[sdiy] Resistor War !!!

[Jim Patchell]

    Yes, but you would have to make sure that it was liquid nitrogen of the
correct isotope.  I would be willing to bet that the heavier (and more rare, thus
more expensive) isotopes make the resistors sound much better than the common
everyday isotopes that lesser users cool their resistors with....

    -Jim

harry wrote:

> If we just dipped it in liquid nitrogen... would some of the effect be
> permanent ?  If (we claimed) so... wouldn't that be a really fine idea
> to pass to the audiophiles (see also pedo.. and necro..)  ???
>
> Great idea, Grant !
>
> H^)
>
> Grant Richter wrote:
>
> > Thank you for the enlightening replies. This list is simply the best for
> > asking stupid questions!
> >
> > > Carbon comp 0.1-3.0uV
> > > Carbon film 0.05-0.3uV
> > > Metal film 0.02-0.2uV
> > > Wire-wound 0.01-0.2uV
> > >
> > Last place I had an $800 HP AC voltmeter that just measured AC volts RMS.
> > It also had a decibel range with switchable reference impedance. At least
> > according to this beast, a shorted input produced -59 db for a 600 ohm
> > reference. When switched back to AC it showed 2.2 uV RMS.
> >
> > The moral of the story is (I guess) that it is tough to get below -60 db,
> > even for an $800 purpose designed voltmeter.
> >
> > But OK let us not start bathing everything in liquid nitrogen - first one to
> > do so gets thrown off the list!