Joule Electra LAP 150, Noisy?

Never had any problems with my LA 150 MK II when I owned one.

I own the LAP 150 Mk II and use it with Merlin VSM MX's. Very quiet, no noise, extremely musical. You can't go wrong with it IMHO.

I use a LAP-150 Mkll with Wilson Sophia"s and Basis 2500 TT/Vector I arm with no problems.

I own LA-300ME. Magnificent preamp !!!! TOTALLT SILENT BACKGROUND. Most ss preamps are noisier...
You can consider LAP-150 Special Edition - much closer to LA-300ME
Rafael

Own the Joule 150 Signature Edition and is very quiet with my 89db speakers. Another option would be to consider the excellent Bent Tap-X AVC if you need multiple inputs or the Lightspeed Attenuator (the best preamp in my system)for a single source setup, of course you must used shielded ICs for your environment. The Joule is quiet, but passives even more so.