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In Reply to: Schiit Freya is now available posted by scruffy_ on December 24, 2016 at 08:30:24:
I knew about this preamp but thanks for letting us know that it is now orderable. I'll have to wait 'til after the holidays as I've already blown my budget on gifts for others - and myself.
My all time favorite sounding preamp used 6SN7 tubes but that Cary SLP-05 was quite pricey. I wouldn't expect the same level of performance from the $699 Freya but if it came close I would be really impressed.
I like Schiit's marketing spin in their FAQ:
So cheap is good?
Absolutely. Because in the last 20 years or so, audio pricing has gotten really stupid. Go ahead. Look around for a remote passive preamp, and check the prices. Now add a buffer stage. And a tube gain stage. Oh, wait, there really isn't anything like that. And then start looking at preamps that use a sophisticated, perfectly-matched relay-switched stepped attenuator instead of a volume pot, and you'll quickly come to the conclusion that Freya is in a class by itself. That is, a class with a three-digit price tag, not a four-digit price tag (that doesn't start with, like "5," either.)
I don't like cheap. I distrust cheap. I like nice things.
That's cool. We like smart design and efficient construction that make great sound affordable to more people. But if you literally have $100 bills hand-stitched into toilet paper so you can wipe your butt in wretched excess, then by all means, find something that costs more. Just don't think it'll automatically be any better.
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Follow Ups
- I am so tempted! - AbeCollins 11:02:19 12/24/16 (16)
- Plus a 5-year warranty nt - scruffy_ 14:37:01 12/24/16 (0)
- so you can wipe your butt in wretched excess, then by all means, find something that costs more. - oldmkvi 12:26:32 12/24/16 (3)
- RE: so you can wipe your butt in wretched excess, then by all means, find something that costs more. - mrdavis842 07:52:55 12/25/16 (0)
- No- They have a "schiitty" attitude. There is a difference. - Ross 18:25:26 12/24/16 (0)
- RE: so you can wipe your butt in wretched excess, then by all means, find something that costs more. - AbeCollins 12:51:18 12/24/16 (0)
- RE: I am so tempted! - Awe-d-o-file 11:38:39 12/24/16 (6)
- RE: I am so tempted! - AbeCollins 12:45:44 12/24/16 (5)
- I seem to recall a video for ARC - Feanor 11:21:35 12/24/16 (3)
- Point-to-point wiring is the traditional method. Circuit boards are retrograde IMHO. Nt - viridian 14:09:02 12/24/16 (0)
- RE: I seem to recall a video for ARC - Awe-d-o-file 14:06:26 12/24/16 (0)
- RE: I seem to recall a video for ARC - AbeCollins 12:49:37 12/24/16 (0)