Is that with the preamp’s gain set to high or low? Also what speaker are you using? If you are having to put your ear to the tweeter to hear the hiss then you are good to go so just enjoy what the Herron brings to the table.
My 1st Tube Equipment Experience
I just purchased a used Herron Audio VTSP-3A(r02) tube preamp, as a replacement for a NAD M12. I paired the M12 with a NAD M22 v2. My first impressions are the M12 has more detail, the VTSP is much warmer, which is what I wanted. The VTSP sound is definitely different. And while it lacks the M12 detail, I do like it.
With the M12, my speakers were dead silent when music was not playing. With the VTSP, I hear a slight hiss when I put my ear very near a speaker. With the M12, I used XLR from the M12 to the M22; XLR from my Parasound JC3 jr; and RCA from my Liberty DAC. With the VTSP, everything now is RCA.
Is a little hiss common when using a tube preamp and SS power amp with RCA cables?
With the M12, my speakers were dead silent when music was not playing. With the VTSP, I hear a slight hiss when I put my ear very near a speaker. With the M12, I used XLR from the M12 to the M22; XLR from my Parasound JC3 jr; and RCA from my Liberty DAC. With the VTSP, everything now is RCA.
Is a little hiss common when using a tube preamp and SS power amp with RCA cables?
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^ two gain modes - selected by using the phono button on the front panel 14 db and 8 db respectively http://www.herronaudio.com/images/vtsp3Aman.pdf |
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