Your speakers have slightly higher than average sensitivity. A21+ is a good amp that looks like a reasonable pairing here. That Marantz though - a 13.2 channel preamp? Holy cow! That thing is so chock full of multi-channel features they don’t even bother to list a gain spec. But that would be the most suspect component here. Maybe it has a variable or selectable gain feature you could play with? But really, the easiest solution should be to lower the gain pots on your A21+ until you reach a good balance. You're lucky to have an amp with that feature - most modern hifi amps don't (some of us get antsy about extra potentiometers in the signal path - same with balance controls). What do you currently have those adjusted to? Are they at max gain?
Speaker static/hiss?
I’m noticing a static/hissing sound from my speakers on all inputs and when the volume is all the way down. You really have to put your ears right up on the tweeter to even hear it. It’s not noticeable at all when the volume is tuned up just about 5-10%.
But I’d like to see if this is something I can rid myself of.
‘’I’ve got two dedicated 20amp outlets with two Audioquest 20amp outlets. All of the source gear is plugged into a Furman SPR-20.
Not sure what else I could do.
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