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In Reply to: RE: Ladder stepped attenuator downsides please posted by Caucasian Blackplate on August 14, 2015 at 08:48:01
and all SMD are made the same bad sound?
what's about a ladder attenuator with metal film resistors?
I'm not intended to buy a golpoint by the way, but an Acoustic Dimension.
regards
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No they don't all sound the same. Problem is AFAIK the better-sounding SMD ones are rather expensive, and don't come all in one package for a stepped atten. IOW there'd be no advantage to using them, manufacturing cost-wise, and in fact they'd cost a lot more than using "regular" resistors. I suppose there could be some savings in that a machine could quickly assemble the SMD atten, but it wouldn't be smaller either, as the quality-sounding SMDs I'm thinking of are not small (components that sound good rarely/never are).
All I'm doing is opposing the inference that all SMD resistors sound bad, not offering solutions.
That's good information to hear. I'm guessing you're referring to the bulk foil surface mount parts sound a little better?
I had also been wondering if the lack of a mechanical connection might've had something to do with it.
cfraser,
thanks for your answer.
well, I was guessing exactly that.
btw, it is very strange that there is no consensus at all regarding attenuators, no matter there are objective aspects to judge them.
regards
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