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new amp for system

What would be a good balanced amp match, under $3000, for the following system....Meridian 508.24 cd player, bat vk5i preamp w/ nos amperex pq 7308 tubes, cj 2500A amp, arial 7B speakers, siltec balanced interconnects, nordost spm speaker cable. I listen to older rock, pink floyd, led zepplin, crosby,stills,nash,and young, yes. please, be nice. I've been reading audiogon for the past two years, but I didn't have my own computer to communicate until now. Thanks!
talon4
ewmac
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I believe the 100k ohm inpedance you're referring to is the input impedance for the VK-5i. Ouput impedance, I believe, is 1k ohm. At least that's what it is for the VK-3i. Hope this helps in your choice of amps.

Mac
talon4 OP
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Ewmac, Thanks! I just looked in my vk5i owners manual. You're right. The input impedance is 100k minimum each phase. The minimum power amplifier input impedance is 10k. What kind of amplifier input impedance should I want for a good match with my preamp? I thought it to be 100k for the amp.Regards, Stan.
ewmac
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Talon,

Glad I could help. Offhand, I'd say any amp with an impedance between 10 and 100k ohm input impedance should work fine. But don't forget speaker synergy as you consider the various amps available. I'm not familiar with the Aerials so a search here or at the Asylum may yield some clues as to what other Aerial owners have found to work well.

Enjoy the hunt.

Mac
muralman1
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I'm driving speakers that are a lot less efficient with the new H2O. There is a beginning of a site up. You can see some interesting personal reviews there. People are selling off amps like the above, for the H2O. In my own case, I switched from a pass X600.

www.iceh2oaudio.com
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