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Considering Schiit equipment

Hi folks,

I love my vintage gear but have an itch to try some new equipment.

I'm looking into a pair of Schiit Tyr F mono blocks and either the Frya +F, Kara F or Saga 2 preamps. 

Mono blocks are a given. I like it better than just stereo.

The preamps are hard to decide on. Frya +F has tubes and I've never had tube equipment. The Kara F seems the same, except no tubes. The Saga 2 is in the running because of the extra RCA  input. I will need 5 RCA jack inputs total.

I see I can get XLR to RCA  adapters but wonder about quality loss with those. 

I can live with one adapter for the rarely used tuner if sound quality loss is an issue with these. 

A big issue with the Schiit preamps is that I don't see a balance control for left and right. Is this something that's done with the remote control or just isn't there? 

 

 

toddsyr
dayglow
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@roadcykler    Why the constant need for validation regarding budget audio gear and concern about what others perceive as value?

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toddsyr OP
233 posts
 

Right now my main concern is the amount of RCA jack inputs on the Schiit preamps. Not enough. I still wonder if the RCA to XLR adapters would degrade sound quality.  The aforementioned Adcom equipment comes with plenty of RCA inputs. 

Further thoughts are most welcome.

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jayctoy
4,639 posts
 

Before you decide on Schiit gear? Check Galion gear.The price is almost the same. But I prefer Galion on amp and preamp. 

boxcarman
582 posts
 

Cheap adapters will get you nowhere, you need the same kind of quality as your RCA interconnects.  As for Adcom, there is nowhere to go except up.  You get a better bang for your bucks with Schiit gear.  Lots of people swear by it.

acousticrat34
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I have both Freya+ and Saga 2 and highly recommend both. If you ever want to add a balanced source (and are interested in tube sound which I also recommend) then Freya+ would be best. You could add an RCA switch to juggle your sources for now (I did that with the Vali headphone amp that lacks RCA inputs and it worked fine); it shouldn't hurt Sirius xm sound as it is already mid-fi (I have Sirius in my kitchen and on phone). But I really love the Saga 2 sound too (a steal for the price), and running XLR to your power amp(s) is certainly a good idea which it allows with XLR outputs. Forkbeard is very fun and convenient but for me not that ground breaking. I have the Wotan power amp and it works and sounds great too! Anyway hard to go wrong with any of your ideas!

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