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Forgive my ignorance O Masters of Sound and Fury. But other than sound quality, are any other factors significant when matching separates from different manufacturers? For instance, output voltage or input sensitivity or input impedance of a pre-amp when connecting to different corresponding values of another brand of amplifier? Any technical issues, simply sound, or nothing to be concerned about?
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Sometimes component compatibilty is an issue. For instance, some preamplifiers do not like to see a low (20K ohm or less) input impedance in the amplifier they try to drive. A poor match can result in poor sound, and incorrectly be ascribed to the component(s). One solution is to buy an amplifier with a high input impedance so almost anything can drive it, or buy a preamp that is very tolerant of driving low input impedances. What specifically do you have in mind?