@elliottbnewcombjr Yes minor hiss that requires your ear on top of a tweeter is a nonissue and can’t be avoided with the super efficient speakers. I had Audio Research LS15, LS16, LS25 and Ref1. That generation of ARC had a decent amount of hiss and I heard it when music wasn’t playing thru the not very efficient B&W N803s. When the music started I couldn’t care less. Modern ARC stuff and Rogue that I heard in my system were dead nuts quiet.
In any case, when you’re listening to vinyl you’re already dealing with surface noise, statics, etc.
To obsess over minor hiss is not the best possible pastime.




