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RE: tweet resistor

Posted by FX35 on October 22, 2020 at 02:41:13:
"The question then becomes what constitutes a "purist approach" considering we're not in the "old days" anymore."

A purist approach is the pursuit of a clean, straight signal path, avoiding or removing anything that would unnecessarily deteriorate or alter the source signal. This is a key factor for High-End amp + source manufacturers. Designers have often stated "A perfect design would be a straight wire with gain", thats about as pure as you can get. Thats why (quality) amps lack tone controls and use the shortest possible signal paths, we remove fuse + fuse holders, replace internal wiring, connectors + plugs or even better, make bare wire connections, all in the pursuit of reducing resistance + deterioration of the signal.
We may not be in the "old days" anymore, but that doesn't mean that digital possibilities have created a giant step forward. A top analog rig still competes with(or betters) anything digital, class D amps still cannot compete with pure class A and magneplanar speakers are still amongst the best money can buy.

"Does a simple resistor in the tweeter signal path violate the "purist approach?"

Yes.