Posted on Thursday, 31st May 2012 by Auw Jimmy

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Resistor is another interesting passive parts that could affect the sound. I used to be familiar with Vishay S102 Foil Resistor which well known as one of the finest sounding resistor. They are also very precise instrument grade resistor. Nowadays, some debatable opinion says that a naked version could sound even better. So I welcome you, a top-of-the-line naked Z-Foil resistor, TX-2575 made by Texas Components.

Interestingly enough, such company could receive one (single) pc custom value resistor.

Each rated around 0.6 Watts only. So I request several pcs combined to get higher rating. I don’t like s0mething less than 1 Watts (sound wise, they are not on the comfortable level), although the actual usage for this resistor on my application will be 0.04 Watts only.

This resistor is considered as one of the most expensive resistor if we calculate from the “cost-per-Watts” point of view. Available in 0.6 Watts rating only, if you want to get higher, then prepare to double or triple the cost.

Back side of the resistor, in detail view. Quite interesting to see the construction of this resistor.

Type of the resistor is written on the back with white paint. The value also written below the model description.

The front side, as we have discussed previously, shown in naked.

More detail of the naked construction.

Very interesting to see the detail and craftsmanship of this resistor. The length and width of this resistor is around 6 mm x 6 mm, with around 2 mm thickness.




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5 Responses to “Texas Component TX-2575 Naked Z-Foil Resistor”

  1. byutea Says:
    June 1st, 2012 at 23:55

    baru liat resistor model begini :)



  2. Agus Says:
    June 3rd, 2012 at 12:21

    Siang Ko,

    Waduh… Pornografi ini.. pamer barang telanjang… hehehe….
    Kapan reviewnya? dibandingin sama Vishay, Sinkoh, atau Charcroft mungkin?

    Salam :)



  3. Auw Jimmy Says:
    June 3rd, 2012 at 12:39

    Hi Bro Agus,
    Kalo sama Vishay S102 sih beda kelas lah ya. Walaupun ada yg seneng pake ‘chassis’ alias S102. Tapi secara teknologi, ini TX2575 berada di atasnya beberapa kelas. Masih di atas VAR/Z201 series juga malah.

    Dengan Shinkoh jelas beda karakter. Dipakai sesuai posisi dan kebutuhan.

    Dengan Charcroft ya tergantung mereka ‘ambil’ generasi Z201 atau TX2575? Karena benernya yg punya foilnya ya hanya Vishay aja sih. Mereka sendiri kalo saya ga salah ingat mengakui bahwa basisnya ya Z201 atau TX2575.

    Thanks.



  4. Eherdian Says:
    August 17th, 2012 at 11:30

    Pak Jimmy,

    ini resistor yg paling mantep yg saya pernah pake..
    saya pake di DAC, hasilnya sangat memuaskan padahal saya cuman pake 4



  5. Auw Jimmy Says:
    August 17th, 2012 at 12:51

    Hi Pak Erik,
    Salah satu yang mantab memang…
    Thanks.



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