I've switched to a 9VDC battery, not much difference, after which I've earthed the driver chassis, which dropped the noise levels significantly. Comparison between a battery supply and plug-in DC supply with the driver chassis earthed:

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I'll stick with the plug-in supply and keep everything earthed.

Regards,
dsc.