brad1138
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To deal with the fact the Freya has no HT passthrough I use a quality RCA switch box to switch between it and my Emotiva PrePro into my Citation Amp. The one I had custom made failed and I want to go a different route. I have found 3 options:
http://www.decware.com/newsite/ZSB.html
http://www.goldpt.com/sw4.html
http://www.homehifi.co.uk/S/tc-7240.htm
The first 2 are good looking and very good quality units, but at nearly $400... And if I want to upgrade the ZSB connectors, that another $150...
The 3rd one looks good quality and has good reviews (like the rest), I almost pulled the trigger on it last night, but having 2 switches, it has twice as much potential for signal degradation.
I hate spending so much on a darn switch, but I didn't spend so much time putting my system together to have it degraded at that point.
Anyone have any thoughts? (maybe I should start a separate thread). Or is anyone else doing the same thing and have a recommendation?
Thanks
OK, for everyone that couldn't sleep, not knowing what direction I went....
I found a quality switch box that uses the same internal switch as the Goldpoint and Decware, for ~$200.
I know I probably could have gotten one for under $50 that sounded "just as good" but I like having "better" quality.
My previous switchbox, only had 2 inputs, since this has more, I decided to add another component, a Schiit SYS. I like to listen to music all day, but I don't like that much wear on the tubes. So now, out of my Modi MB, I hit a pair of Monster Cable Y adapters like these:
1 pair of cables goes to the Freya, 1 to the SYS, then their outputs go to the switch box, along with the main output from my Emotiva Prepro.
It works very well, now I have a work around for the Freya not having HT passthrough, or the ability to turn tubes off when not using them.
If I am actually sitting down and listening to music, I'll use the Freya, otherwise, the SYS. I did a quick comparison, between the SYS and the passive mode on the Freya. W/O actually sitting down, the Freya sounded a bit smoother, but really fairly close.
I am very pleased with the results. So I now spent ~$1,000 For Freya/SYS/Dodocus, but I don't think i could have found a better tube preamp, with HTPT and the ability to turn off tubes for that much.
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