Are my amp and preamp mismatched?


Hi. I have a Pass X-250 paired with an Audio Electronics AE-3 DJH preamp.

The Pass has an Input Impedance of 22k ohms balanced

The AE-3 has an Output Impedance of 560 ohms

The sound is not at all bad, but I can’t help but think I may be missing something. Are my components mismatched?
greycloud

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I have read in another post that the Pass X-250 is best paired with a preamp with an output impedance less than 300....so I was second guessing my pairing. Thanks!
Thank you for the reply. No clipping yet. The sound is solid, especially the bass. The music definitely has more presence than my previous tube amps.

How do you think using a balanced preamp would change things?