Matching Amps and Preamps--any Combo?


Let's say that you want to experiment with separates. Can you buy ANY preamp and match it with ANY amp? What should you look out for?
crazy4blues

Showing 1 response by aball

No way. Synergy makes or breaks any system, even the $100k ones. Room too for sure. For the components, you have to watch for impedance matching, capacitance matching, level matching, and tonal characteristics, all of which are only obtained by trial and error, or simply by getting both preamp and amp of the same brand. I favor the latter since it is a zillion times easier. Good luck.