Is this amp ok for my current preamp?

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Hello,

I`m bidding on a power amp on fleabay, but now that almost the auction is finished, i`m thinking that maybe this amp is not the best match to my current rotel rsp1069 av/preamp.

These are the specs of the power amp:

Frequency Response :2Hz-100kHz, -0.5dB. Input impedance: 23k ohms. Voltage Gain: 20dB. Output impedance: 0.08 ohms. 1kHz distortion: 0.2% at 30W (8 ohms), 1% at 60W (4 or 2 ohms). DC offset: ±100mV.

These are the specs of my preamp:

Model RSP-1069 Total Harmonic Distortion <0.008 % Intermodulation Distortion (60 Hz:7 kHz) <0.008 % Frequency Response
Analog Bypass
Digital Input

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10 Hz – 120 kHz, ±3dB (analog bypass)
10 Hz – 95 kHz, ±3dB (digital input) Signal to Noise Ratio (IHF A-weighted)
Analog Bypass
Digital Input 0 dBFs (Dolby Digital, dts) -
95 dB
92 dB Input Sensitivity/Impedance Line Level: 200 mV/100K ohms Contour (LF / HF ) ± 6 dB at 50 Hz / 15 KHz Preamp Output Level/Impedance 1.2 V (200 mV Input)

What do you hifi experts think?

Thanks!!
 

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The synergy you need is between the power amp and speaker. The pre adds only tonal differences.
Would the new power amp and your speaker work together?
 

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I would agree. On purely electrical grounds there's no reason why they won't work together unless one or the other has a very quirky design principle - for example my PA2B monoblocs will only work with a DNM pre amp. I doubt the Rotel would fall into this category.
 
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Shooter69, Bodfish .. Thanks

I was reading on audiogon forum; that this particular amp has a very low Input impediance Of 23K ohms, and that should create a problem on some preamps. So the rotel preamp does not fall into this category?

Shooter, the Amplifier is a very good match to the proac dpeakers. It`s a 30W class A design by Pass Labs,

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Yes it is low less than half that my amp is. I would side on the side of caution, codfish has pointed in a direction and it could Bethesda case the Pass Lab power be partnered with a Pass Lab pre. A pain i know but from a manufacturing standpoint a good one as Pass Labs will sell 2 units!
 

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Sorry bod for calling you cod, that's this damn iPod.
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In the future I will upgrade my current rsp1069 preamp, to a dedicated 2 channel preamp, so maybe that will be a pass labs preamp. But for now will it work for me (until the upgrade?)

For now I will have:

A rotel RMB1075 powerin the centre and rear speakers and the aleph amplifier for the fronts? Or will I have problems with gain matching?

Sorry for all the questions, but i`m trying to get this right !
 

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Like I said daspaceman, I'd be cautious. Auiogon is a good source of information and would listen to it, it or may not work with the Rotel, sorry but I can't be sure of the outcome.
 
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it was a very old chord, and he was asking too much for a sluggish version, not the new updated version (b version)
 

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