Amp for lightspeed attenuator? = $1000 used


I recently bought a lightspeed attenuator from the classifieds. It's very clear. However, my current amp has an input impedance of about 10K and the lightspeed recs seem much higher than that. I'm curious how much difference there is if I do what I'm supposed to.

Does anyone have recs for 2-channel (or monoblock) amps that are known to play nice with this passive? Ideally $1000 or less used.

Thanks!
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Showing 1 response by poprhetor

Have you read the (really long) thread on the Lightspeed? Plenty of amps are recommended in there. The sense I get is that it will work with many, many amps, but George recommends an input impedance of no less than 48kohms and input sensitivity no more than 2v, although several people have reported great results even when straying from these guidelines. It's more common for tube amps to have that high of an input impedance, so that's what seems most often recommended.

Here's a Jolida that fits the bill. Of course, your other components, etc. enter into it.