Any "audio quality" SMS resistors out there?

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Sigurd Ruschkow

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Hi,

I will maybe use SMD resistors for my new preamp. Not that I am saying that they sound better than audio-quality hole mounted resistors, but it is very intreresting to try out new components and I like the way one can make a very small PCB with SMD components.

On this image it looks like Mark Levinson are SMD resistors in their megaexpensive preamp's attenuator board. See
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Does anyone know of any brand (and model name) that manufactures audio quality SMD resistors?



Regards,
Sigurd
 
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BrianL

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Joined 2002
The Levinson picture looks to be standard 1% thick film
resistors, the SMT equivalent of the old carbon film resistors.

There are also a bunch of SMT ceramic caps.

The Vishay VSMxxxx series (plural) are very hard to get and
expensive.

I'd suggest trying Vishay/Dale TNPW series, which come in
0.1% tolerance. A fair assortment can be had from Mouser
for an affordable cost. Have not used them in audio (yet...)
but are very happy with them in instrumentation applications.
 
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