passive preamp matching


wonder if someone could explain what a passive (no gain) preamp is vs a regular preamp. And how difficult is it to 'match' a passive preamp to other audio components.

Articles I have read mention being careful about output voltage and capacitance of cables used.

Wanted to know if a Mccormack TLC-1 would work well with a B7K 2140 poweramp.
keroo1099

Showing 1 response by rlxl

Marco,
What amp(s) are you using? Your setup (at least the Placette and input impedence of the amp) sounds remarkably similar to mine. I have the Placette and simply love it also and the only thing that has tempted me otherwise is to audition the Placette active, but I'm very happy with the passive. My amps are the Odyssey Mono Extremes with input impedence of 10K ohms. And my IC's from the Placette to the amps are, like yours, 2 meters. As the to downside of this setup---none to my ears. I hear no problems with dynamics or anything else. Of course, maybe I got no ears....