Does no feedback loop = more hiss ?

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My recent 5E3 build w/6L6s', choke, and carbon-film resistors, hisses noticably more than my other Fenders. I assume this is because the 5E3 has no feedback circuit ?? I wonder if this is normal, since this is my first Tweed Deluxe build, or should I be looking for a bad plate-load resistor ? The tubes (12ay7-v1 , 12ax7- v2 ) are not the culprits.

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One suggestion would be to pull the preamp tubes (all but the PI driver) & see if the hiss is coming from the preamp or from the PI w/o feedback....g

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Thanks , Mars for the only reply... but to me , an amp has to have more noise without a feedback circuit, right ? Short of installing one in my 5E3, can someone give me his/her observations on 5E3 hiss levels ? I can't really believe the posts that say " Man, my Tweed Deluxe is so quiet at idle, that I'm not even sure it's switched on. " I really don't care about the hiss,( small value caps across the plates can cure this... but I probably woudn't do it) I just want to know if it's normal for this circuit.