Specs on PSE Studio Mark IV


Hi folks,

I have a PSE Studio Mark IV driving my Thiels that I am happy with. I am playing around with putting a simple preamp in place of my receiver (Outlaw 1050).

One option that I'm considering is going passive so that my cd player has a more direct connection to the amp.

But, I don't have any literature on the amp. Does anyone have the specs on this amp that they could share with me to help in matching for impedence and capacitance? (which I think are the critical aspects of matching for a passive system if I understand all that I've been reading)

My cd player is the NAD 540 which has 2.2 volt output with 300 ohm impedance.

Anyone else gone passive into the PSE?

I'm also considering a small tube preamp and am toying with the idea of DIY for either the passive or the tube.

Thanks,

Chris
hi4head

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Hi Guys,
Thank you so much for the information. I remember an audio saleman telling me a long time ago that a good amp will really make a big difference in sound. I sort of blew him off until I got the PSE a couple of years ago. It is incredible with my Thiels. I plan on keeping the PSE for a a long, long time. I've finally gotten to the point of wanting to play around with the front end of the system.

I made a couple of simple attenuator lines to test the input from the cd player directly into the amp and could hear a distinct difference even though it used ultra cheap rca cable, $3.00 pots from Radio Shack, crap solder, and a less then good soldering job. The 10K pots do the trick. Hopefully in a couple of weeks and I'll have the parts that I'll need and have the box put together.

Thanks again,

Chris