Incidentally, just a further note on the Shinkohs and AN Tant (non-magnetics). It was pretty clear to us that the latter were, musically, in a different league - and I can go into the required detail if necessary. Therefore, I would say that for those looking to use Tantalum types of resistor, the AN non-mags are the daddies!

Even though the Shinkohs weren't fully burnt in, they would've had to transform themselves at the level of going from almost black to white, to have competed with the ANs. The latent potential simply wasn't there, IMO, to have allowed them to usurp the ANs, even after a longer burn-in period. Furthermore, I had a judgement call to make, unless I wanted to spend weeks on end testing resistors!

There's a point during these experiments where you have to say: 'job done' and be confident that you've made the right choice.

In that respect, I'm totally satisfied that the Z-Foils are the best resistors to use in the Goldpoint. As ever, though, that may not be the case in other applications, where Shinkohs could be better. In that respect, it'll be interesting comparing Macca's NVA passive, with the Goldpoint, at the forthcoming NEBO event in November.

Marco.