No, you don't have to match brands as long as there are no impedance mismatches. I just traded in a Cary CAD 120's hooked up to a Cary SLP 98P pre for a pair of Canary M350 monoblocks and my Legacy Whispers HD never sounded so great, and they were excellent with the Cary too. My neighbors know who Johnny Winter is now.
Do I have to brand match preamp and amp?
I recently got an Ayre v-5xe Amp for my two channel setup (with Revel f208 speakers and PS Audio Directstream DAC). At a good price locally.
I looked at the matching K-5xe MP matching preamp, but it’s too expensive brand new and nothing available used.
Do I have to get a matching brand preamp? Or something different would do. My budget for the Preamp is around two grand.
thanks!
I looked at the matching K-5xe MP matching preamp, but it’s too expensive brand new and nothing available used.
Do I have to get a matching brand preamp? Or something different would do. My budget for the Preamp is around two grand.
thanks!