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

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.

I have never measured any consumption. My last month power bill was only 107.00 for a 2600 SF home so I am pretty sure it is next to nothing. The 4B3 only consumes 500 milliwatts in standby mode so I suspect in passive the Freya Plus will only pull a single watt at most. They list typical consumption (active) at 40W.

How are you setting up your system?  I have everything side-by-side on a long, low shelf and find no inconvenience to the power switches being on the back.  If you’re stacking it in a rack or a high shelf that would be a problem. I turn it off after each session.

I own the Freya+ and asked Schiit this question. They said that even in passive the tubes were still getting power and you should turn it off if you are not using it. 

Woodhart, that doesn't sound quite right, so I looked it up on Schiit's fact page, and they say this:

Freya+’s all-new tube stage with new-production 6SN7 tubes, DC heaters and semi-circlotron, noise-cancelling output stage is whisper-silent. Better yet, it turns off when you’re not using it! That’s right, both the tube heater and high voltage rails go away when not in use, so you can preserve lifetime of costly tubes.

They did this so the tubes life can be extended, so perhaps they didn't understand your question?  BTW, I've got the Freya+ too, and the tubes are completely cool when not in the circuit.  It's a great sounding pre, btw, the SNR and crosstalk numbers set it apart from many other tube pre's.