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Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile

I know there are a lot of audiophiles who don't think sterophile knows what they are talking about but I think its' pretty impressive that a 1000 preamp is put in the same category as 50K and up.  I can't really believe that the Freya + is that good.  I have one and do think it's pretty amazing for all that you get and you can really make it even better with some better tubes.  I am constantly blown away at the sound of the Freya + into the Decware Zen triode amp. 2K for the combo and just about the best sound I have ever had in my home.  Great news for less well heeled audiophiles.  

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mrmojo
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Lots of posters on this board who are obviously unfamiliar with the concept of the sunk cost fallacy.

mrmojo
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I suspect most people on this board haven't heard Schiit products, and don't care for the company's stated mission of providing cost-effective audiophile products. What if Schiit called themselves something more reverential, say "Acoustic Excellence"? And then let's say they chose to sell their product through dealers, so to maintain margins the Freya+ was now a $2,000 preamp. Still a relative bargain in the Class A world, but now with the added benefit of thousands of audiophiles being able to demo the unit for 5 minutes while talking in hushed tones about it's hybrid architecture and flexibility. Would that give it enough credibility for the hi-fi purists to not sniff about assumed mid-fi status?

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