Help advice on good sounding cheaper resistors

colin.hepburn2 · 17th February 2003, 05:17 AM

Hi can someone advice me on some good sounding cheaper resistors for cascade single ended audio Amp I was using Holco but stocks are thin And cost is high here in the UK.

Olso require some help with output Trans replacements for 2N3716}{2N3792}

Cheers

EchoWars · 17th February 2003, 06:32 AM

I've been using Yageo metal film resistors for quite some time with good success.

Peter Daniel · 17th February 2003, 06:42 AM

Beyschlag resistors are supposed to be not bad, also Roederstein.
How good are Beyschlag resistors from Digi-Key?

fezz · 17th February 2003, 11:05 AM

im not sure how cheap you mean, but Rapid eletronics in the UK (01206 751166) sell Meggitt Holsworthy precision (0.1%) resistors at very good prices:

10R-47R - £6.50 for 5 £43.00 for 50
56R-82R - £4.50 for 5 £27.50 for 50
100R - 270K - £3.00 for 5 £22.00 for 50
330k-1M - £6.50 for 5 £43.00 for 50

colin.hepburn2 · 18th February 2003, 09:16 PM

Hi Jezz

Thank you, for the info on the resistors I had forgotten about Raped Have order catalogue from them still have not found my TO3 Darlington Trans 2N3792, 2N3716 though I have been told I can use MJE 15003 ,15004 in place of the above

Thanks again
Colin

HBrunt · 21st September 2007, 08:23 PM

I've just found two pairs of unused Texas Instruments 2N3716 2N3792 in my parts box (lurking at the bottom). I reckon they must be over 30 years old as I have had that box since I was about 8 or 9. Are they good for anything?

AndrewT · 23rd September 2007, 07:01 PM

Hi,
buy 600mW metal film (mrs25) from rapid in 100 quantity and the price is about £2.20
These sound good if you keep the dissipation down, preferably below 10% but even upto 50% is OK.
I think the cheaper mf60 are just about as good.

17th February 2003, 05:17 AM	#1
colin.hepburn2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Newtonhill Aberdeenshire	Help advice on good sondind cheper resistors Hi can someone advice me on some good sounding cheaper resistors for cascade single ended audio Amp I was using Holco but stocks are thin And cost is high here in the UK. Olso require some help with output Trans replacements for 2N3716}{2N3792} Cheers __________________ Colin The Blues Man

17th February 2003, 06:42 AM	#3
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	Beyschlag resistors are supposed to be not bad, also Roederstein. How good are Beyschlag resistors from Digi-Key? __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

18th February 2003, 09:16 PM	#5
colin.hepburn2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Newtonhill Aberdeenshire	Resistors Hi Jezz Thank you, for the info on the resistors I had forgotten about Raped Have order catalogue from them still have not found my TO3 Darlington Trans 2N3792, 2N3716 though I have been told I can use MJE 15003 ,15004 in place of the above Thanks again Colin __________________ Colin The Blues Man

23rd September 2007, 07:01 PM	#7
AndrewT diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scottish Borders	Hi, buy 600mW metal film (mrs25) from rapid in 100 quantity and the price is about £2.20 These sound good if you keep the dissipation down, preferably below 10% but even upto 50% is OK. I think the cheaper mf60 are just about as good. __________________ regards Andrew T.

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17th February 2003, 06:32 AM	#2
EchoWars diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Left of the Dial	I've been using Yageo metal film resistors for quite some time with good success.

17th February 2003, 11:05 AM	#4
fezz diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: milton keynes, UK	im not sure how cheap you mean, but Rapid eletronics in the UK (01206 751166) sell Meggitt Holsworthy precision (0.1%) resistors at very good prices: 10R-47R - £6.50 for 5 £43.00 for 50 56R-82R - £4.50 for 5 £27.50 for 50 100R - 270K - £3.00 for 5 £22.00 for 50 330k-1M - £6.50 for 5 £43.00 for 50

21st September 2007, 08:23 PM	#6
HBrunt diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2007	I've just found two pairs of unused Texas Instruments 2N3716 2N3792 in my parts box (lurking at the bottom). I reckon they must be over 30 years old as I have had that box since I was about 8 or 9. Are they good for anything?

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