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Active or passive preamp

Hey guys,

I need some advise as to whether I should go active or passive on a preamp. Although I have several digital sources, I'm running all of them through an Emotiva XDA-1. It's nominal voltage output is 1v with a max of 7v. Its output impedance is 1K ohms.

My amp is an Aragon 2004, with an input sensitivity of 150mv for 1 watt. Its input impedance is 22K ohms.

Although I've been doing as much reading up as I can, I'm still not sure that these components will be a good match with a passive preamp.

What do you guys think?

Thanks.
tonyangel

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islandmandan
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For what it's worth, I ran a Sonic Euphoria passive line stage for years with an Aragon 3002 amp, and never had a problem with an impedence issue, always had as much volume as needed with that combination. I don't recall the input impedence on the Aragon, but the combination worked very well for me.

Regards,
Dan
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