The tubes in my "original series" Freya aren’t especially hotter than they should be (4 preamp tubes should seemingly be hottish, but...meh...), and note that the top vents are around the tubes...there’s plenty of side venting making for good air flow, and I think the 2 transformers are simply close to the lid so it’s relatively toasty above them but not excessively so. I give tube gear plenty of air space and it hasn’t melted yet, a good sign. I think people bought tube risers mostly to not fatigue the stock tube sockets with excessive-compulsive tube rolling, but mine have been fine and hey...I roll tubes man...uh huh...I use a Dennis Had 12wpc single ended tube amp and the Freya has plenty of output to drive the thing, especially the tube gain that I always use except when utilizing the passive or FET setting to keep the tubes honest, a cool instant gratification feature. High efficiency Klipsch Heresy IIIs make it all work swimmingly.
Calling all Schiit Freya owners: question about amplifier pairing and heat problems.
Hi everyone,
After significant deliberation earlier this month, I decided to purchase a Schiit Freya/Gumby stack to handle preamp and DAC duty. Right away I replaced the stock tubes with a matched quad of Tung Sols. which was a clear improvement. For amplification, I'm currently running a recapped Adcom GFA555 but will be looking to replace this in the coming months. What have you successfully paired with your Freyas? My speakers are fairly easy to drive (88 db efficient, 6 ohm) so any high quality solid state amp will do the job. I have been looking into the Odyssey Stratos as a possibility and would like to keep the price under $2000. Also balanced inputs are a must.
My second question has to do with the heat output from the Freya/Gumby stack. These two components produce an alarming amount of heat. Maybe I'm just not used to how tubes operate yet, but the source of the heat seems to be emanating from the power supplies at the back-left of the unit. After several hours of operation, the Freya is actually too hot to touch. I separated the units with 1" thick sorbothane spacers and this helped a bit, but it is still extremely hot. Does anyone else experience this? Should I be alarmed?
Thanks for the answers, cheers!
After significant deliberation earlier this month, I decided to purchase a Schiit Freya/Gumby stack to handle preamp and DAC duty. Right away I replaced the stock tubes with a matched quad of Tung Sols. which was a clear improvement. For amplification, I'm currently running a recapped Adcom GFA555 but will be looking to replace this in the coming months. What have you successfully paired with your Freyas? My speakers are fairly easy to drive (88 db efficient, 6 ohm) so any high quality solid state amp will do the job. I have been looking into the Odyssey Stratos as a possibility and would like to keep the price under $2000. Also balanced inputs are a must.
My second question has to do with the heat output from the Freya/Gumby stack. These two components produce an alarming amount of heat. Maybe I'm just not used to how tubes operate yet, but the source of the heat seems to be emanating from the power supplies at the back-left of the unit. After several hours of operation, the Freya is actually too hot to touch. I separated the units with 1" thick sorbothane spacers and this helped a bit, but it is still extremely hot. Does anyone else experience this? Should I be alarmed?
Thanks for the answers, cheers!