Transformer volume controls

Agree with the comments about the TVC. My linestage has them rather than a resistor VC and is remarkably transparent,dynamic and resolved at low or high listening volumes.They are very natural in sound.I believe you`d like them.
Regards,

Not really.

The windings on the primary remain the same but the secondary windings are tapped. That means that the input and output impedance both change but maybe not relevant if buffered by the preamp.

Where a RVC converts to heat, a TVC or AVC convert voltage to current. The inductive part of a TVC is reduced at lower settings. A series inductor acts as a high pass filter but we're talking ultrasonic for these values.

The most noticeable difference at low volume will be Fletcher-Munson, which should have nothing to do with the preamp.

Swampwalker,
I also have the Doshi Alaap preamplifier.
Look up Sowter Attenuator Transformers.

Some of my best listening time is late at night when the household is asleep. I play my Ypsilon TVC preamp at very low volumes and feel that I'm missing nothing from the recording. To be fair, the Esoteric front end is a big contributor to this fine low level sound. Although I'm a dealer for both of these products, this is what I hear.

No they don't. They also can drive fairly long interconnect and maintain dynamics at all volumn settings
Alan