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Quietest amplifier you have ever owned.

I hate it when I'm sitting in the listening chair with no music playing and you can hear the sound of the amplifier coming through the speakers. I was curious what the quietest amps out there might be. One example I can think of would be the Antique Sound Labs MG-SI15DT integrated amplilfier. With the amp on and no music playing I can put my ear right up to the speaker and hear nothing but dead silence. This is probably the quietest amp I have ever had and it probably has something to do with it's single-ended design.
bobgates
twl
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My current one. David Berning SET ZOTL. It is about -120db quiet.
s7horton
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I have wondered the same thing, but I wonder if part of it might be from your source? Just a thought...
kr4ef94
208 posts
 
It's got to be something else. Of the dozens of amps I've had, only one had noise audible more than 3-4 feet from the speakers.
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philjolet
2,306 posts
 
Manley Stingray - at full volume I had to be 8 inches away from the speaker to hear anything at all.
bobgates OP
535 posts
 
S7horton - I thought about that also but I don't think it's the source because I have another integrated tube amp and I can hear it from my listening chair with no music playing. I am using the same exact CD player as I use with the Antique Sound Labs MG-SI15DT integrated amplifier.
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