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Source for resistors for an acoustech/sutherland phono preamp

Could someone give me a link to buy resistors 47k and under. I bought some but they are much bigger than what they replaced. I have an Ortofon black that I’m tweaking by using resistors under 47k. I’m trying to expand the bottom end. The ortofon specs call for 50k to 200k loading. I’ve read that under 50k is optimal. I know this sounds wrong and contradicts Ortofon but I can't  get the bottom end that my Dynavector 20x2 had. The resistors are an easy switchout but the ones I got from Parts Connexion are huge. About 10 times or more larger. Would the size affect performance?

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lewm
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If you’re in the US, Mouser, Digikey, and others sell resistors by mail order. For phono you want high quality. Michael Percy Audio has them. Texas Instruments TX2575 ( from TI on line) or Caddock TF020 (from Percy) are both excellent. So are the brands mentioned above. Even 1/4 Watt is overkill for this. I question the wisdom of what you’re planning to do and the rationale for it but have fun.

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blueranger OP
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Thanks for the responses! I ordered some lower wattage resistors to play around with .

hagtech
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Changing loading isn't going to help your bottom end much. It basically just changes the top end. 

Perhaps play with VTA and VTF instead? 

lewm
13,109 posts
 

What hagtech said.

dover
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Changing loading isn't going to help your bottom end much. It basically just changes the top end. 

This statement is misleading.

Changing the top end response can in some instances alter the perception of the bottom end by changing the balance - everything is related - even a low bass note has fundamentals, harmonics that reach up into the higher frequencies.

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