In my personal observations I've simply noticed some boards seem to produce more noise than others.
CPS2 is slightly noisy for me as well, when compared with other boards.
You'll also notice that some boards require more or less resistance to deliver the same levels of brightness as well.
I think it all comes down to differences in what was a loose analog spec to begin with.
I used a case from Jasen, but I did my own internals so I'm not sure if he has the resistor/cap combo.
On my HAS v3 I've never needed it, but I have needed to use the onboard sync stripper and adjust the RGB pot with various boards.