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Originally Posted by Breakdown7
To my knowledge the LP-27a is 12db gain and the LP-3a is 15db.
In regards to the LP-27a, I believe if you use #56 tubes instead of #27's, you'll increase the gain to 14db.
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Good to know. I did some comparing to a local NorCal tube amp builder. Their brand standard preamp is 18db gain, and they offer a "low gain" 12db version. My SLP-98 at 21db gain seems to be more than plenty right now for my 91db speakers in terms of how quickly it gets loud at 10-11 o'clock on the volume dial. Perhaps I could step it back to a 15db preamp and still be able to use my main speakers (periodically) while continuing to work on a second custom (more) sensitive set of speakers to use permanently with my 10w Hot Rod and a possible LP-3a in the future; as tbd. Def gives some options to consider. Thx all.