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Schiit Freya +

What a cool preamp.

I listened to this little preamp and was impressed. It had stock valves from the factory, paired with class d amps. It was quit the show stopper for about three weeks at a friends house. He had to leave home for a month or so and loaned me the unit.

Day three, I ordered.. I returned it to him when he got back. Now I'm without, and waiting for delivery..

I'm a Mac guy, through and through, but good is good. What a little nugget.

Any Schiit Freya + owners want to chime in.. What you use it with and how??

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Didn't notice the other one, until after I posted.  Didn't mean to dump the apple cart.

My Apologies

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I was thinking of your KT88 amp. What type of "small tubes" does it run? 
6N?? or 6922, 12AX7? the small valves on the power amp.. What are they IDed as? and the number of them. Lets see if an inexpensive tube roll would help.

May need to enlist the help of a GOOD valve supplier..Like Brent Jessie (SP). He had a good rep for a particular quality specific and tone changing valves.. Dude is pretty darn smart..AND easy to work with.. I've always known what I was looking for.. he has had some good valves. pretty reasonable too..

So what you got for valves, and brand?
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After all this time.. Actually I sent the one I ordered BACK. It failed.

BUT what an easy company to deal with .. JUST top notch service and customer service.. NO QUESTION ASK.. But mine did have an overheating issue that caused the volume control to become sticky when the valves were used.. I did like the unit.

It's not a Mac.. but it did sound pretty good with class d mono block NC500 Nords though.. Nice combo, BLACK background..Great mids and a little light on the top.. It wasn't the Freya +.

I use small planars too.. so great mids and highs just go with the territory,
the Fraya did a good job as far as being transparent (for the money). The Nords are a tad thin at the very top. Most folks would never notice though..

Do some more research.  WAIT before you buy..

The KT88 is a good valve, did you try a signal valve swap to stretch the highs a bit more, brighten them up a tad.. I'm not real familiar with your Valve amp.. BUT I am a Cary Fan..Kinda.. LOL V12Rs and SixPacs for me.. Valves, power cords and good speaker cables, make all the difference in the world, too.. Carys like good external stuff, cables and such..

Sure not the Moabs.. To many good reports..

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