I do agree with you about other tube amps often/mostly being quieter. I’ve owned one DNA amp and have heard two others, and all were super quiet. In talking to Justin about my OG Pendant’s noise issues, he acknowledged his design is a compromise between his ideal sound profile, power output, and noise floor. When I compared my DNA and A&S amps, I personally liked the A&S sound a bit more, and accepted the noise issues. No knock on DNA though, those are some killer amps. I just really like the A&S house sound.