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Good matching tube preamp for my rb-1090 ??

Hi everyone, I am looking to find a good tube preamp for my amp. The problem I am having is finding one with a compatible output impedance. The reason why I say this is because I do not understand preamp output impedance or amplifier
input impedance, and how they should match.
The input impedance on my amplifier is 37 ohms, and I am using 12 foot interconnects from my current preamp.
What brands of tube preamps should I look at that will work? Thanks for any
helpor feedback.
tag1993
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ehaller
98 posts
 
There's a TAD-150 for sale here on the 'Gon. Nice piece for under a grand. What's your budget?
tag1993 OP
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Thanks Bob, i'm just starting to learn about impedance between components. The way you make it sound, MOST tube preamps should work ok.

Ehaller, yep, my budget is under a grand LOL unfortunately. I'll check out
the TAD. Thanks
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bizango1
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Bob, not sure how much experience you have listening to the RB-1090 but even though it has XLR inputs it is not a balanced circuit. Not that there's anything wrong with that-I'm back to the RB-1090 after trying much higher end stuff and am very happy with it.
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