New efficient speakers - best way to keep noise floor down?

I would add that ultrasonic cleaning with heroic rinsing in pure water has done a lot for my noise floor. Equal to cartridge and power isolation.

@audioman58

No efficient is not the key ,it is the quality of the drivers ,
the quality of the crossover

crossover is not necessary, the best high efficient drivers are full range without crossover and Nelson Pass designed current source amps for such speakers. My Zu Druid MK4 (101bd) does not have an active crossover at all, just high pass filter (passive) for supertweeter.

After thinking about this a bit more I think I may need to clarify. I wasn't hearing any grounding issues or hum. I think what I was hearing more of was surface noise of the record. Where the surface noise (the pops/ticks/general sound of the diamond being dragged across the vinyl) in my system doesn't sound as pronounced as it was in the demo system. Since that sound is coming from the stylus itself, likely that is not considered noise in the SNR? It's considered part of the signal?
I assume in this case better make sure you have pristine vinyl and look for a quiet cart?

That could also be your phono stage. Ralph (AtmaSphere) has posted extensively about this.

Yes, pops/ticks from the vinyl/stylus pickup is a different issue than residual noise floor from your active components, and ground hums. Indeed - cartridge quality (especially stylus profile), condition and grade of vinyl, phono stage, and overall vinyl/stylus hygiene quality will determine how annoying or innocuous these noises are. As Terry mentioned, Ralph of atmosphere has long posted some very interesting information on the subject of phono stages, and how some designs can greatly exacerbate the pops/ticks issue (I believe he mentions overload capability and recovery - i.e. you're not hearing the actual aberration on the vinyl so much as the amplifier's poor handling and recovery from it).

Speakers themselves should not directly affect the perception of pops/ticks, unless they have an emphasis in the frequency ranges of these unwanted noises - those may not be the best choice for a vinyl system..

I started out with a Benz Glider and the pops/ticks were there, but did not significantly detract from my enjoyment of vinyl. Then I got a Ortofon Kontrapunkt "c" (Fritz Gyger 80 stylus), and wow! The noise floor dropped, along with pops & ticks. Another year later, and I hear my first Koetsu - it was a revelation how quiet this cartridge was, not to mention the rest of the sound quality. I still run Koetsu as my favored cartridges, but I’ve also been particularly impressed by the top Shelters’ (Accord and Harmony) exceptionally low noise. And I use a Clearaudio Double Matrix Sonic pro for cleaning vinyl, and a Magic Eraser for the stylus. A good vinyl record is as close to a living performance as I care to imagine.