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Top resistors

Many threads with opinions on boutique coupling capacitors, but very little consolidated information on the sonics of resistors. Anyone care to share their thoughts on the attributes of their favorite brands & types for specific tube and SS applications? How much of a difference does a good resistor make?

My interest in the topic increased after recently installing the latest Texas Components nude Vishay TX2575 in several SS and tube phono & LS components. This was a proverbial "Ah-ha" moment-- a stray resistor dropped into signal path here or there, surprising with an improvement that equalled or surpassed the impact of a switch to a top coupling cap like V-Cap or Mundorf.
dgarretson

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ihmeyers
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I just got some 5.1 ohm resistors to try on my tweeters in a pair of Wilson Duette.  I actually preferred the lower cost Duelunds to the more expensive Duelunds but preferred the Path Audio to both of those. 

I had never used the Path's before.  At least in this application it was much more dynamic than the Duelunds.  Still need to break-in but I am very pleased so far.  I did not connect the ground lead either.

Cheers,
Ian
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