impedance match of preamp and main amp.


I am considering mating a Mcintosh Mc602 with a Bat Vk 51se. I noticed the input impedance on the Mc602 is 10K. While most Bat amps are much higher. Does anyone see a problem with this? It seems I remember a Stereophile I used to know told me about a ratio minimum of 1 to 25. I am not sure though.
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Changing the coupling caps in the preamp may not be the best move. The bigger the coupling cap, the more coloration it can impose at frequencies well away from the cutoff frequency. For this reason coupling caps are often made as small as possible while still retaining some ability to drive lower impedances.

We got around the problem by having a direct coupled output.