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Impedance matching between 2k ohm phono pre and 100k ohm amps via passive pre

Howdy - 

I have a noob question about passive preamps.  

I am running my Wright Sound wp200c tubed phono stage (2k ohms output) through a passive preamp into two Dayens Ampino mono blocks (100k ohms input).  

It sounds good to my ears, but just wondering if this raises red flags to anyone?  Tortuga Audio says the ratio of amp to source should be more like 100:1, and I'm at 200:1 right now.  Cables are less than three feet. 

Thanks!
subterranean6
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George - 

Thanks so much for your response!

It seems this phono pre is a little weird in having 2k ohms out.  Manual does say it can "drive loads down to 600 ohms".  And it has gain knobs I can play around with.  

I'll keep playing with it. 
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"drive loads down to 600 ohms"  
!!!!! yikes. This is c**p if it's 2kohm output impedance, (say I said before about being a voltage divider) you'll end up with very little output.

Are you sure the phono is 2kohms output impedance, or does it say 2kohm minimum load impedance?

Cheers George 
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"

Output impedance:
2 kilohms nominal; will drive loads down to 600 ohms with slight loss of output level.

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Yeah, it's pretty 'hot'.  Gain is only at 9 pm and I have plenty of volume.


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This is a low-impedance output (nominally 2 kilohms) that can easily drive any standard vacuum-tube or solid-state amplifier.

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I mean, I'm running this through this Sys passive pre, and the there is plenty of volume.  I'm just wondering if I'm going to damage something...
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