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"Non Inductive" resistors.

I have a couple of Boston Acoustics speakers that I picked up for free at the dump. The woofers were torn, but the boxes and grills were like new. I put in a couple of Dayton Audio woofers, and they are better than OK except that the tweeter needs about a 4 ohm padding resistor.

In view of my minimal investment, I don't feel inclined to use exotic resistors. Question is...so what if the resistor had a bit of inductance? Wouldn't the resulting roll off be well above the audio range?
eldartford
eldartford OP
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Herman...Not really. Since "audiophile quality" non-inductive resistors are quite inexpensive (compared with inductors and capacitors) I have never given much thought to why non-inductive was important. The financial considerations of patching up a free set of junked speakers caused me to question the reason, so I thought I would ask the question and see if anyone can come up with an explanation. Isn't that what Audiogon is for?.
aball
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In my opinion, the explanation for why non-inductive resistors are necessary doesn't require a lecture: it is marketing at its finest. "hey, our speakers have non-inductive resistors...bet that beats your speakers!" A bag of laughs.
theaudiotweak
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Spend 4 American dollars and take a listen to the North Creek's..Tom
eldartford OP
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Theaudiotweak...As I said, I have always used "Audiophile" resistors (not necessarily North Creek items). But I don't know why, and I rather doubt that it would make any difference for these little boxes. When I replaced the crossovers of my Maggie MG1.6 I used $4 resistors, but that was only 2 percent of the project cost, and not worth much thought.
theaudiotweak
2,801 posts
 
So why, if you already new the answer, that was in your brain..Why did you bother asking?..What constitutes an "Audiophile" resistor, the price, the chemical makeup, the sound in comparison to other devices in the same circuit? Tom
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