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Old 01-25-2021, 10:42 PM
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I recently changed my resistors (last week). My dealer ordered Treble resistors with -1dB and Mid-range resistors with +0.5dB.
I was shocked at the increase in dynamics and now have a much nicer full mid-range sound. Really loving the change!
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Old 01-26-2021, 05:24 PM
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I agree. Looking back on this thread was interesting, because I said back in 2014 that I could never "hear" a resistor. Well, I have had a few different pairs of Wilsons since then, with my Alexia's being the first ones I've had for more than 3 years. So with that in mind, I changed my resistors for the very first time recently and it was an instant improvement. Luckily for me, there was an extra set included in the box. My Sasha 1 and 2 did not have such an extra set, for whatever reason. In any case, I now have changed my mind: I can indeed "hear" a resistor, and I believe they should be changed every couple of years.
No extra resistors in my Yvette box either. I posted this at Steve Hoffman's site hoping other Wilson owners would chime in. The only responses I got were from know it all's ridiculing me for be gullible and telling me that resistors shouldn't make a difference in sound. Some told me to measure the resistors, (yeah right). One guy told me if the resistor made an improvement I should change all the caps, as well. Oh boy.
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Old 01-26-2021, 05:48 PM
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No extra resistors in my Yvette box either. I posted this at Steve Hoffman's site hoping other Wilson owners would chime in. The only responses I got were from know it all's ridiculing me for be gullible and telling me that resistors shouldn't make a difference in sound. Some told me to measure the resistors, (yeah right). One guy told me if the resistor made an improvement I should change all the caps, as well. Oh boy.
Yeah...I can understand people being skeptical. I certainly was. But just remember, those people probably don't have Wilson's and they are simply envious
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Old 01-26-2021, 10:14 PM
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Yeah...I can understand people being skeptical. I certainly was. But just remember, those people probably don't have Wilson's and they are simply envious

But just remember, if you didn’t confirm it with a double-blind test, it didn’t really make a difference at all🤣.
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But just remember, if you didn’t confirm it with a double-blind test, it didn’t really make a difference at all[emoji1787].
Blind test is pretty tough to pull off with a resistor change! Takes a good 20min minimum to do it. I'm pretty confident that I heard it...
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Old 01-27-2021, 03:21 PM
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If you have lived with and listened to your system for enough time you are in the very best position to assess the impact on the sound of any given change. In fact the major drawback in my opinion about reviews is the inevitable parade of reviewer’s components varying in synergy coupled with the fact that human aural memory for very high sonic detail is fleeting at best. Replacing old resistors for new in the Sasha results in notable improvements in clarity, transparency, and timbre. But you need to be very familiar with the sound of the system with the old resistors to readily recognize the improvement with the new.
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If you have lived with and listened to your system for enough time you are in the very best position to assess the impact on the sound of any given change. In fact the major drawback in my opinion about reviews is the inevitable parade of reviewer’s components varying in synergy coupled with the fact that human aural memory for very high sonic detail is fleeting at best. Replacing old resistors for new in the Sasha results in notable improvements in clarity, transparency, and timbre. But you need to be very familiar with the sound of the system with the old resistors to readily recognize the improvement with the new.
I guess that I have replaced so many of them, I take the sonic changes for granted. I don't consider changes small (if the resistors are compromised) but I change resistors only after the system is fully dialed in. The difference would appear much smaller if the system was in early stages of setup.

Any time that we do a dealer event or show, we replace resistors as a matter of course. That was Dave's practice and we have continued to do so. We replace all the resistors at once. (Rarely is there no difference. If there isn't one, we simply put the old resistors into the tool kit as spares.) It eliminates one variable when you are trying to create the most compelling demo you can for the public.
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Old 01-28-2021, 10:50 AM
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I guess that I have replaced so many of them, I take the sonic changes for granted. I don't consider changes small (if the resistors are compromised) but I change resistors only after the system is fully dialed in. The difference would appear much smaller if the system was in early stages of setup.

Any time that we do a dealer event or show, we replace resistors as a matter of course. That was Dave's practice and we have continued to do so. We replace all the resistors at once. (Rarely is there no difference. If there isn't one, we simply put the old resistors into the tool kit as spares.) It eliminates one variable when you are trying to create the most compelling demo you can for the public.
Thanks. You and others here make sense.
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