My Lafayette KT-340 was pretty darned quiet, as were many tube radios.
It wasn't particularly sensitive though.

The quietest digital receiver I've owned is a Kenwood R-5000 and it is
sensitive


wrote:
I started thinking about this tonight. I was tuning around with a
Lowe
HF-150, comparing it with some other receivers, and was struck by how
quiet the 150 is--and by what an advantage this is when it comes to
resolving weak AM signals.

So, just out of curiosity, what's the quietest receiver you've used
and/or owned?