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Voltage Amplifier

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Can anyone tell me Why a voltage amplifier should have a high input resistance?

No reason it has to, and in many cases it certainly won't.

But for a perfect (theoretical) 'voltage' amplifier it would need to have infinite input impedance so it draws zero current - but real life doesn't work like that.
 
Depends entirely on what is supplying the input to the amplifier.

Some signal sources require a high input impedance so that the amplifier doesn't load the source (e.g. Electret mic)...

Others want a specified load impedance, so the amplifier is designed to provide that specific impedance...

Still others are near a pure voltage source, so don't care what the input impedance of the amplifier is...
 
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