passive preamp matching


wonder if someone could explain what a passive (no gain) preamp is vs a regular preamp. And how difficult is it to 'match' a passive preamp to other audio components.

Articles I have read mention being careful about output voltage and capacitance of cables used.

Wanted to know if a Mccormack TLC-1 would work well with a B7K 2140 poweramp.
keroo1099
just the words I wanted to hear. Detail and clarity are more important to me than soundstage. Thanks Marco

Kedar
Keroo - This ad for your CD player would indicate it has a 2.5 V output.

If detail and clarity are your passwords then you're barking up the right tree. "Transparency" is the word that comes up over and over in Placette comments, and it certainly has that in spades...well, invisible spades!

Marco