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"White noise hiss" through speakers.

Hello fellow music lovers, I have a newbie question so be gentle with me. I replaced my Creek 5350 with separates. I’m now using a Belles 21A Preamp with a Musical Fidelity A308cr. When I used the Creek, I could turn the Creek up full volume, and with no source playing there was not a single hint of noise through the speakers. Now, with the Belles & MF there is a faint hiss audible at 2 feet or less even with the volume at zero. Needless to say when I turn the volume up (with no source playing) the “white noise hiss” increases noticeably. Is this normal with a high powered amp? The MF is 225 watts per.
The speakers are Spendor S9s.

Any input is appreciated, THANKS!
tgyeti

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ar_t
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Without going into a lot of technical mumbo-jumbo, almost all of the "hiss/white noise" is contributed by the preamp. If the amp is the dominat contributor to the "noise floor", then take it back. It should not be.

High noise necessary for imaging?? A new level of crap from a hi-fi salesman. Ranks up there with the all-time worst.
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