The preamp in an integrated amp is built to mate with the power amp section, in terms of impedance, etc. The pre-outs are a convenience. The preamp section may still be a match for external amps but it may not be. A listening test is really the only way to tell.
How good is to use integrated amp as preamp with the preout feature
Dear Friends,
I have the Exposure 3010S2 Integrated and Accuphase Power amplifier. I like the sound signature of Exposure so I am thinking to add the Accuphase Power amp to it. I see there are 2 preout in the Exposure and I will use one of them to accuphase. Please note I don't want to Biamp as the sound singature may not match, hence its just the preout that I will be connecting to the poweramp.
Exposure 3010s2 Perout -> Accuphase Power amp -> Speakers
Is there any pros/cons with this setup, I still dont understand why I would need a seperate preamp when I can use the preout.
Thank you