Hifi: Classic No. 10.0 Preamp

Classic No 10.0 Preamp
This preamp was purchased via Ebay on a whim.
It was a nicely constructed (Chinese) preamp, with a slightly (mechanically) noisy motorised volume control.
Having used it for a few months, at the time I didn't think it was much better than what I had, so I sold it on.
I do however suspect that the rest of my system at the time was not capable of realising it's full potential.
As far as looks go, I think it is a nice looking unit.
I have only ever seen one other for sale, so they are pretty rare.