[geoff]

David Nebenzahl wrote:
On 5/18/2010 2:02 PM geoff spake thus:

Dick Pierce wrote:

Just buy the damned 10 watt resistors and be done
with it.

If it's anything like my KEF Reference speakers (and it should be) ,
it is not JUST a 10W resistor.
It is likely to be of a specifically selected value from within the
normal tolerance band, to enable the speaker to comply to it's
specifications. KEF tested and matched up Rs Cs and drivers into
bins to make sets that gave the correct crossover frequencies and
attenuations. I'd be inclined to test the actual value of it's buddy in
the
adjacent speaker, and match the resistance to within 1% or so.

Do you really think even a 10% deviation from stated value would make
any real difference in the sound, practically speaking?

Yep, if your chain, environment, and listening skills are up to it.

We are talking about speaker that cost over $10K here, so I think it would
be sacrilege to throw in something that devalues them in any way.

geoff