Greetings all, first post.
I’ve been looking at a tube integrated but became curious about separates.
As I’ve read over the course of this thread it seems like there are less problems with Freya vs when they were released. So I wanted to ask a few questions about typical separates as they relate to Schiit’s offerings.
1. Freya is known to get hot, is this common with other preamps?
2. Ordering with the optional Tung Sols is giving good results right out of the box?
I think that’s all I have right now. Freya would be my intro to tubes and also separates so anyone who made that leap can pass on tips and “good to knows” I’d appreciate it.
Edit: my only source will be vinyl through a Lounge LCR MKIII
Welcome to the group. All tube gear puts off heat. I used 6DJ8 and 12AX7 tubes and variants for years. The right combination of 6SN7s sound pretty awesome, and Schiit gear is far less expensive than what it would cost were it sold in stores! I haven't heard their amps as I have a pretty good amp now and can't justify the gamble, but the Freya is in use while my Acoustic Research LS15, Coda 05R, and Parasound H3 preamps collect dust.