Assuming that you are talking about 'in-line attenuators' you place them either at the source input of your pre-amp or the input of your amp which ever works best for you.
If you have too much gain in your system you may not have good contol of the volume with the volume control. Small movements of the volume control yield dramatic changes in volume.
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