Two things about tubes

Don't be afraid to name names guys. It's nice your amps are quiet but how can we find a quiet one unless we know which ones they are?

I have a Shindo Auriges preamp and ASL Hurricane power amps. System is dead quiet. Can't tell it is on until music starts playing. This is true even when I am using the phono stage of the Shindo. But a little tube rush that you can't hear from your listening position is really nothing to worry about

03-20-11: Ddd1
Don't be afraid to name names guys. It's nice your amps are quiet but how can we find a quiet one unless we know which ones they are?
Ddd1 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

After having so many different combination's of gear, this one is still easy, no noisy ones. The only ones that had noise had a bad tube, or something else wrong. I do tube swapping looking for better sounding tubes and wore out sockets in the past. That will make noise. I still can't name a noisy one. I haven't tried the Chinese imports, just mainly the American ones, European, and all were quiet. A lot from Audible Illusions to VAC, and others between. Conrad Johnson too.

What about the chinese brands ?? Are they noisy ???

I have a Jolida integrated 502BRC and it's absolutely quiet even with my ear up to the mid and tweeter and volume at 90% with no signal. (spkrs 93 db eff.)