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RE: SMD, 1/4 or 1/2 watt resistors - which are better

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unclestu

In Reply to: RE: SMD, 1/4 or 1/2 watt resistors - which are better posted by airtime on August 18, 2014 at 06:43:37

I found the SMD Goldpoint to be excellent but never made a comparisons to options. Tbat being said, soldering SMDs is a challenge, at least for ancient eyes n an occasionally shaky hand.

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RE: SMD, 1/4 or 1/2 watt resistors - which are better - amioutaline? 12:49:21 08/26/14 (1)
I've used a passive with my Low Watt, High Efficiency system forever.

Gone from TKD to PEC and back, then Goldpoint with Dales and finally for the last 6 years, this SMD from Valabs , $25 bucks. A little fussy to wire but beats them all at having no "sound".

Ask me about the Yamaha Silent Brass
- RE: SMD, 1/4 or 1/2 watt resistors - which are better - Old nuff 2 no better 13:19:49 09/03/14 (0)
  For SMD, do not use thick films. They are noisy and not as good as thin film (metal film).
RE: SMD, 1/4 or 1/2 watt resistors - which are better - airtime 06:19:33 08/19/14 (3)
Heck, I'm not soldering those bug size chips! My eyes and neck are the reason I gave up fixing old stereos. Sure I wasn't very good, or had any formal training, but I enjoyed toying around. And occasionally actually fixing one or two.

So basically these chips are nothing more than a fancy potentiometer shunt resistor. So what's the big deal? The signal can be sent through a better resistor. Like a Vishay or other metal film.

charles
- SMD - unclestu 21:23:22 08/19/14 (2)
  Are non inductive n of course eliminates a lot of lead length, comparatively. I like the nakedvishays but they are only slightly larger. Of course SMDs are cheap.
  - RE: SMD - bradp 20:43:06 11/05/14 (0)
    I've found regular resistors far better. I've replaced SMD's in many components and always helps a great deal. Its the first mod I do. The SMD guys push SMD as better, but in my experience its not close.
  - Try Neohm - beautox 19:25:51 08/20/14 (0)
    I used to use a lot of Vishays, but the ones they make nowadays just don't seem to sound as good. So I looked around for alternative and am very pleased with Neohm Ultra Precision Wirewound (UPW) series. They sound better than even old nude vishays imho. ymmv etc. I buy from RS Components, but they are made by TE Connectivity, which is not a small company..they are not cheap, maybe $10-20 a pop. Also they don't do a huge range of values. But great for critical resistors in dacs, feedback loops, and of course, attenuators.

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