Amp preamp impedance matching...can anyone explain?

I have a Pass X250.5 amp whose input impedance is 22 kOhms. I've been reading about tube preamps, specifically the ARC Ref 3 (output impedance 600 ohms balanced) and Cary slp-05 (output impedance 500 balanced), both of which seem to draw comments that they wouldn't be good matches with Pass amps because of the low input impedance of the Pass amps.

So I went on the Pass website and see that the XP10 and XP20 preamps have output Impedances (for balanced) of 1,000 ohms! Presumably, these two preamps are ideal matches with my X250.5 amp, but if I do the math, how is an XP10/XP20 with 1000 ohms output impedance a good match for the X250.5 when an ARC Ref 3 with 600 ohms output impedance is considered by some to be a bad match? 22000/600=37 for ARC and 22000/1000=22 for Pass XP10/XP20

What am I missing or not understanding?

Lpw

Al, thanks so much for your explanation - I get it now, although coupling capacitors and such are still beyond the scope of understanding for me :)

The only regrettable part in all this is that it seems impossible to determine good impedance matches based on the nominal output impedance spec that the preamp manufacturer will show. Everyone would have to rely on magazines like Stereophile or audio websites to actually review a certain product and show readers the detailed impedance measurements across the whole spectrum in order to do the correct calculation. This is not a problem for popular brands like ARC or Cary, but the lesser known brands might not get a review, and then we audiophiles are taking an educated guess as to whether a preamp is a good match impedance-wise with a power amp.