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Help with cable choice please?

MY preamp has a 850ohm output impedance and my amp has a 100ohm input impedance. My CD player is a Marantz SA-11S1 ( I could not find what the output impedance was on this one (anyone know?) What impedance interconnect cables would be best for this setup? I really am having a hard time grasping this even though I searched and read allot about it.
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glory
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Monster cable will work wonders for your set up.
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atsmusic OP
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k thanks but I am not looking for a partcular cable recomendation just what impedance the cable should be.
vett93
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I think your amp's input impedance should be much higher than 100ohms. 10K-100K ohms sounds about right.

The resistance of an interconnect cable does not impact much, if anything at all.
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atsmusic OP
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yes Vett93 it is 100k ohms.
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atsmusic OP
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Vett93 then why does companies like MIT for example have the choice of different impedances on their cables?
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