Is it sure we must check for the output impedances of the CDP, Pre amp with the input impedance of the power Amp?
And that is the so called 'matching' of the setup?
And that is the so called 'matching' of the setup?
connectng CD player directly to amp, good or bad?
Some CD players with volume control can be connected directly to power amp, bypassing pre-amp. Mark Levinson 39 and Mcintosh 301 can do that. When I mentioned this to sales reps at dealers, they were all skeptical. They said pre-amp/amp is always better or go for int-amp. I am not s sure. Mcintosh manual shows how to connect CD player to power amp directly and it makes better sense for me since I am not going to have any other source unit. If I need more later, I can always add pre-amp. Is pre-amp really necessary?