# Favorite Mid-Priced Tube Amp (ie:1k USD or less)?

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**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/favorite-mid-priced-tube-amp-ie-1k-usd-or-less/8753/3 "2020-10-14T03:02:29Z")

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Have you considered a Schiit Freya+ ? @MrCypruz gave it a “glowing” reference: 😉

> [@Schiit Audio - Official Thread](https://forum.headphones.com/t/schiit-audio-official-thread/2081/681):
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> Schiit surely did something special here. I’ve got an $8.5k pre-amp in the house with stock tubes and the Freya+ with upgraded tubes managed to put up a good fight. It only loses on the Soundstage (and overall expansiveness of the sound) and top end refinement departments. I’m inclined to believe that I would fail to reliably pick them apart in a volume matched blind test. For reference, the evaluation tool is as follows: SR1a paired with the HSA-1a amp and M Scaler+Dave with a LUMIN U1 streame…

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