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Post by novisnick on May 28, 2019 9:48:03 GMT -5
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Post by Loop 7 on May 28, 2019 10:54:42 GMT -5
This is Schiity news.
The Saga S and the Freya+ seem especially compelling.
I imagine their turntable will be launched within a few months as well.
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Post by dsonyay on May 28, 2019 11:01:41 GMT -5
This is Schiity news. The Saga S and the Freya+ seem especially compelling. I imagine their turntable will be launched within a few months as well. TT? Wow.. blows me away at how vinyl keeps going and going. |
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Post by Loop 7 on May 28, 2019 11:22:51 GMT -5
Yeah, I think they have been working on a turntable for a year, maybe two.
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Post by garbulky on May 28, 2019 11:41:19 GMT -5
So looks like what they did was they took the Saga and then made it A $100 MORE EXPENSIVE with the Saga +.
For "Saga+ uses DC heaters for the tube buffer stage, which provides a lower noise floor when in buffer mode." That's the only "significant" difference I note.
Then the price point of the original Saga ($300) they took out the tube stage making it purely solid state.
The Freya they also increased the price about a $100 with the Freya +. For the original Freya price they also took out the tube stage.
The Freya S appears to be different in that it uses a new type of circuitry.
More concerning is their "preamp thunderdome" really means - "shortlived products". Means - less long term support. You bought your preamp and it gets discontinued two weeks later? Preamp Thunderdome!
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Post by Loop 7 on May 28, 2019 12:22:59 GMT -5
TT? Wow.. blows me away at how vinyl keeps going and going. Yeah, vinyl is on fire. I drop by Amoeba Records (Berkeley) every few Saturdays for browsing therapy and every time there are people buying stacks of new and used LPs. |
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New Schiit
May 28, 2019 13:29:44 GMT -5
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Post by garbulky on May 28, 2019 13:29:44 GMT -5
So looks like what they did was they took the Saga and then made it A $100 MORE EXPENSIVE with the Saga +. For "Saga+ uses DC heaters for the tube buffer stage, which provides a lower noise floor when in buffer mode." That's the only "significant" difference I note. Then the price point of the original Saga ($300) they took out the tube stage making it purely solid state. The Freya they also increased the price about a $100 with the Freya +. For the original Freya price they also took out the tube stage. The Freya S appears to be different in that it uses a new type of circuitry. More concerning is their "preamp thunderdome" really means - "shortlived products". Means - less long term support. You bought your preamp and it gets discontinued two weeks later? Preamp Thunderdome! Having said that I am now interested in the solid state freya. It’s performance looks extremely good |
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New Schiit
May 28, 2019 13:38:34 GMT -5
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Post by pop on May 28, 2019 13:38:34 GMT -5
Glad I bought the XSP instead of the freya! one of my vallhallas already crapped the bed. Obviously Schiit happens, but it’s only 1 month old with maybe 8 hours of use! C’mon!
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Post by monkumonku on May 28, 2019 14:24:08 GMT -5
Glad I bought the XSP instead of the freya! one of my vallhallas already crapped the bed. Obviously Schiit happens, but it’s only 1 month old with maybe 8 hours of use! C’mon! I thought you had already ordered a Freya? |
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New Schiit
May 28, 2019 14:40:07 GMT -5
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Post by brubacca on May 28, 2019 14:40:07 GMT -5
I find Saga+ and Freya S compelling. Crazy right?
I have to sleep on this one. Supposedly my Gungnir DAC is better from its Balanced Outputs and Freya S would be a natural.
Although, I like the Saga+ with its one tube to play around with. Also can bypass the tube if the mood suits.
So do I want to add a tube pre to my SS rig or squeeze some more performance out of my DAC... These kinds of things keep me up at night.
Loop7- looks like we are on the exact oposite wavelength.
Jason agrees with you he thinks Saga S and Freya+ will sell the best.
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New Schiit
May 28, 2019 14:40:24 GMT -5
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Post by pop on May 28, 2019 14:40:24 GMT -5
Glad I bought the XSP instead of the freya! one of my vallhallas already crapped the bed. Obviously Schiit happens, but it’s only 1 month old with maybe 8 hours of use! C’mon! I thought you had already ordered a Freya? I did. It was out of stock for the longest time and they kept pushing the date back, so I decided to try an XSP1 from one of the forum members. Haven’t had a chance to run it through the paces yet. |
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Post by Raven on May 28, 2019 15:50:17 GMT -5
This is Schiity news. The Saga S and the Freya+ seem especially compelling. I imagine their turntable will be launched within a few months as well. Looks really interesting.  |
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