Lpads, shunt resistors. Is there really an audible downgrade in SQ?

[doug20]

Shunt resistors in parallel really tame the Impedance curve well (along with the phase).

Lpads (resistor in series and a resistor in parallel) really tame the hiss found in CDs and also smooth out that impedance curve.

So they have benefits in terms of the measurements and lower noise floor but what about the SQ.

Is this an audiophile opinion, where resistors are just a necessary evil and Lpads are just a compromise?

[rabbitz]

It's quite hard to build a crossover without them unless you get lucky with driver combinations not needing padding or corrections.

I've tried Ceramic (NI wirewound), MOX, Mills etc resistors and differences would only be very minor and any reduction in SQ is more than made up by having the speaker tonally balanced. Put it this way, I've never heard a speaker ruined by the use of a resistor.