11-09-2019, 12:44 AM
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Merry Christmas to all
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: North Central Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stahle
I was reading about damping factor and tube amplifiers vs solid state amplifiers and the affect it has on speaker cables. Might the same affect be true with tube preamplifiers vs solid state preamplifiers. Say you're only using unbalanced RCA connectors between the preamplifier and the amplifier but the distance between the two is far, say 25'. Would there be less of an impact with the solid state preamplifier vs the tube preamplifier?
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Stahle.......No, not with current McIntosh preamplifiers. Your C22 has a maximum output of 2.5 volts unbalanced, and 5 volts balanced. My C2300, which is also a tube preamplifier has the same specifications, as does the new solid state C1100 preamplifier which also has a maximum output of 2.5 volts unbalanced, and 5 volts balanced. If you are using 25' runs of unbalanced interconnects between your C22 and your power amplifier I would suggest you switch to balanced interconnects. Balanced interconnects will provide two distinct advantages, one being its ability to null out noise, and the other is it's higher voltage across that distance.
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