6270 
John Broskie's Partial feedback amplifier 6270 
Randomness vs. freedom and the Homework # 4334 6269 
What is randomness? 6269 
Those least three possibilities… 6269 
Randomness and Music's Prerogative 6269 
It works, … sort of. The revolution is canceled. 6269 
Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs 6267 
A Beautiful Mind 6266 
Some summary and conclusions from the first phase. 6264 
Second phase: revising requirement for my DHT objectives. 6249 
Tubes for your DHT amp 6249 
Abandoning Milq? 6249 
Will see how it goes.... 6249 
Single-stage Milq vs. Sun Audio VT-2A3 6247 
Topology and 2A3? 6247 
6SN7-2A3 amps? 6247 
Type Casting 6247 
Sun Audio SV-2A3 6247 
6sn7-2a3 6247 
Topology vs parts 6247 
For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply 6247 
The vintage tubes syndrome. 6247 
Parts Frenzy 6247 
Too many new sounds 6247 
Milq-Sun-Audio amp, ordinary Sound, 2A3 tubes 6246 
New tubes 6245 
Milq bias vs. batery bias 6245 
The batteries are a tricky thing. 6245 
Swimming the ocean at night? 6245 
New 2A3 6245 
To kill of do not kill the capacitor. 6244 
The JJ Electronic amp. 6243 
JJ 2A3 and amp 6243 
Czech tubes 6241 
Single plated vs Double plated? 6241 
Mono plate 2A3 tubes 6241 
I suggested once VT52 tube 6240 
The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R 6240 
YO-186 as the output tube. 6237 
Here she is. 6236 
Some talks about the new production tubes 6232 
New 2A3 tubes 6232 
Some thoughts about one-IHT vs. multiple-DHT 6232 
The Sun Audio with 6E5P 6231 
Multistage DHT circuits 6230 
Wrong tube or wrong topology – here is the question. 6229 
Emission Labs 2A3 6229 
Some comment and questions about then 2A3 talks. 6229 
Which Chinese 2A3? 6229 
OK, for a first time I like the San Audio Kit. 6229 
The YO186 Strip Show 6229 
More on the 2A3 comparisons 6228 
It will be interesting…. 6228 
OPT impedence 6228 
More about the Plate Loading 6228 
Some feedback on designing with the 45 and 2A3 DHTs... might prove interesting. 6223 
2A3 data 6223 
The New 2A3 tubes 6223 
How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, smal... 6223 
How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 o... 6222 
Everything about everything. 6222 
Some very good points... and... possibly more logi... 6222 
Options, options, options.... 6222 
I think we agree overall 6222 
An IDHT with more gain? 6221 
You don't ask for much now, eh? 6221 
2A3 tube impressions 6216 
Interesting analogy 6216 
NOS 2A3 tubes versus new tubes 6216 
Hmmm, let me try this one again... 6216 
Sylvania 2A3 identification 6216 
A picture is worth a thousand micromhos? 6216 
I have more interest in the period tubes 6216 
Why NOS tubes? 6215 
The Holly Ignorance 6215 
Tube tasting 6215 
The cathodes’ flatulence? 6215 
Make mine thoriated please 6215 
Any Germans out there? 6215 
6E5P VS 6E6P 6215 
Vibrations? What do you with them? 6215 
Vibration in tubes and sounds 6215 
UX4 vs UX4ruskie 6214 
Ringing the tubes? I do not know how about that. 6214 
Tube sound and vibration 6214 
The thoughts collection about YO186? 6208 
The lights look green for the YO tube 6207 
"Melquiades" with YO-186. Something like... 6207 
My version of RE-604 and PX4 6206 
The YO186 tube sockets. 6206 
B4/B5 British made 6205 
The YO186’s sockets and prices 6205 
DHT 2A3 amplifier rectification 6204 
My attitude toward tube rectification. 6204 
Tu-be or not Tu-be, seems Tu-be the question. 6203 
It looks like DHT DSET is shaping up. 6202 
The Sylvania 2A3 NOS report 6199 
The Citizen Kane syndrome. 6199 
Sylvania 2A3 in a World without Color 6198 
Are NOS and new manufacture comparing oranges to o... 6198 
That all is incorrect in a way…. 6198 
NOS vs new 2A3 tubes 6198 
The identical operation environment? 6198 
Preferred 2A3 operating point 6198 
The sound of the 2A3 however? 6198 
Circuit modification for 2A3 optimization 6197 
How to get max power from 2A3 6197 
2A3 voltages, loads and realized output power 6197 
Optimal operation of 2A3: an experiment 6197 
Tubes, Whole Circuits, Expectations and Sound 6197 
Gain is not power. 6197 
2A3 amplifier modification & Optimization 6197 
Specialized DSET approach 6197 
6C33/2A3 DSET? 6197 
SET usable power and making the most of it 6197 
The 2A3 loading 6197 
DSET solution for EdgarHorn? 6197 
Optimizing the 2A3 6197 
How much to DSET a DSET 6197 
DSET for Titan 6197 
The Best of All Worlds 6197 
Multiamp setup 6196 
Optimizing the (NOS) 2A3... "KM-style"? 6196 
There are many opportunities, it all depends what ... 6196 
Modifying amplifer to optimize NOS 2A3 performance 6196 
Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done 6190 
2A3 and 400V supply 6190 
Pudding and the chicken wires 6189 
Another shot at numbers 6189 
How to cook the "uninformed" anode. 6189 
Okay, so this might work.... 6189 
The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. 6189 
Looks good, but.... 6188 
2A3 with slightly lover filament voltage? 6188 
Less is more... usually. 6188 
Where to burn gain? how? and where to get beter st... 6187 
Stepping Out 6187 
Said to be good, but 6187 
Gain to lose 6187 
Why nothing is simple with this damn amp! 6187 
Another idea for losing gain 6187 
What's best 6187 
Options, options... 6187 
Actually, it is not so bad. 6187 
Other compromises... 6186 
Cathode vs. fixed with DHT 6185 
Is it glowing yet? 6165 
It is comming.... 6165 
The new MF channel. 6159 
I started to work on the Milq’s DHT Island. 6158 
Innerstage loading vs. OPT loading. 6150 
The intestage loading talk. 6147 
My playback feels like it is broken. 6142 
1 in 50? 6142 
Yes, it was after PP2000 6142 
Die Walküre soldering. 6141 
The post Die Walküre soldering 6140 
Another amp arond YO186 6139 
Gain? 6139 
The Unexpected problem with DHT Milq. 6139 
Simple is good 6138 
Ok, I am moving forward. 6138 
The Milq DSET is up. 6137 
My DH DSET – 2 days later. 6135 
Here is more data to reconcile. 6135 
Hm, that is interesting and unpleasant so far. 6134 
Ok, what do I want? 6134 
Let Go of Some Conceptual "Restrictions"? 6134 
The Milq DH DSET, the further thoughts in progress. 6134 
Crunching Numbers; Shaping Sound 6134 
How about the tweeter? 6133 
Tweeter Efficiency? 6133 
Safe and Sound 6133 
More mystery with tweeter but still on the subject. 6133 
Some clarifications. 6133 
How about that?!!! 6133 
Further considerations: DC-coupling. 6131 
Head Room 6131 
To kill the mandatory 13dB 6130 
DC coupling and killing 13db and driving 6e5p miller and.... 6130 
I do not think that it might be damaging… 6130 
Again with the PS 6130 
AKA J.C. Morrison’s amp but… 6128 
Parallel Universe 6128 
Melquiades HD MF DSET, Draft13. 6126 
Why I let other people build them... 6126 
Ok, it's going to right direction. 6126 
Ok, it looks already very close…. 6125 
The Loftinish-Whitish, well sort of…. 6122 
MF: the pre-final version. 6122 
Loftin-White? 6122 
Did anyone hear the PX4 amplifiers? 6122 
What Could use Improving at This Point? 6122 
The Milq’s MF front-end is done 6118 
Why I Let Other People Build Them, II 6118 
Define really quiet 6117 
Another variable of sound 6117 
Backlash? 6117 
Alternative filament supplies 6117 
I kind of faced a problem with AC 6117 
Going down the DC path 6116 
It is not about the “whole sound” but about “molec... 6116 
Molecular sound 6116 
AC-DC heater supply 6116 
The Tentlabs are $10 worth PS. 6116 
The unexpected resolution of AC vs. DC quandary. 6116 
The devil is less scared than it depicted. 6116 
Hiss or Hum 6116 
AC transformers 6116 
I have seen the Promised Land 6115 
OK, the choke noise is not a problem anymore 6115 
Ok, it is working fine but… 6114 
Divide and Conquer 6114 
The design phase is over. 6113 
The unexpected insanity! 6112 
Loading 6112 
Looking for inspiring ideas for 'universal' loadin... 6112 
A filaments Sherlock Holmes wanted. 6112 
Going the Distance 6112 
Read the f*** manual! 6112 
Agreed. 6112 
I agree 6112 
The filament transformer 6112 
Center-tap and options 6112 
Something like this…. 6112 
Avoiding "Dial-an-Amp" 6112 
The foreplay is going on. 6112 
Split balance 6111 
Further thoughts about my DH filaments 6111 
The Shuguang 2A3 tubes. 6111 
SHuguang 6111 
Going through…. 6110 
The 2.5V noise vs. 4V noise. 6109 
More about Shuguang 2A3C 6109 
Hum vs voltage 6109 
Meow about the tubes… 6109 
To Be a Content Cat 6109 
Completed! 6106 
Tradition 6106 
Absolutely beautiful! 6106 
The 'film' caps in PS 6105 
Science or religion 6105 
Mass Extinction 6105 
Electrolytics, technology and time 6105 
No more questions about PS capacitors. 6105 
Capacitor choices 6105 
Good time. Welcome back. Thanks God. 6104 
The minor day of Quartets. 6104 
Them's the Breaks 6104 
Eventually! 6103 
So Soon? 6103 
DHT MF channel and 6-ch amp: first conclusions 6103 
All Abuzz about Nothing 6102 
The wire for DC-coupling 6102 
The Dirt on DIY Backlash 6102 
DSET vs. the “better tubes”. 6102 
How to test the DH tubes properly? 6101 
Pairing up tubes for SE use 6100 
The DHT live reserve 6099 
Some interestng models 6099 
Eaten alive. 6099 
The tubey déjà vu? 6098 
The new concept of my output transformer. 6094 
The 4V takes a lead. 6090 
Listening the DH and the striped down version of M... 6087 
I kind of slowly learn what I need. 6087 
More HF from a transformer and DHT? 6085 
Since You Don't Need the Gain 6084 
Exiting the design mode? 6084 
Bye-bye the input divider on MF! 6084 
A few steps back and a gaint leap ahead. 6080 
Single-stage vs. DHT amp. 6079 
Setting up the new Playback 6078 
And the winner is… so far 6075 
If you like type 45... 6075 
Type 45... they're not all the same 6075 
Favorite Flavor? 6075 
The 45 times Meow... 6075 
The problem that I see is… 6075 
Running the 45 6075 
The 10Y...and bye bye Newton 6074 
The commentaries about everything. 6074 
Driver tube and biasing 6074 
DHT drivers 6074 
The ideas are worth trying? 6074 
A question about the polishing the things…. 6070 
The Particular Tube, I'm afraid... 6070 
Driving the 45... cathode first 6069 
ST or Globe; old or new... 6069 
Whatever sticks to the wall as an operation point ... 6069 
The attenuating crap in secondary. 6069 
Operating points and cathode current 6069 
The Burgeoning Opportunities! 6069 
Actually it is not so simple. 6069 
Resistors at the front 6068 
A minor alternation of a position 6068 
The era of enlightenment. 6065 
The devil is in the details.... 6065 
Constructing Sound 6065 
A new view on the DHT evaluation. 6064 
The “strange” YO186 6055 
The dead guy’s lessons. 6010 
2S4S and 2A3 6001 
Ho to use the YO186 5994 
YO 186 fundamental flavor 5994 
The YO-YO tube and "fundamentals" channel 5994 
The live without the YO186, again.... 5992 
Not anymore! 5981 
The very good YoYonisation! 5980 
….above and below two very clean channel. 5979 
The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. 5966 
DHT, YO186, or??? 5966 
I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. 5913 
The Kazitsky Manufacturing and YO104, some history. 5912 
"Absolution and Eternal Refuge." 5909 
Sofia Electric Type 45 Mesh 5899 
The true association of YO186's Sounds. 5661 
All the Best from Burgundy 5661 
Cheesy tubes 5660 
Me and my DHT references… 5551 
Y0-186 in winter. 5454 
Y0-186 sounds like… 5453 
Rethinking the YO186 tube. 5422 
In My Dreams 5422 
Grunt from type 45? A ridicules comment. 5422 
Blame? 5421 
When good is not good enough. 5421 
45s, Drivers, and 45s 5421 
Hm, that was so simple after all! 5420 
How the YO186 was used. 5004 
What is old is new? 5003 
YO186 vs. type 45. 5002 
The YO186 is gone.... :-( 4551 
That sucks. 4551 
YO186 4549 
Hm, what the hell is going on? 4549 
I do not think that anybody but me would like YO186 4549 
A hallucination? 4546 
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