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    <p>A lot of the early Moog modules used 100k input impedance.</p>
    <p>I am *still* using a big batch of 100k 1/4 watt resistors I
      bought almost 30 years ago!<br>
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              shows up a lot in eurorack circuits since it's the defacto
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      <div>Could it be that a lot of (more recent) Eurorack circuits are
        heavily inspired by Ray Wilson? ;-)<br>
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      <div>As to the context and design intention behind my question, in
        this case it's less specific, general curiosity. I'm just trying
        to weigh the options, for example for small circuits, or like
        Mattias mentioned in low-noise signal paths. <br>
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      <div>I was suspecting that input impedance plays into this, but
        for op-amp stages other than inputs there would be no obvious
        reason to use values as high as 100k unless to conserve power.<br>
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      <div>thanks,<br>
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      <div>Tom<br>
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      <div> On Friday, 13. November 2020 22:48, ben gebhardt via
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          <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">(first time poster!)<br>
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          <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hi Ian,<br>
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          <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Usually in my experience
            one would scale down resistors around an opamp to generally
            lower the johnson noise contribution.  Additionally there is
            something to be said for high impedance nodes and coupling
            in radiated noise from external sources but usually that's
            only problematic over 1M.  <br>
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                  sans-serif">As to why it's commonplace, I'm not sure
                  which schematics you are referring to, but as
                  mentioned, 100k shows up a lot in eurorack circuits
                  since it's the defacto input impedance.</span></span></span><br>
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          <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">There are a ton of other
            factors in the decision of this resistor, it's hard to
            generalize rationale w/o the context of the circuit and
            design intentions.  Happy to comment on something more
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          <div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ben.<br>
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            <div>On Friday, November 13, 2020, 04:16:17 PM EST, Mattias
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                              <div>And perhaps 10k-22k for TL06x.<br>
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                    <div>I should have written 22k-47k.<br>
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