Tubes or Solid State?

Never say never.....

I could not imagine giving up streaming now....

I have always enjoyed music, but not like I do now.  I can really go on mind trips, find new music instantly, build playlists, listen to songs I would never listen to otherwise.  One song leads to another.  The beauty is in the not getting up or down and having to take breaks to clean records. I got in the zone the other night the system disappeared and I was immersed. I have heard of this condition and I believe it was the first time for me ever!  Since then I have gotten there two more times!  I have just replaced my dedicated streamer and my new DAC is ordered.  It was a heavy period of upgrading during/after the Pandemic.

+1 on the Schitt Freya recommendation.  I owned one and am of the opinion they are hard to beat into the low thousands. Very reliable. Dead quiet. Good resale.  Lots of input and output options. Quality parts inside. 

Oh, and I had some wonderful sessions driving SS amps with the Freya.  

@jbhiller thanks for the advice. I've seen used Freya+ for sale here and elsewhere.
I read the Stereophile review of it and am aware of its Class A Classification by Stereophile. I almost bought one. Then I read this.
 

I would trust Stereophile over Audio Science Review.  If you are not familiar with ASR, please note--they do not listen to gear. Listening--their argument runs--is subjective--and subjectivity tells us nothing.  If you listen to ASR, you are buying equipment solely based on test results. 

If ASR is your jam (you like that analytical framework), this site may not be for you. Most stuff people adore here would get a thumbs down at ASR. 

ASR would tell you to buy a Topping/Gustard/SMSL over a Denafrips.  They are their own special crowd.