Schiit taking orders (as of Dec 23) on Freya preamp

jayctoy
I just saw they have the rca version for only$349, wow this is cheap....

Yes the Saga, this is the bargain one at half the price of the Freya, same fet or tube output stage or passive. Just RCA only. The sound should be even better from the fet or tube outputs, unless you want to drive many meters of interconnect only then the balanced will come into it’s own.

Cheers George

The more expensive Freya most likely has better quality power supply and parts.  These 2 aspects are crucial in determining the ultimate sound quality.  This could be a case of  additional money well spent. 
Charles 

George and Charles thanks that's very informative Merry Christmas to all...

@ lalitk
I would have gone for this component in a heartbeat if they have included the HT Bypass option.

Given that HT Bypass is simply an input that bypasses the VC and outputs at unity gain, why not use any of the inputs and simply turn the volume all the way up when needing to use as a bypass?

@srosenberg 

why not use any of the inputs....probably not a 'purist' approach.