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help........

just purchased a conrad Johnson classic, with the m8080 tubes.  man this thing is loud.  I barely have it on 2 and can barely handle the loudness.  what can I do.  assoc equipment McCormack dna 500, oppo 203, alon IV, acc zen.  is there another tube I can use to bring the volume down some... let me know, thanks.  maybe the impedence is not right for these tow.
kennesawjet
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imhififan
2,101 posts
 
Try this:

https://www.parts-express.com/harrison-labs-12-db-rca-line-level-audio-attenuator-pair--266-244
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dover
2,173 posts
 
This doesn't sound right - are you talking line or phono for this problem.
If phono you have a mismatch between cartridge/phono  
mcreyn
293 posts
 
CJ is notorious for having a lot of gain, the classic has 27db.  The McCormack only needs 2.25 volts for its full 500 watt per channel output.  A CD or Dac output should be 2v.  So the OP should be able to get full output from a preamp that has 1db of gain.  

The only two solutions here are imhififan’s suggestion for attenuators, or a different preamp with less gain.  
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