Elevick I never knew the Dynaco ST-80 was that quiet; I had a ST-120 way back in the early 70s. The reason I am asking this question is that I am running a pair of modified Klipsch KLF-20s in a second system and, as Raqual has pointed out, the more efficient the speaker the more the amplifier noise comes through. Speaking of Dynaco I had a ST-70 at one time with the Sutherland front end board and it was dead quiet; on the other hand the stock amp with the 7199s was pretty noisy. Thanks everyone for your input; I've learned a great deal.
Quietest amp you ever owned ?
A few years ago I had the little Antique Sound Labs MG SI 15 DT integrated and was impressed how quiet it was; in other words with the amp on and no music playing it was dead quiet when I put my ear right up to the drivers on the speaker. I am curious what other amps out there are as dead quiet since most amps have a slight hum or hiss that can be heard when music is not playing. At the time I was using Coincident Conquest speakers which are pretty efficient.
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