Hello Stephen,

I never thought that you would quit CJ preamps !
Nice one. Congrats !

Stephen, How hard is it to match the left and right volume controls?

A true tour de force!

They're stepped with matched value resistors, so you just match the positions assuming there's no imbalance.

Have fun with the new preamp, Stephen. We'll want to hear all about it.

So they ‘click’ into a position and thus you can tell they are in the same place? If not, the anal-compulsive part of me would be constantly fiddling with one or the other.

I find it fascinating to have two volume controls.

Yes.
Well, it's a dual-mono design, so it not only has two volume controls, it has two source input controls as well.

"Compromise" is a word that is anathema to Emmanuel Go...

Easy.

That is pretty cool! Can’t wait to read about your impressions and joy.

Congratulations! What a luscious looking preamp and great addition to your system.