Yes, it was a picture of the wired remote that I saw.
I think that a better and also much less expensive approach than a passive preamp would be to put a pair of fixed-value 10 db or 20 db in-line attenuators at the preamp inputs, and then set the preamp's volume to max for HT as you suggested. Unfortunately the gain of the preamp doesn't appear to be specified, but I would feel fairly confident that with a 10 db in-line attenuator in place, and certainly with a 20 db attenuator, the overall gain at the max volume setting should be low enough to allow you to use reasonable level settings on the receiver.
As you may be aware, Rothwell makes 10 db attenuators that are generally well regarded. Some other makers supply 20 db attenuators, but I don't recall the specific names.
These would be (and should be) inserted directly into the input jacks of the preamp, with no intervening cable.
If you go that route, it may be worthwhile to try connecting them via the tape inputs, and comparing sonics with the results you get when connecting via one of the other line-level inputs. I see that the input impedance of the tape inputs is 100K, while the other inputs have an input impedance of 33K. Depending mainly on how much those numbers vary across the frequency range, it's possible that the higher input impedance of the tape inputs would provide better results when driven by a passive attenuator. On the other hand, using the 33K inputs would result in slightly more attenuation, assuming that the gains of both signal paths within the preamp are the same. My guess is that it would work fine either way, though.
Best regards,
-- Al
I think that a better and also much less expensive approach than a passive preamp would be to put a pair of fixed-value 10 db or 20 db in-line attenuators at the preamp inputs, and then set the preamp's volume to max for HT as you suggested. Unfortunately the gain of the preamp doesn't appear to be specified, but I would feel fairly confident that with a 10 db in-line attenuator in place, and certainly with a 20 db attenuator, the overall gain at the max volume setting should be low enough to allow you to use reasonable level settings on the receiver.
As you may be aware, Rothwell makes 10 db attenuators that are generally well regarded. Some other makers supply 20 db attenuators, but I don't recall the specific names.
These would be (and should be) inserted directly into the input jacks of the preamp, with no intervening cable.
If you go that route, it may be worthwhile to try connecting them via the tape inputs, and comparing sonics with the results you get when connecting via one of the other line-level inputs. I see that the input impedance of the tape inputs is 100K, while the other inputs have an input impedance of 33K. Depending mainly on how much those numbers vary across the frequency range, it's possible that the higher input impedance of the tape inputs would provide better results when driven by a passive attenuator. On the other hand, using the 33K inputs would result in slightly more attenuation, assuming that the gains of both signal paths within the preamp are the same. My guess is that it would work fine either way, though.
Best regards,
-- Al