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Tube Monoblock location? - Rack or near speakers?

Mike for quicksilver recommends that I place the mini mite monoblocks close to the speakers to minimize the speaker cable length. This will mean rca runs of 10 to 15 ft! This is contrary to everything that I've heard. I assumed that speaker cable runs can be much longer than rca and are less prone to interference and capacitance + resistance?

Any opinions would be appreciated.
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thekong
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Atmasphere,

You mentioned that a preamp having 600 ohm output impedance doesn’t necessarily mean it could drive a 600 ohm load. So, not being an engineer, hence cannot read the schematics, is there a way to tell whether a preamp can drive a 600 ohm load by reading the specification general given by the manufacturers?

I am using an Aesthetix Callisto Signature, which has an output impedance of 600 ohm, and I wonder whether it supports the balanced standard that you mentioned.

Thanks
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