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Help in minimizing hiss

I’m wondering if all hiss can be removed, particularly with highly efficient speakers.
The hiss in my system is audible from about 4-5’ away when it’s silent in the house.

All gear is on a dedicated line I installed with new 12/3 romex to the panel with a 20 amp breaker.
I’m using all quality power cables and XLRs.

Rig:
Oppo 105 - Schitt Freya + - Legacy Wavelet DSP - Pass Labs X260.8 - Legacy Valor (101 dB sens)

Thanks for any input you may have,Scott
simpleman68

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audition__audio
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Most likely the culprit is your Schiit Freya. Obviously your high efficiency speakers dont help this situation. If it is the Freya I doubt there is much you can do to remedy this situation. 
audition__audio
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I doubt that new tubes will help, but give it a try. You can do much better than the Freya but you will most likely have to spend more money. In my experience your cables will not help this problem one bit.
audition__audio
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Let us know how the tubes help, but my fear is that these old stock GEs will increase the noise and you may find new noises which didnt exist before. Hope I am wrong.
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