Well, since George made mention of the impedance issue i now have to consider the Hegel P20, (george is not a friend of your wallet, be for warned)..Sorry about that.
But the output to input impedance "rules" are needed all the way down the line.
Cartridge to phono stage, dac to pre, pre to amp, passive to amp, and amp to speakers. One needs to look at it all as an impedance match.
Cheers George