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Impedance Question?

OK so I know there's a lot of threads about matching impedance with pre/amp.  It would be really nice if someone could help out here! The whole impedance thing confuses me (doesn't take much).

So if I have an amp that has 10k impedance what range for output impedance would work for a preamp?

Any help would be great!
sqitis
erik_squires
5,268 posts
 
Hi!

The issue is almost entirely related to tubes. The manufacturer will usually recommend a minimum recommended impedance, and anything more is better.

Stereophile will also test preamps with a variety of loads, and report on the effects,.

Best,

E
sqitis OP
29 posts
 
And of course I'm talking tube pre and ss amp combo.  Hope this helps!
kosst_amojan
2,095 posts
 
10k is a really low input impedance for an amp. Generally you want low going into high and when the values get closer together you get brightness. 
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