99.9% Complete! Metro 2203 100w MV Build

[erigm]

I don't see any carbon comp resistors here, just carbon film.

You see Just carbon film ? ? ? I think you may need my higher prescription beer goggles.

You know what I mean, just carbon film for the 1/2 watt, and metal oxide for the 1 watt and above.
I think I could use some beer goggles right about now though.

[Roe]

actually the CFs that metro use are 1w

[erigm]

actually the CFs that metro use are 1w

Ok, you're right.

[Grosh_Guitars]

I dont understand why george used metal oxide for the NFB resistor. a CC or a CF will sound much nicer

Where can one find CC's or CF's with long enough leads for the NFB?

[erigm]

I dont understand why george used metal oxide for the NFB resistor. a CC or a CF will sound much nicer

Where can one find CC's or CF's with long enough leads for the NFB?

Do you have any 1watt CF's? They might have longer leads. I'd be interested to see if I could hear or feel the difference between metal oxide, or CC/CF for the NFB resistor. True, it all adds up, but I'm just sayin'...

[lifer]

Awesome !
MF & CC's huh?
Did you have a certain idea/view on where you targeted these, Mikey?
"squish" factor?

I don't see any carbon comp resistors here, just carbon film.

oops, sorry...type o Beer goggles on backwards... Correction: MF & CF's huh?

I don't see any carbon comp resistors here, just carbon film.

You see Just carbon film ? ? ? I think you may need my higher prescription beer goggles.

I'm asking because alot of people do a build with a goal in mind and not just build a kit. Whether your a Rock, Blues, or Metal player, etc. it should cater to the sound your chasing.

Excluding ± tolerances & just focusing on the board parts ... With the CC's I noticed a loose & bloomy "feel. Good for someone playing the Blues circuit, plugged straight in relying on just that little ole volume knob.
With CF's, what seems to me, Single Notes seem a little tighter - feel faster in the fingers ? Noticeable when playing leads.
The build I'm in the process of doing will have mostly all CF's.
But, like all new builds I won't know until the new build has been "cooked-in"

..yeah see, just like the sig says...

i just finished up a 1987 with all A/B carbon comps. they were noisy as hell for
the first 2 or 3 hrs. i was actually a little "worried" there for a while!
i have about 7hrs. on it now and they have quieted down and it sounds beautiful.
odd.....cuz my 45/100 is all CC's and it was dead quiet from the start!

[lifer]

I dont understand why george used metal oxide for the NFB resistor. a CC or a CF will sound much nicer

Where can one find CC's or CF's with long enough leads for the NFB?

they're out there!! gotta look around though..........CC's are easy to get "longer"
leads...CF's are the bitch.

i think ohmite's are long enough-----