Aged Carbon Film Resistors

[bechbox]

On the Chase Tone Secret Preamp he says he uses "New production, Accurate Vintage Spec, Aged Carbon Film Resistors".
What does that mean? Is it just a gimmicky way of saying "carbon composition resistor"? Or is there anything else to it?

When looking inside a Secret Preamp he's using a mix of film and carbon comp resistors:

 

[JTEX]

Discerning, gentle electrons will never be seen in public going through anything less than truly vintage carbon-in-bee's-wax resistors.

 

[Erik S]

I buy new production resistors, but I always let them mellow in the parts drawer for a few months before I use them.

 

[darwin999]

What hokum... Maybe "aged carbon film resistors" means he bought some old stock for cheap. Resistors are resistors, metal film are better quality than carbon - carbon resistors just have higher 1/f noise...

 

[CheapSuitG]

Psshhhhh.

If you want the real TOAN, you need to age them in an oak barrel to give it a smoother, rounder finish with notes of cherry.

I buy new production resistors, but I always let them mellow in the parts drawer for a few months before I use them.

 

[pbrommer]

Mmm, aged carbon film. Because you need the extra white noise when plugging in.

 

[dot matrix madness]

Reminds to those resistors that I desoldered from scrap pcbs when I was a teenager.
I guess "aged" reads "stored for decades in a room without air conditioning".

 

[JohnnyCreepy]

How about storing resistors in a humidifier box and curing ’em @ 45% humidity to get those blazing overtones?

 

[GAStan]

"New production, Accurate Vintage Spec, Aged Carbon Film Resistors".

In that picture I don't see ANY carbon  film resistors, only metal film and carbon composition.

But yeah, that's a hilarious description for the resistors. Makes me wonder if he hasn't solved the mystery of time travel in order to age his resistors?

 

[Aentons]

Does anyone really know the difference between carbon comp, carbon film, and metal film resistors?

 

[jwin615]

All carbon is aged...?
Or it's at least NOS.

 

[Erik S]

Does anyone really know the difference between carbon comp, carbon film, and metal film resistors?

The metal film ones are blue. Duh.