If I were you, check the type of volume pot you have on the preamp. If it is 250K, make it 100K. If it is 100K, make it 50K etc. For sure, you will increase the position of the volume knob without changing the output level. You have to look at the pot and determine how the voltage divider is implemented in relationship to the pot wiper.
It is cheaper and easier to do this than buying a preamp no?
It is cheaper and easier to do this than buying a preamp no?