One caveat: ordered Rothwell -10db Attenuator because preamp+power amp gain is too high, I can’t go beyond 9 o’clock on volume pot, so attenuator will help in pushing noise floor down and give system room to breathe.
"One caveat: ordered Rothwell -10db Attenuator"
You "push" both signal and noise down of the source and pre, and "maybe" create an impedance mismatch so your no better off.
If you really want to lower the noise floor, get a preamp with less or no gain, then you’ll use most of the signal available from source, pre and power without boosting the noise floor.
Cheers George