Are there passive attenuators that don't zero volume and only offer one input ?

The S3 's are widely all over the place, almost impossible to get few "quad matched sets" to do a Lightspeed properly with close to zero volume low volume, unless they are forced matched with servo feedback arrangement and by over driving some which "raises the distortion substantially" to meet the others which will kill them over a very short period.

Actually the SR3 are better in my experience than the SR2S for matching. There is no need either, to use servo feedback arrangements.
Keeping current 3ma for the whole circuit is the key. Sweeping between lowest volume and highest should achieve variance of just 2.78ma to 3ma , for the entire circuit, encompassing the load of 4x NSL32SR3 

There is no need to go any higher at all, which keeps distortion extremely low, and achieves much better stability with cell resistance. 

R(on) of 20ma per device, or anywhere near that figure, is thus neatly avoided .   

Whatever, why did you start this thread, if you know all the answers 

The S3 ’s are widely all over the place, almost impossible to get few "quad matched sets" to do a Lightspeed properly with close to zero volume low volume, unless they are forced matched with servo feedback arrangement and by over driving some which "raises the distortion substantially" to meet the others which will kill them over a very short period.

NZ shysters
Chris Daley? JAVA ldr passive preamplifier $3.5K!!!!!!

I have no association with either name, please stick to the subject rather than libel. 

Like I said.

"Why did you start this thread, if you know all the answers"

And add yourself to the list,
https://robmid42.wixsite.com/diyaudiokits/stereo-coffee-preamplifier

And the dreaded "pass transistor" https://ibb.co/HKwPhsh 

https://www.head-fi.org/members/dbxrecord.192735/

over and out!

I said.

"Why did you start this thread, if you know all the answers"

Over and out!

If you read the first post it asks a question.  Am i right in assuming you are you somehow totally OK,  with all passive preamps not being able to zero volume and offering one input ?

The discussion points, that its not too hard to do, even with LDR types.

I really hope not, rather hopefully your response would be on reflection,  that would be much better for all passive preamps to have silence at zero volume, and offer more than one stereo input. 

The question is there for all to respond to, perhaps we can see from others contributing, that not being able to zero volume and only provide one input is really undesirable, in fact dreadful,  now knowing its easy to correct.

It remains for those marketing passive preamps, that it is quite easy to turn around, to be a success story instead,  and that is what the thread is all about.... improving what is out there.