First Sound compared to Supratek, VAC, or Audio No

I WAS VERY HAPPY W/MY FIRST SOUND MK II & WAS PLANNING ON UPGRADING IT TO PARAMOUNT) UNTIL I PURCHASEDD BENT AUDIO PREAMP W/SILVER TRANSFORMERS.
THE BENT AUDIO REVEALED A LAYER OF GRAIN RIDING ON THE SIGNAL THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF. AFTER ADJUSTING TO THE "GRAINLESS" SOUND, I COULD NOT GO BACK TO THE FIRST SOUND, HENCE I SOLD IT.

GOOD!!!

Ramses, what is your system like? Components. I am aware that many passives have issue driving certain components. How do you find the volume it controls or produces?

I'm searching for a preamp upgrade. I have an AN M2, modified with blackgates, wire, etc. I've tried the new Lector ZOE out of Italy, and I'm currently trying out the Audio Valve preamp. The Audio Valve seems like the best so far, but I'm curious about how it compares to the First Sound and Supratek preamps.

I have AN Quest Silver SET monoblocs, Zingali Overture 4 speakers, AN 2.1x CD player, Music Hall's MMF 7 turntable, Audion phono stage, AN silver interconnects, Apature speaker cables, and Analysis plus power cables. The front end is all plugged into Richard Gray 400.

I'd really appreciate any feedback, advise, thoughts about what preamp I should go with for my system. The AN 6 is way beyond fantasy for me.

Thanks, Bill

Bill,

Just saw this post. Look at the Supratek thread, I left you a reply.

Joe