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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
Schiit is aware that it runs hotter and they don't seem too concerned about it. Just be sure (as with the original Freya) to give the unit lots of breathing room, particularly if you're running it in tube mode.- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
Better features, improved overall sound... it is what it say's it is.... A Freya +. Some might say it's what Freya should have originally been, but I'm not going to get into that argument. So Is it worth the price of admission if you already have a v1 Freya? That's tough to answer and I...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
So here's my initial impressions of Freya + A) Looks like a Freya... Other than the lack of a few chassis assembly screws along the top and an updated identification sticker on the back, it looks virtually identical to Freya v1. B) Front pannel LED lights... Because of the new LED light...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
Got my Freya + today..... First Impression.... NOT a fan of the new "fastenerless" chasis design. Why? Because my unit shipped with a loose LED light lens (clear plastic piece) for the buffer/Gain selector LED's (It was rattling around inside the chassis). This is a new design from the...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
With the right tubes my Freya v1 has been nearly dead silent, that said it has taken some fiddling around to find the right tubes to work with it. I'm currently using a pair ea. of Shuguang & Psvane CV181 treasures. I do look forward to receiving the Freya + (scheduled for delivery tomorrow)...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
Freya PCB: Freya + PCB: Freya S PCB:- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
Wow. I don't think I've ordered something new that fast, ever..... New Freya+ on the way!- Jamiee
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The New Schiit Audio Yggdrasil Impressions thread (read the first post)
Yggy tends to be characterized by some as a somewhat intimate sounding DAC and I'd generally agree with this. While it handles all genres well, I've found Live recordings (vocal, instrumental, or both) to be its forte and especially so where the recording has taken place in a smaller, more...- Jamiee
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The New Schiit Audio Yggdrasil Impressions thread (read the first post)
I run my Yggy & Freya combo fully balanced with a studio subwoofer and pair of studio monitors. The monitors have a -10dBV / +4dBu selector switch on them for adjusting the appropriate level. -10dBV is typically used when pairing consumer and pro audio gear together, and I find this to be the...- Jamiee
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The New Schiit Audio Yggdrasil Impressions thread (read the first post)
All of the aftermarket audio grade fuses I've owned have had a noticeable direction to them (some more so than others) -- meaning orientation of the fuse while in the holder can affect sound quality. I don't know if the same can be said for the stock Yggy fuse, but I suspect its worth trying...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
If you use something metalic (Steel, brass, etc...) as a weight it will act as a heatsink, pulling some of the heat away from the chassis. My stainless steel door stops with their thin rubber base manage to do this. Remove the rubber base and I'm sure they would become even more effective...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
I've tried a few different items, but have found simple stainless steel door stoppers to be the most effective at deadening Freya's cabinet. They have a rubber bottom so won't slide around or scratch Freya's surface and have plenty of weight to hold Freya in place. Attractive..... not really...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
Put some component weights on that Freya and you'll hear a significant improvement in focus and overall clarity. It may not be the prettiest approach, but you're ears will smile :L3000:- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
Again, no real hum or hiss related issues with my July Freya other than what's been specifically tube related. On the matter of gain..... two things.... 1. Yes I can confirm the tub gain is probably 8db over JFET Buffer --- not quite a doubling of the perceived volume. I was expecting...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
Yeah, I usually have my volume set to between 35% & 65% on Freya for most listening sessions -- depending on how much I want to let my hair down :L3000: My previous solid state pre-amp (more of a straight volume control) didn't need quite as much, but it's not apples to apples with Freya so...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
for me passive is by far the most quiet (in terms of gain -- cos their isn't any really ), JFET is a subtle step up in gain and Tube is another step up (more noticeable than between passive and JFET). They definitely don't all sit at the same level.- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
Indeed JFET buffer and tube gain stage are pretty close with tube having a bit more output. Re: Freya mute.... yeah, It doesn't fully mute for me either. Nor does zero volume attenuation fully mute anything that's being played back. Minor annoyance that I've learned to live with in my setup...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
In most cases noise is probably from a noisy tube. Freya itself is pretty quiet in my experience. I have a pair of Focal studio monitors sitting roughly 3ft away from me and in Tube gain my Freya is nearly dead silent. Only if I put my ear right beside one of the tweeters can I hear the...- Jamiee
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Schiit Yggdrasil Impressions thread
I take it you bought a used Yggy A1 then?.... Cos if you bought a new one directly from Schiit, it will already be an A2 revision - no need to upgrade. I too have used various decrapifiers, magical black boxes, high-tech converters, expensive USB cables, etc. to improve the sound of USB, and...- Jamiee
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Schiit Yggdrasil Impressions thread
John Darko's video review of the Denafrips Terminator: He compares it to Yggdrasil A2, PerfectWave DirectStream, & Aqua DAC's. Long story short...... Yggy A2 is his least favorite of the bunch.- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
I bought these: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1-EL34-GZ34-KT88-6V6-6L6-5Z3-6SN7-Octal-Gold-Plated-Tube-Socket-Saver-Base/283117591293?hash=item41eb1f9afd:g:l8UAAOSw9elbfLWY They are ceramic and fit Freya well. --- Look back a page and you'll see a previous post from me with photo's. You can easily...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
My setup is fully balanced:: Desktop PC / RME Soundcard -- AES to Yggy --- XLR to Freya -- XLR to Focal Subwoofer -- XLR to Focal Studio Monitors. It could just be that the balanced outs from the Yggdrasil are (maybe) hotter than the Oppo, thus the noticeable sound bleed? For sure when I...- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
Curious, are you running balanced or SE with your Freya?- Jamiee
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Schiit Freya Impressions and Tube Rolling Thread
Just added a quad of Grade-A Psvane CV181 T-II's. So far so good... surprisingly good straight out of the box, though I'm sure they'll need some hours on them to be at their best.- Jamiee
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The New Schiit Audio Yggdrasil Impressions thread (read the first post)
This should be interesting!- Jamiee
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