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tubesforhifi VTA sp14 or shiit freya

any thoughts on a VTA sp14 for about $1,000 or a shiit freya preamp for $700?  I would be using it with a hafler 500 that has been restored with new caps and dahlquist dq10s or dq20s with the thought of buying a pair of magnepan .7 or 1.7s in the fall.  I have a marantz 8005 cd player or pandora as a source.  My room is 18 by 24  thanks, alex
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"The Freya gets criticism simply for being too inexpensive "

wolf, I see you mention this often that its inexpensive. $700 is not as inexpensive as you may think given the other options out there. You can get a brand new two chassis tube preamp from Mapletree Audio for $800 or the Unlimited preamp from Aric Audio for a little more. And if you go used many more options including preamps from Conrad Johnson.
Not saying its a bad choice just that not as inexpensive as you think.

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