Schiit SCH-21 Owner's Manual

Schiit SCH-21 Owner's Manual

Freya balanced passive, active, or tube remote preamp

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OWNER'S MANUAL
ITEM
FREYA
FOR
DESCRIPTION
BALANCED PASSIVE, ACTIVE, OR TUBE REMOTE PREAMP
SCH-21
MODEL NO
IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, FREYA IS A GODDESS ASSOCIATED WITH LOVE,
sex, beauty, fertility, gold, seir, war, and death.
leaVing aside those last three, that sounds Pretty Cool.
she also aPParently had Cats. yeah.
WE DON'T RECOMMEND YOU LET YOUR CATS SLEEP ON FREYA,
but we're not gonna CoMMent further.
NOTES
A
REVISION
RANDOM NUMBER
AA06
AUDIO EQUIPMENT

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  • Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL ITEM FREYA DESCRIPTION BALANCED PASSIVE, ACTIVE, OR TUBE REMOTE PREAMP SCH-21 AA06 MODEL NO REVISION RANDOM NUMBER IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, FREYA IS A GODDESS ASSOCIATED WITH LOVE, sex, beauty, fertility, gold, seir, war, and death. leaVing aside those last three, that sounds Pretty Cool.
  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    WELCOME TO FREYA IN THE BOX Freya Freya is a no-compromise, ultra-high-end balanced preamp cleverly disguised by a low price tag. You won’t find any volume-control Power cord chips or other shortcuts in Freya—just uber-quality techniques like Stick-on feet (they’re pressed in) a relay-switched stepped attenuator and all-triode gain stage—you ZERO know, just like what’s used in the most expensive audio gear.
  • Page 3: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED Replacing Tubes Freya accommodates any 6SN7, 6N8S, or 5692 tube CAUTION! Dangerous voltages inside! type. 6SL7, 6N9S, and equivalent types also work, but 1. Before plugging in the preamp, insert the tubes. will have higher distortion and higher output impedance. Carefully align the key in the tube base to the notch in If you’re curious, the right tubes are for the differential the tube socket for each tube.
  • Page 4: Remote Control

    REMOTE CONTROL Yes, this preamp comes with a remote 2 Remote Light. This extremely bright control. And yes, it’s a relatively light was designed to irritate everyone simple plastic affair. Yeah, we know who carps and moans about the you want milled aluminum, but you brightness of our LEDs.
  • Page 5 FREYA CONNECTIONS CAUTION: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK—DO NOT OPEN NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE INPUT 1 INPUT 2 IN 3 IN 4 IN 5 BAL OUT SE OUTS 1 Balanced Inputs. 2 Single-Ended 4 Single-Ended 5 Power Switch. 3 Balanced Output. 6 Power Inlet.
  • Page 6 FREYA CONTROLS 1 Hot Tubes. 4 Tube LED. This light 7 Volume Knob. 8 Input Select. Press 10 Remote Window. 11 Remote Indicator. Freya’s tubes run is on when using the Turn up to increase to select the input you The IR remote beams When you’ve used fairly warm, so we...
  • Page 7 SPECS I hear hum, what do I do? JFET Buffer You may have a ground loop. To fix a ground loop, try a ground loop Gain: 1 Frequency Response: 20Hz-20Khz, -0.2db, 3Hz-500KHz, -3dB isolator or an EbTech HumX. THD: <0.001%, 20Hz-20KHz, at 2V RMS There’s no sound for a while after I turn Freya on.
  • Page 8: Warranty

    OBTAINING WARRANTY SERVICE If you believe you need warranty service, contact us first. There may be a simple solution to your problem. Schiit Audio products sent back to us without a Return Au- thorization (RA) will be returned to the sender without repair. To contact us and obtain an RA, email support@schiit.com. We will respond quickly to email inquiries.

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