I have the Freya, no hum or noise at any level. Guessing you have a bad tube.
Tube noise when gain is increased, tube issue?
Adjusting gain on my preamp improves the sound vibrancy who makes it sound better. But when I turn it higher the tubes tend to make a buzzing/humming noise which goes away when I turn it back.
Is this a tube problem or a gain problem. It's nice to maximize the gain setting before distortion occurs.