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Best signal path resistors??

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rtate

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I have a diy pass bride of Zen Pre-amp that I want to put input attenuation on.
I would like to know which brand of resistors are better in the signal path
Caddock or Vishay
or is there something even better??
The values that I'm looking for is 50-60Kohm
 
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That question is pretty wide open and the definition of "best" will be hard to nail down.

As long as you're asking though, another one to consider is Riken. I'll leave it to others to tell you whether they're the best.
 
If you can find some Shinkoh Tantalum films, grab them and use them! I'm going to warm-up my Citation Eleven with some.
 
Metal film's or tantalums are going to be the quietest.I have had very good results with Vishays .Tants will cost you dearly..
 
Normally I use Carbon Film in the signal path, metal film everywhere else under 5w, with sand cast for 5w and over.
 
I've used Kiwame brand resistors in several builds now, too. I don't know how much of the sound I can attribute directly to the resistors, but those amps didn't sound like crap.

Really, how many people out there can truly distinguish between two different resistors? You'd have to build the same circuit with the same layout, with perfectly matched sets of tubes (or transistors, I guess) and then swap those two builds within the same system to A/B them. That's more messing around than I'm willing to go through. That's why I'm not claiming to know much here.
 
Redboy said:
I've used Kiwame brand resistors in several builds now, too. I don't know how much of the sound I can attribute directly to the resistors, but those amps didn't sound like crap.

Really, how many people out there can truly distinguish between two different resistors? You'd have to build the same circuit with the same layout, with perfectly matched sets of tubes (or transistors, I guess) and then swap those two builds within the same system to A/B them. That's more messing around than I'm willing to go through. That's why I'm not claiming to know much here.
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Come on Nate, it's simple, the more they cost the better they sound.:D Speaking of A/B ing, wait till you see my horn A/B rig.:lmao:
 
You boys are way too narrow-minded, embrace all!

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