Path Audio Resistors - Capacitance ?


Hi Everyone,

I've been reading up on the Path Audio resistors. It seems they are not pure resistors, but deliberately designed as resistors with capacitance. That 3rd lead will bleed off high frequencies. 

If anyone has a pair and can measure the capacitance I'd be curious to know. 

Best,

Erik
erik_squires

Showing 3 responses by jhrlrd

ok Eric, Ha, good point, but roll off highs or send noise to ground?

Granny, my black binding post connects to chassis ground eventually through the PC board, so how’s it not really ground?
Also Granny, maybe you could measure capacitance on the Rike?

Oh, and  you using them in a crossover I presume?
thanks
Erik, really? I read up on them too, and thought the third wire was connected to the shield around the resistor, the other end to be soldered to ground. Nothing specifically about bleeding off highs.
could you post the link?
Yes, I’ve read that statement before, that ground is not some magical sink for noise. But I guess it is somewhere for the noise to go, or maybe shorted to zero potential, otherwise why would they have you connect it there. (Rike pigtail) . I once made a copper foil shield between a plasma tv and oppo player and it did nothing till I grounded the foil. Then the noise coming thru the air into the oppo almost completely went away. Just like a magical noise sink!