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In Reply to: Tube pre-amp and ss power -amp impedance matching posted by danl on November 5, 2001 at 18:10:22:
You don't have an impedance mismatch. The rule of thumb is that the ratio of the I/P impedance of the driven device to the O/P impedance of the driving device should be at least 10:1; greater is preferable. 75 KOhms I/P and 3 KOhms O/P yields a ratio of 25:1; that's quite comfortable.It's an oversimplification, but reasonably true that tubes have the advantage in the midrange and the top end, while SS has the advantage in the bass. If you want what tubes offer in the midrange and on top combined with "killer" bass you should try a hybrid preamp. For the reasons mentioned and several other ones too, I use an AVA FET-Valve tube/SS hybrid preamp. IMO/IME, the unit sounds great driving both tubed and SS power amps. Right now is a good time to try AVA gear as they are offering a 20% discount on orders booked by 21 November 2001. With or without a discount, AVA offers a 30 day money back guarantee; so, your down side risk is limited to shipping costs.
Eli D.
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Topic - Tube pre-amp and ss power -amp impedance matching - danl 18:10:22 11/5/01 ( 6)
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