In Reply to: VTL System Matching guide posted by Craiger56 on January 3, 2025 at 15:48:14:
some audiophiles don't understand matching. That article stated the obvious pretty well...
"If different makes of pre- and power amplifier are being considered it may become necessary to compare the output impedance of the preamplifier and the input impedance of the power amplifier. Generally for full frequency response it is advisable to match component impedances with a look-up factor of at least 200...
However what can happen with disparate impedances is that there could be substantial frequency response roll-off between the two components, particularly in the low frequency bass region. This is only potentially a problem when considering a tube preamplifier to drive a solid state amplifier, as many tube preamplifiers have very high output impedances, (designed to drive high input impedance tube power amplifiers) and most solid state amplifiers have low input impedances. "
There can be issues if you don't know what you're doing. :)
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- Nice article - E-Stat 09:20:38 01/04/25 (0)