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Schiit freya preamp - any owners out there? Leave it on?

Evaluating schiit freya preamp and it seems like a good preamp.

is simply leaving it on all the time make sense as switch is in back and that is not the greatest. Mode can be changed to passive which reduces current flow to tubes so electricity use is less.

is this preamp worth buying when ht is used most of the time? Thanks
emergingsoul

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emergingsoul OP
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How does schiit compare to high tube preamps?  Schiit seems really good
emergingsoul OP
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Do u mean the input selector on remote?  
By switching to passive it does turn off tubes, and will also power down tubes after not being used for awhile.  If only arc could power down tubes when ht was in use, they have power control on remote.
emergingsoul OP
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Phcollie, you very smart and schiit is looking really good to me now. Have you ever measured watt use when in passive mode?

I have a Macintosh amp and a chord tt2 used to stream qobuz from a nucleus.
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