Best preamp under 1500$ freya+ , cary slp03 ?

Buy an cold Counterpoint preamp and upgrade it.  It then becomes a reference preamp.

Happy Listening.

Firstly, for what you’re going, for I was just change the dac

The Freya+ is tough to beat. It’s very versatile, has a great volume control and has great resale value. Will something @ $1500 be “better” than the Schiit? Maybe. More versatile, doubtful. Better resale, doubtful. Better volume control, doubtful. Yet who knows. Wait 10 minutes and technology changes…

Rogue RH-5 might be had for around that price.  Hard to find though.

I'm an "original version" Freya owner (using NOS GE tubes) and it holds up against pretty much anything out there easily earning it a "class A" rating. The only issue seems to be the fact that the thing is just too inexpensive for some and hey, that's just fine.