I had one of these that I took on trade. They must score these things and divide by price to put it in a tier. It is the only possible explanation.
The Freya+ was a step down from the onboard preamp in the Chord Hugo2 (not TT2, the headphone amp). I cannot see how it is a Class A component without the context of price. Literally, my wife asked what was wrong with my system with the Schiit in it.
When I went direct from the DAC it returned to a more normal sound. Admittedly, she is used to much more expensive preamps from Ayre, PS Audio, AVM and Art Audio but I guess that is the literal point here.