Quote Originally Posted by MartinT View Post
Could you maybe try a different set of interconnects with different shielding? Perhaps RFI is getting in and causing noise? There should be no sampling noise from the DAC when in mute mode, i.e. no disc is playing.
Hi Martin, I tried with a different set of interconnects and the noise is gone. It's quiet now.

Thank you all for helping. I am glad I can continue enjoying the passive mod.