There is an audible humming from the listening chair 10ft. away.Just to be clear... is it hum or hiss? If it's hum, the advice above is all very good. If it's hiss, I suggest replacing the tubes with low noise variants. Tube hiss is common, but it can be fixed.
pre-amp unacceptable noise level?
How much is an unacceptable level of noise/humming etc. from a pre-amp? I just bought a new tube pre-amp and when I replaced my old solid state one with it the noise level from the speakers practically tripled. There is an audible humming from the listening chair 10ft. away. I can't say I'm particularly happy with this considering the one I replaced did not do this.
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You should read this 10Audio review: http://www.10audio.com/rogue_metis.htm Particularly noteworthy: "Downsides? A few. The Rogue is loud. There's much more spurious noise through my 89 db sensitive Soliloquy 6.2s than I'd like, and not just tube rush. I did have some issues with hum as well. Listen carefully and you can hear this from your chair at around ten feet." |