mixing 1% and 5% tolerance

[Grizz]

I looked on the facts page and they only talked about using 1/4 and 1/2 watt resistors on the same board.

Can you mix 1% and 5% tolerance resistors on the same board and does it affect the end sound?

Thanks,

Scott

[mdh]

5% tolerance is good enough for most anything we do around here, and there's certainly no adverse effect of mixing in 1% resistors.  Some people might claim that metal film resistors (which the 1% resistors almost certainly are) are quieter than carbon film (which the 5% resistors almost certainly are), but whatever.  Don't worry, use what you have or can get.

Edit: just to say that by "quieter" I don't mean that there is any volume loss, I mean less noisy.

[petemoore]

Can you mix 1% and 5% tolerance resistors on the same board and does it affect the end sound?
  >99% of the time, I use 5% tolerance resistors.
  early on I bought a batch of 1%-ers.
  I'm much more impressed with the noise of any actives and especially Ge transistors than '5% Vs. 1%' tolerance resistors.
  I wouldn't mind if building another DynaComp, to try 1% resistors at relevant positions near the input [where of course all the gain is yet to be added, and signal voltage is yet to be multiplied] at large value resistor positions, and compare that to my present Dynacomp [all 5% resistors].
 

[zombiwoof]

AFAIK the tolerance of the resistors has nothing to do with their performance, only how close they are to the stated value.  If you're using a resistor where it really requires an exact value, just measure your stock with a meter and pick the one that's closest to that value.

Al

[R.G.]

DANGER!! 50,000 OHMS!!