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Noise coming from tweeter when amp get turned on

I have a Revel F52s, Ayre V-5xe (amp), C-7xe (CD player) and K-5xe (pre-amp). When I turn on the amp without player any music and I put my head near the tweeter of each speaker I can hear a hash/white noise sound (no sound coming from the other speakers). It actually has done this with all my other previous equipment. It is starting to bother me, is this normal, if not what can I do to remedy it?
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haroon
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I once asked this question from, Bob Cordell of Cordell Audio at www.cordellaudio.com.

Here is his answer.

"The hiss you hear is the natural noise of the power amplifier. All electronic cicuits make noise, some more than others. When you put your ear to the tweeter, that is a very sensitive test for noise, especially if your speakers are sensitive speakers. It does not mean that there is anything wrong with your amplifier, especially if you hear about the same amount of noise coming from both the left and right speakers"
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