loading resistor question


I am considering changing the value of my turntable preamp loading resistor. It allows you to choose the value but I have to supply the resistor.

Are there audio grade resistors to use for this purpose? Are there any sound difference one can discern between different make resistors?
jazzgene

Showing 1 response by lewm

I'm with Doak too. Other good choices are tantalum types made by Shinkoh or Audio Note and Caddock TF020 or MK132. This is the most critical use of a resistor in your audio system, IMO, and the choice does make a difference.
It's a bit dangerous to use carbon here, even for trials, because they tend to have wide tolerances. So if you play first with carbon types, plan to measure them with an ohmmeter before inserting them, so you know for sure what you are hearing. And too, a carbon resistor will have colorations that will go away when you substitute a Vishay or a tant or a Caddock, e.g.
I would not use a wire wound unless it was a non-inductive type and you otherwise like it.