CJ pre Noise Floor


I just got a CJ PV10aL and I notice that it has a distinct noise floor that my old Rotel pre did not. The Rotel was absolutely black in teh background. The CJ isn't. Is this normal with a tube pre?

The amp is a Levinson ML-9

Thanks
eragot

Showing 1 response by aball

I used to have a PV10L and agree with Chuck that it should only be audible less than one foot from the tweeters.

If you like the sound otherwise, I would replace the tubes since they could very well be worn out by this point in time. Arthur