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Fred Nachbaur writes:


The word "metal" suggests hardness, brittleness, and in a poetic sense,
is used to connote lack of soul or a mechanical nature.

The word "carbon" suggests softness, smoothness, and since it forms the
basis for organic life, can imply a living, dynamic nature.

Just as the "crystalline clarity" of a tube's sound is due to its being
made of glass, the metaphysical aspect's of a resistor's sound depends
on the poetry of its construction materials.

How's that for a definitive answer? :-p

Cheers,
Fred


It's just amazing- when I see reports from the Golden Ears about sonic
differences between any two similar components of differing material
composition (wire insulation, RCA connector dielectric, speaker wire,
resistors, capacitors, active devices....) it almost always boils
down to exactly what you speak of here.

And curiously enough, the physical appearance of the subject almost
always correlates to its alleged "sonic signature"- i.e., given
a phenolic phono connector Vs, a ceramic one, the ceramic one is the one
to sound "brittle", "sharp", or "edgy".

Wonder why it's never the opposite?

Well, anyway, I suppose I'll never need to worry about it, really.
My ears aren't NEARLY sophisticated enough to detect these subtle
nuances.

I once thought of cashing in on this phenomenon, but I suspect that I'd
rather not have these folks for my customers.

I find myself content to remain bemused by naked emperors and awestruck
citizenry. It's fun to watch the parade.

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Marty Dippel High Energy Physics
Sr. Systems Analyst The University of Chicago