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Help with cable choice please?

MY preamp has a 850ohm output impedance and my amp has a 100ohm input impedance. My CD player is a Marantz SA-11S1 ( I could not find what the output impedance was on this one (anyone know?) What impedance interconnect cables would be best for this setup? I really am having a hard time grasping this even though I searched and read allot about it.
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I think it does matter what impedance the cable is no?
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k thanks but I am not looking for a partcular cable recomendation just what impedance the cable should be.
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yes Vett93 it is 100k ohms.
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Vett93 then why does companies like MIT for example have the choice of different impedances on their cables?
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does anyone have an answer? I get the feeling I am not the only one that doesn't understand this.
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I had MITs in the past when you couldn't change the impedance. It is nice now that you can. I was always afraid that box they put on them changes the sound though. I guess I don't understand it but I don't want the signal changed at all (as little as possible).
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