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Any benefit from" same brand" amp/pre-amp??

Is there any benefit from the amp and pre-amp being the same brand??? I am consdering separates, and like the Quad 99 series pre-amp. It does have a matching power amp, model 909, but bass is limited because of the bandwidth limits of its class D design. I have read about and considered an amp called the Odyssey Stratos. It gets very good reviews, but I do not know if it would be compatible with the Quad pre-amp. Thanks
sunnyjim

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unsound
7,308 posts
 
Using the same brand should negate any issues with output/input sensitivity and impedance matching. Why would the Class D have limited bass?
unsound
7,308 posts
 
Sunnjim, perhaps it's something peculiar to that Quad amp. Most seem to feel that with the right speakers, that bass response is a strong suit of some Class D amps.
unsound
7,308 posts
 
Magfan, I very well could be missing something here, but why would one care much about what goes on at 30Khz?
unsound
7,308 posts
 
Perhaps that one went over my head, but I'm not sure Magfan was being sarcastic.
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