Sasha's And Resistors

[Etunes]

Originally Posted by Kunter

I ordered a set from Duelund. Will report the results when i have them. Should be couple of weeks.

Thanks please fill us in when they are installed. I've heard you can bump up midrange or dial down the treble but i have no experience or knowledge of how to do so. If anyone has experience with this please advise. My tweeters seem mighty hot or bright and would love to tone them down.

[Kunter]

Hi all..
Resistors finally arrived and were installed today. The space is a little tight but they are in (Duelunds are really long).
Initial impressions are quite positive but I will listen for a couple of days before posting a mini review.
Unfortunately I was not allowed to post the place I bought them but do some google search for possible resellers.
Cheers.

[Kingsrule]

2 months to get the resistors?

[Kunter]

The values were not in standard values for Duelund so special production was required. Logistics to get them etc hence the 2 months. Normal delivery should be less than that...

[Kunter]

After a lenghty burn in and test period here is my verdict:
Very happy with the Duelunds in Sasha...

For the last 10 years I have owned Quad Esl's. First the 988, then 2905. Both were upgraded with better electronics. Although marketed as "no crossover", Quad's do have one resistor and one capacitor on the signal path right after the binding post. My last pair had a duelund resistor and a mundorf capacitor shunted by a duelund capacitor. Hence my first encounter with the brand.

It sounded wonderful on midrange but had certain limitations on base and treble. Treble was tamed with Townshend supertweeters but the base always lacked the punch and power despite me trying to mate them with quite good sibwoofers. Last amp is Devialet D-Premier, on its way to become two 240's. The control on the speaker was spot on but upgrade illness caught me when a friend installed Sasha couple of years ago. So last spring, finally getting the buy in of the lady of the house, i made a move to a pair of black Sasha...

The dynamics and power was there. But I missed the glory in the midrange and the three dimensionality I much loved.

With Duelund Cast resistors in the Sasha, two things happened. First, midrange speed and quality came very much closer to the Quad's. I believe ESL still has an edge there but by a much less margin than it used to be. Second, now the misic pouring from the speakers is a better whole. Nothing sticks out. I happend sometims that the treble caught my attention ans might feel out of place. But now, it all dials in.

Overall, I would strongly recommend this change. Logistically it is a challenge. Although in the end everything fits in, length of the leads coming out of the resistors should be long enough.

Cheers...

[Kingsrule]

Can you say where you ordered the Duelund resistors?
Also, do you have a picture of the install?

I would think Wilson would have tried them before deciding on what resistors to use...

[Mark Manner]

You know, on this one (changing resistors peridocally in my speakers), I am just going to remain fat, dumb and happy with what I have. This craziness has to stop somewhere!
Mark

[Coppy]

Originally Posted by Mark Manner

You know, on this one (changing resistors peridocally in my speakers), I am just going to remain fat, dumb and happy with what I have. This craziness has to stop somewhere!
Mark

Yep...

[2fastdriving]

Originally Posted by Mark Manner

You know, on this one (changing resistors peridocally in my speakers), I am just going to remain fat, dumb and happy with what I have. This craziness has to stop somewhere!
Mark

I also agree. There is no way I could ever tell the difference in sound between resistors.

I'm not even 100% convinced about burn-in. I just know it sounds better to me over time, but that could mean I am just getting used to what I hear. Who knows.

[tima]

If you hear a difference from changing phono-stage cartridge load impedance you're probably hearing a difference in resistor value.