Emotive sira?

Also, one could connect a subwoofer to the second variable output, something I do with my Schiit Freya+, with great results.

Bi-amping is just one possibility. :)

The first output loads my room much better so I’m not sure what’s going on but I like it!!

what a wonderful preamp

It is a wonderful preamp. Fred is a talented designer. I have an Emotive Audio Epifania preamp and Vita tube amps and love it. Music just comes alive.
If you want to make it even better email Fred about the copper V-Caps and the autoformer volume control. They are not cheap to do, but they brought my Epifania up to a whole new level.

FWIW, my Epifania is #2 and it's been in my system for 15 years now. I don't think I could ever part with it. 

That’s quite a love affair!

im still in the honeymoon stage

what would you say the sonic differences are with the upgrades you mentioned?

thanks, Scott