Rogue RP-1 or Schiit Freya

I am listening to the following budget system in a big room as I type this, and I recommend you do a home demo of the Freya+ just to save money.

- KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 sub

- Schitt Freya+

- Benchmark DAC3B

- Benchmark AHB2

- Fibre optical streaming

The combo of the Freya+ and the AHB2 is excellent. It sounded great with a warmer DAC and my very bright headphones. Now in the living room with a brighter DAC the sound is still fantastic, I am not much of a tube guy and this Freya+ does not go too overboard with the distortion.

I like the Freya+ with the AHB2 over the KRELL Duo 175XD and CODA #8 that I use in the office. The AHB2 is not warm at all so maybe that is why I like the pairing.

 I recommend you do a home demo of the Freya+ just to save money.

       I agree!

I don't have a Freya+ but do have several other pieces of Schiit gear. I've been very impressed with the sound quality, especially so for the price.  I'd agree with the others that it is worth an audition. They give you 15 days to audition and charge a 5% return fee if you choose to send it back. Not free, but reasonable if you want to give it a serious try.

I haven’t had the best luck with Schiit. Owned a Yggdrasil twice, and each time it developed issues. Sound quality was good, but subject to overhype online.

I’ve owned several Rogue pieces and they’ve all been extremely reliable - and customer service is much more responsive with Rogue than Schiit. Sound quality wise the Rogues generally range from a good value to excellent. Your Atlas Magnum III is an excellent amp.

That said people I trust who are more familiar with the Rogue RP line have insisted that you really want to try to go for the RH-5 or RP-5 over the RP-1.

stereo5

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01-26-2022 11:15am

The Rogue. Schiit is built to a very low price point. You gets what you pay for. 
 

Sorry but that doesn’t make sense. 
 

Schiit is sold DTC at $1k, the Rogue sold thru dealers at $1,795? 
 

Guarantee you that they are both built with at the same price point, build quality is not a negative with Schiit.