tube DAC noise


....recently tried the Black Ice DAC.  Really enjoyed the sound only the tube noise was noticeable on quiet passages.  Do all tube dacs have this ?
joe2060
No, tubes are not noisy. I have all tube equipment on my main system and four headphone amps..; no noise... none. Total of nine components.
One can get a noisy tube occasionally. Sorry don’t know anything about black ice. 
My jolida fx dac had hum issues no matter what interconnects I used. It was someplace in the rca jacks...checked them and they looked ok...I promptly sold it. Waiting for my border patrol to arrive. 
If using NOS tubes, always have them tested for noise and microphonics. Upscale and Andy at Vintage Tube noise test every tube sold. Brent Jessee charges $10.

There's no noise or tube hiss from my Audio Note DAC.


There's a reason (OK, more than one) why Jolida / Black Ice stuff is so cheap.  Build quality on some of their products leaves something to be desired.  No tube noise from my MHDT Labs Orchid.