Rogue RP-1 or Schiit Freya

I got the RP-1 . I like it.  Got a worthy phono stage. I replaced the stock tubes with Mullards.  

The Freya + is a really nice sounding preamp for the money and can be made a lot better sounding with better tubes.  I am quite impressed with it.  I also have the Benchmark LA4 which is also good a bit more of a cool and open sound.  I would like to see how much better an ARC Ref 6 or something in that league would be.  I also have my eye on the Rogue RP 9

Had freya+.  Not a fan of the sound. Sounded like it was made out of recycled cans.  

I was reading the review of the Topping pre90 on Stereophile ($599 preamp) and I saw that Stereophile will be reviewing the Freya+. I got the impression that the measurements of the Freya+ will be very good.

@ejlif  What tubes would you recommend for the Freya+?

I’ve run a Schiit Freya+ through a Rogue Stereo 100, and I had no complaints about the sound quality. I did have a problem with the user interface: no balance control, no mono button, source selection can only move to the right (meaning you have to cycle through all five to get to the one to the left). But I did like the balanced connections, I also liked being able to run the Schiit in three different modes.
 

I too was looking at the RP-9, but happened on a McIntosh C100 for the same money. The RP-7 also has balanced connections.
 

I’m still not sure if I want the maintenance involved in a tube preamp, I did encounter instances of distortion with the Freya+ in tube mode. I think if you’re going to get the most out of a tube setup, you need to be willing to roll a few tubes. 
 

Just my thoughts, experience.