That's it...the beer commercial fans are over-ordering Freyas! I nearly bought a Saga but I like the 3 way "tube-non tube switching" (the Saga has that also...just one less stage), balanced ins and outs, and, of course, the sound of the Freya...and I do actually need the gain of the tube section to drive my little SEP amp. I have recommended Sagas to friends looking for a preamp bargain with no complaints as it's also brilliant. I have only experienced 2 Schiit items in my rig, the Freya and Loki, and if they're any measure of what Schiit is generally all about, it's working out fine regardless of the silly name and alleged "measurement" issues. Thousands of beer commercial fans can't be wrong!