Any changes so far with more burn-in time?
Seem like the + is just a warmer version of the v1 so far?
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 suppose would depend on if you're happy with your Freya. Being Canadian I paid an arm, a leg, and both kidneys to get the Freya + here. All-in, I'm pretty close to $1,600 CAD delivered -- Yeah, OUCH!
Is it sixteen-hundred bux better than Freya v1.... no of course not. But it is better and I'm OK with that.
Burn-in time so far hasn't added anything significant to the mix. I will say the sound has become a little more settled - more even across the board. Pretty typical stuff for electronics & especially tubes. That said, I don't have a lot of hours on the unit yet.
I found Freya v1 to be a little edgy (slightly shout'y) at times with some material - which I mistakenly attributed to Yggdrasil. With Freya +, it's smoother and slightly more coherent, more natural sounding, with more air around singers and instruments.
You can hear attenuator clicks through speakers ?
Yeah, those relay clicks (especially on Freya v1) are loud enough to vibrate the tubes, and depending on how microphonic / noisy the tubes, I can easily hear the clicks through my speakers.
Very good low noise tubes are nearly silent, but I've had some that were anything but!