The pre will hiss no matter what you do. The hiss comes from the mosfets in the circuit and higher gain amps on more sensitive speakers will hiss more than others.
You either live with it or sell it. For me, I chose to go a lower gain amp and it remedied the problem well enough for me.
You either live with it or sell it. For me, I chose to go a lower gain amp and it remedied the problem well enough for me.