Yes, I have read that FAQ, and you state the Empeg into another device. I am talking about the reverse. And regardless, if you have ever tried to plug an empeg into a device that accepts 1v inputs, and a device that pushes more than 1v or 4v into an empeg, the sound is VERY distorted. The only way to compensate and get the sound better is to turn the volume of the source unit waaaaaay down and then turn the volume of the output unit way up. Have you ever tried to do this? because you are very much wrong about the "only side effect" being an increased volume.

Currently, I put the factory BMW head unit, into my Mk.1 (with the jumper set for 4v) and I have to turn the EMPEG volume up higher than normal to compensate for a lower volume on the head unit. Otherwise all the speakers crackle and the sound is very distorted. So my thinking is that if I had the Mk2 (which only accepts 1v) my problem is about 4 times as big!