Schiit Freya S or Freya +?

Listening tonite, maybe 28 hrs on the unit. I’ve noticed it’s very clear and smooth, with a nice soundstage, but mid bass seems a bit less pronounced than my old Acurus. Not sure that will change much, I doubt it, so I may need to move the speakers closer to the wall.  Though I might loose a bit of depth by doing that. Might give it a few more days of break in. 

In my system around  the 75-100 hr mark the mid-bass down and tonality really opened up and filled in.

Cheers,

Scott

Keep reading the Freya + runs hot to the point that part of the casing cannot be touched. Is this normal ?
I do want to buy one when funds allow

It is normal.  You CAN touch it.  The Freya+ is filled with a lot of components.  Go to the Schiit site and compare the pictures of the Freya+ and Freya S circuit boards.   The Freya S looks almost empty in comparison.  The heat is not from the tubes, but from the 300 volt rectification for the tubes, I think.  Will the heat affect the long term life of the Plus?  For that answer you'll have to ask Schiit.

This had been looking like a Freya S thread,  The Plus with a good pair of gain tubes sounds great, far better then the SS buffer stage alone.  I suppose the latter is comparable to the S (less the SS gain).  Am I correct?

I much prefer the tube mode of my "original version and no, you can't get one" Freya, and it does get surprisingly warm over the transformers....however, after a couple of years with this thing I've decided that's part of its charm, and the many vent holes seem to insure it will never melt. In my humble (!) opinion I remain a fan as it's a great preamp.