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Amp and PreAmp, stick to the same brand?

Hi, I’ am new here.
 l have just bought an Amplifier : McItosh Mc8702. I’have bought it used.
Now, I’am tinking of a PreAmp replacement for my home cinema system.
McIntosh Mx122 has some featers that I do not need : streaming for example.
I already have a good streamer.
I was thinking about Krell Foundation 4k as a potential PreAmp.
It is not possible to try the Krell at home with my equipement.
Marantz or Anthem crossed my mind too but they are less highend audio than McIntosh.
A friend of mine told me to never have an Amp and a PreAmp of two different brands.
Any tought  about that ?

Thanks
zzrider

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Those that choose the same brand will say "Yes", those who do not will say "No".

After more than 40 years in this hobby, if you want to match aesthetics, then matching manufacturers makes lots of sense. As far as sonics go, it doesn't really matter, as long as certain impedance and gain matching is checked.
That is the another advantage of going with the same manufacturer, the impedance/gain matching is usually already done, so that you don't have to think about it.

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