Wow - great thread where the OP has gotten a lot of advice, guidance and opinions. I’ve been down the road of trying to figure out if I prefer Tube or SS for amps and Pre’s.
I don’t proclaim to be an expert but have been lucky enough to have plenty of gear and the ability to a/b on my own listening area. My experience has taught me it’s all about synergy through the chain, room acoustics play a big role (took me quite a while to come to terms with this one) and the most important part of the equation, only persons opinion that matters is yours - if you love it - ignore the noise from others.
Based on your set up, I’d start by assessing if you love your speakers. If you do, exploring SS amps makes sense. Some speaker require a control, efficiency, agility of an amp to be at there best. From what have read about your speakers, they seem to fall into that category, they can be easy to drive per se but likely would really shine when driven by SS. What you say you love about the speakers and the characteristics you want to enhance, that would point you to Tubes. Picking the right SS Amp is key. Krell, Coda, Pass all have some of the Tube like magic, warmth you find in Tubes but the benefits of SS power / control. Class A leans into that harder but some A/B designs deliver a tube like experience.
The best combo I have found is a Tube Pre paired with SS amp known for being able to drive almost any speaker while capturing some of that tube magic, a SS amp will likely never fully capture that magic however. I don’t have any experience with Schiit gear but if you snagged a Freya + and one of their stereo or mono SS amps, should provide the right synergy between Pre and Amp. Might get you where you want to go.
I’ve had Parasound, Marantz, Anthem, Prima Luna, Krell, Coda all in my system. I’ve preferred all tubes with certain speakers and SS with others. Speakers I’ve had various Focal’s, an Omega Speaker and landed on the Alta Audio Alec’s. All shined with a Tube Pre and SS Amp.
My favorite SS Amps where the Krell’s followed closely by Coda. I would guess if I moved up to the Coda 16 Amp it would have likely exceeded my love for Krell. Currently I’ve got a Zesto Leto pre feeding a Krell Duo XD - combo would be well above your budget so not suggesting this path, wanted to give a sense of my personal tastes when it comes to house sound signature.
Good Luck!