Thank you all for the info. So the best way to set the gain stage on the preamp would be to set it to zero and put the volume where you like to listen then slowly turn the gain up to where the music sounds its best???This will be a new preamp matched with a large older solid state amp. The speakers are 93dbB@W Matrix 800-Esoteric CO3X preamp and a Mark Levinson 335 amp. Any suggestions at all thanks
Pete
Pete