Any Blue Circle preamp that has the Shallco stepped attenuator has a gain switch (internal). On the BC3/BC3000, the high gain position gives you 23.5db, and I believe the low gain position gives you 11db.
The Canary CA-800 and CA-880 both give 9 db. I can vouch for the quality of Canary products overall - I use their 801 preamp and 339 amps. Both are terrific.
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