pre/power matching?


Sorry to ask, I know this has been answered but cannot locate it. What does one need to pay attention to in the output of a pre to work well with the power amp? Excuse the naivety of the question please. Not very technical here.
rpeluso

Showing 1 response by gregm

The general rule of the thumb is, the input impedance of the amp should be ~15 times or more than the output impedance of the pre (or the source unit, generally speaking). That's generalising, of course.
As Aporter mentions, amps with 10k inputs are a tad difficult to match, while others with 150k are very easy to drive.