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BAT vk-3ix and Parasound Halo A21 match?
I've have purchased used on Audiogon a BAT vk-3ix preamp. I bought it becausec it was a good deal and figured I could sell it if I need to. Thing is I' don't know a whole bunch about tube gear and my concern is the impedance match of the BAT and the HAlo 21. I've read that you want an input impedance of 100k on the amp. However the Halo is only 66k balanced. Can anyone shed any light on this combo? I have not yet received the preamp.
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It sounds like you've already read John Atkinson's measurements of the preamp in Stereophile, in which he says that the balanced output impedance "ranged from a very high 14k ohms at 20Hz to 1850 ohms in the midband and above." It can be calculated that into 66K that will result in a rolloff at 20 Hz in the rough vicinity of 0.2 db, along with some extremely small effects on phase. Both of those effects figure to be imperceptible, and to be swamped by room effects and probably also by the deep bass rolloff of the speaker. As I have no experience with the preamp, though, I can't comment on its bass performance apart from the impedance matching issue. Also, given the relatively high output impedance at high frequencies, if the interconnect cable length is particularly long (say 15 feet or more) I would make a point of using low capacitance cables. Otherwise a very slight but possibly audible rolloff of the upper treble could result. Regards, -- Al |
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