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RE: stop gap preamp

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In Reply to: RE: stop gap preamp posted by rockpassion on December 05, 2024 at 20:40:27

It's a matter of personal preference but I had the Schiit Freya+ and now the Schiit Kara. The all solid-state Kara is a bit more robust, full-bodied, and impactful and that reflects my personal preference. I had the Freya+ too thinking that I would get that rich glorious 6SN7 sound that I once had in my Cary SLP-05 but that wasn't to be. It was still an excellent preamp but I sold it and went with the Kara.
Schiit now makes the Freya+ F and Kara F. I believe these are the same preamps as the previous gen but with the option to add something they're calling Forkbeard that is used with a phone App to monitor and control the preamp - and other Forkbeard enabled Schiit.
I'm sure there are better preamps out there compared to the Freya+ or Kara but they might surprise you! I think they're better than just stop-gap.

Schiit Kara SS linestage (Open in New Window)

Edits: 12/06/24

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