...(such as the beginning of the La Villa Strangiato remaster)

Listening to La Villa as God intended it to be heard (i.e., without VolAdj) I can hear no tape hiss at the beginning until I have the volume on the empeg cranked up to +4 overdrive, and by that time the guitar notes have become almost painfully loud. (listening through headphones connected directly to the Line Outs)

Is VolAdj really performing as intended here?

tanstaafl.