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Designed & Made
in the USA
Ideal for Audiophiles
These DAC & Amps are designed for discerning music lovers. If audio quality is important to you, a set of DAC & Amps like these would be ideal.
You can expect these DAC & Amps to present you with a refined listening experience. The audio quality exhibited by these DAC & Amps is a beautiful mix of musicality, technical brilliance and high precision.
These DAC & Amps deliver a spacious & open soundstage that makes you feel you are sitting at a live concert. Experience the magic and delve into pure sonic tranquility!
Ideal for
Indoor Use
Metal
Build
Connect With
3-Pin XLR & RCA
Volume Controls
If your DAC & Amps include volume controls or volume rockers, you can easily change the volume with a button press or volume knob turn.
DAC & Amps that have volume controls make its operation incredibly simple; turn up the volume on your smartphone or your source devices and then change the volume on DAC & Amps to the desired level.
This design feature allows you to have complete control over the desired volume according to your listening preferences.
DESCRIPTION
TUNIQUE NEXUS GAIN STAGE
The Schiit Freya S comes with a unique Nexus gain stage which is designed to seamlessly connect single-ended and balanced sources. It converts both outputs in a single and discrete gain stage to deliver excellent performance across all modes. You get two unique levels of gain — a gain of 1 that acts as a differential buffer and a gain of 4 for high volume. It has a 128-step relay-switch for clear volume and to offer perfect channel matching and low distortion.
CONTROL YOUR SYSTEM VIA A REMOTE
The Schiit Freya S has a volume knob for added efficiency. In the remote control mode, the potentiometer adheres to the remote setting. The custom remote control allows you to control the volume, output switching, input switching and muting. For a reliable remote-control system to integrate your digital gear with the rest of the system, you can stack the Freya S with any other Schiit DAC.
SPECS
| NEXUS DIFFERENTIAL STAGE | |
| GAIN | 1 (0dB) |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20Hz-20Khz, -0.1db, 3Hz-500KHz, -3dB |
| THD | <0.001%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 2V RMS |
| IMD | <0.001%, CCIR |
| SNR | >115db, A-weighted, referenced to 2V RMS |
| OUTPUT IMPEDANCE | 75 ohms SE, 600 ohms balanced |
| GAIN | 4 (12dB) |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20Hz-20Khz, -0.1db, 3Hz-200KHz, -3dB |
| THD | <0.002%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 2V RMS |
| IMD | <0.002%, CCIR |
| SNR | >110db, A-weighted, referenced to 2V RMS |
| OUTPUT IMPEDANCE | 75 ohms SE, 600 ohms balanced |
| TOPOLOGY | Nexus™ topology; current feedback with nested differential stages |
| INPUT IMPEDANCE | 10K ohms |
| CROSSTALK | >85dB, 20-20kHz |
| INPUTS | 2 XLR pairs plus 3 RCA pairs, selectable via front switch or remote |
| OUTPUTS | 1 XLR pair plus 2 RCA pairs, selectable via front switch or remote |
| VOLUME CONTROL | relay-switched stepped attenuator with discrete thin-film resistors, 128 0.625dB steps |
| POWER SUPPLY | One 24VA transformer with regulated +/-18V rails, plus regulated 5VDC for microprocessor |
| POWER CONSUMPTION | 20W typical |
| SIZE | 16” x 8” x 2” |
| WEIGHT | 11 lbs |
| BOX CONTENTS | 1. Schiit Freya S |
| 2. Power cord |
| GENERIC NAME | Headphone Amplifier |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | USA |
| IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
| NET QUANTITY | 1 |
FAQs
So what’s the difference between Freya S and Freya+?
It’s pretty straightforward. Freya S uses our new Nexus™ differential gain stage to replace Freya’s tube stage. Otherwise they are functionally the same.
Wow, it’s a whole lot less expensive than Freya+!
Yep, because it has a whole lot less inside of it. Heck, it doesn’t have a whole 300V supply, from transformer onward, nor the management of tube power, nor the DC heaters. Plus no tubes. It’s simpler, and therefore less expensive.
I don’t get preamps. What can I use a preamp for?
If you have only one source, and it has a volume control, maybe you don’t need a preamp. But if you have a system with more than one source, and you want convenient remote input switching and remote volume control, a preamp is a good idea. You can also pair it with our DACs for convenient remote volume control, since our preamps don’t cost like the total debt of a small nation-state.
So cheap is good?
Absolutely. Because in the last 20 years or so, audio pricing has gotten really stupid. Go ahead. Start looking at preamps that use a sophisticated, perfectly-matched relay-switched stepped attenuator instead of a volume pot, and you’ll quickly come to the conclusion that Freya S is in a class by itself. That is, a class with a three-digit price tag, not a four-digit price tag (that doesn’t start with, like “5,” either.)
I don’t like cheap. I distrust cheap. I like nice things.
That’s cool. We like smart design and efficient construction that make great sound affordable to more people. But if you literally have $100 bills hand-stitched into toilet paper so you can wipe your butt in wretched excess, then by all means, find something that costs more. Just don’t think it’ll automatically be any better.
So I can run this fully passive, no gain stage at all?
Yes, no problem. Just don’t expect it to convert single-ended to balanced or anything like that. It is, after all, passive.
What is this Nexus thing? More Schiit blathering?
Nexus is what we’ve been referring to as the “holy grail gain stage” internally, during development. Now, maybe we’re a little too much into Monty Python, or maybe we’re a bit touched in the head. But it took a long time to come up with Nexus, which is a current-feedback stage with nested differential amplification, and has the following interesting qualities:
What if I don’t need balanced inputs and outputs?
Then you need Saga+ or Saga S, Freya S’s little sisters.
TUNIQUE NEXUS GAIN STAGE
The Schiit Freya S comes with a unique Nexus gain stage which is designed to seamlessly connect single-ended and balanced sources. It converts both outputs in a single and discrete gain stage to deliver excellent performance across all modes. You get two unique levels of gain — a gain of 1 that acts as a differential buffer and a gain of 4 for high volume. It has a 128-step relay-switch for clear volume and to offer perfect channel matching and low distortion.
CONTROL YOUR SYSTEM VIA A REMOTE
The Schiit Freya S has a volume knob for added efficiency. In the remote control mode, the potentiometer adheres to the remote setting. The custom remote control allows you to control the volume, output switching, input switching and muting. For a reliable remote-control system to integrate your digital gear with the rest of the system, you can stack the Freya S with any other Schiit DAC.
| NEXUS DIFFERENTIAL STAGE | |
| GAIN | 1 (0dB) |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20Hz-20Khz, -0.1db, 3Hz-500KHz, -3dB |
| THD | <0.001%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 2V RMS |
| IMD | <0.001%, CCIR |
| SNR | >115db, A-weighted, referenced to 2V RMS |
| OUTPUT IMPEDANCE | 75 ohms SE, 600 ohms balanced |
| GAIN | 4 (12dB) |
| FREQUENCY RESPONSE | 20Hz-20Khz, -0.1db, 3Hz-200KHz, -3dB |
| THD | <0.002%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 2V RMS |
| IMD | <0.002%, CCIR |
| SNR | >110db, A-weighted, referenced to 2V RMS |
| OUTPUT IMPEDANCE | 75 ohms SE, 600 ohms balanced |
| TOPOLOGY | Nexus™ topology; current feedback with nested differential stages |
| INPUT IMPEDANCE | 10K ohms |
| CROSSTALK | >85dB, 20-20kHz |
| INPUTS | 2 XLR pairs plus 3 RCA pairs, selectable via front switch or remote |
| OUTPUTS | 1 XLR pair plus 2 RCA pairs, selectable via front switch or remote |
| VOLUME CONTROL | relay-switched stepped attenuator with discrete thin-film resistors, 128 0.625dB steps |
| POWER SUPPLY | One 24VA transformer with regulated +/-18V rails, plus regulated 5VDC for microprocessor |
| POWER CONSUMPTION | 20W typical |
| SIZE | 16” x 8” x 2” |
| WEIGHT | 11 lbs |
| BOX CONTENTS | 1. Schiit Freya S |
| 2. Power cord |
| GENERIC NAME | Headphone Amplifier |
| COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | USA |
| IMPORTER DETAILS | Importers Name: Ferrari Video Address: 63/18, 1st Main Road, Gandhi Nagar, Chennai - 600020 Contact No: 044-24420733 |
| NET QUANTITY | 1 |
So what’s the difference between Freya S and Freya+?
It’s pretty straightforward. Freya S uses our new Nexus™ differential gain stage to replace Freya’s tube stage. Otherwise they are functionally the same.
Wow, it’s a whole lot less expensive than Freya+!
Yep, because it has a whole lot less inside of it. Heck, it doesn’t have a whole 300V supply, from transformer onward, nor the management of tube power, nor the DC heaters. Plus no tubes. It’s simpler, and therefore less expensive.
I don’t get preamps. What can I use a preamp for?
If you have only one source, and it has a volume control, maybe you don’t need a preamp. But if you have a system with more than one source, and you want convenient remote input switching and remote volume control, a preamp is a good idea. You can also pair it with our DACs for convenient remote volume control, since our preamps don’t cost like the total debt of a small nation-state.
So cheap is good?
Absolutely. Because in the last 20 years or so, audio pricing has gotten really stupid. Go ahead. Start looking at preamps that use a sophisticated, perfectly-matched relay-switched stepped attenuator instead of a volume pot, and you’ll quickly come to the conclusion that Freya S is in a class by itself. That is, a class with a three-digit price tag, not a four-digit price tag (that doesn’t start with, like “5,” either.)
I don’t like cheap. I distrust cheap. I like nice things.
That’s cool. We like smart design and efficient construction that make great sound affordable to more people. But if you literally have $100 bills hand-stitched into toilet paper so you can wipe your butt in wretched excess, then by all means, find something that costs more. Just don’t think it’ll automatically be any better.
So I can run this fully passive, no gain stage at all?
Yes, no problem. Just don’t expect it to convert single-ended to balanced or anything like that. It is, after all, passive.
What is this Nexus thing? More Schiit blathering?
Nexus is what we’ve been referring to as the “holy grail gain stage” internally, during development. Now, maybe we’re a little too much into Monty Python, or maybe we’re a bit touched in the head. But it took a long time to come up with Nexus, which is a current-feedback stage with nested differential amplification, and has the following interesting qualities:
What if I don’t need balanced inputs and outputs?
Then you need Saga+ or Saga S, Freya S’s little sisters.
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