Since I have ventured out of the Schiit universe with my Pioneer M-22 purchase and been very happy with it and how well it works with the DIs, I am wondering if there are some better options for a tube preamp than Freya. Requirements would be control via a remote and balanced inputs would be nice (but not required) since I think Yggdrasil is better via XLR out than SE out. Budget? Let’s go with $3K or less. A preamp that uses 6SN7 tubes would be great.
Thoughts?