Hopkins' System

Those 'ribbon chokes' somehow remind me of the Xavian Virtuosa Anniversario:

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No caps, only chokes and military grade resistors mounted on the heatsink, similar to the XO of the vintage Sonus Faber Extrema.
 
Those 'ribbon chokes' somehow remind me of the Xavian Virtuosa Anniversario:

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No caps, only chokes and military grade resistors mounted on the heatsink, similar to the XO of the vintage Sonus Faber Extrema.
If the crossover is in the speaker housing, I would always recommend tin foil capacitors as they are practically immune to vibrations.

The best Resistor is pbh i tested alot smooth detail soundimages (47).jpeg
P.S
Mundorf also offers them now that the patent has expired
 
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