First Sound Presence mk11 vs Audio Research L.S.25


I am in the process of changing pre-amps, from a Audio Research L.S.25 MK1 to a First Sound Presence Deluxe MK11.
I have not had the chance to demo a First Sound pre yet.
(I HAVE BASED MY DECISION ON DEALER ADVICE, PLUS REVIEWS)
How would you compare the two? Sound quality, noise etc.
My power amp is a Bryston 4BST, VPI SCOUT with Dynovector dv20xh mc cartridge, Audio Research phono pre PH5, Ohm 300 MK11 speakers
Thanks for the advice.
dsremer
Drubin: There may be more to the story than what you have been told ...

Never the less, the First Sound is quite good and would be my first choice if the wonderful TRL GTP-3 or GTP-4 wasn't available.

Cheers!
Jack Seaton
Jes45, your last post in which you state, "There may be more to the story than what you have been told ..." is the kind of statement that requires specific facts to back it up. You cannot contribute to an intelligent debate if you do not offer the requisite facts. Otherwise, what you offer is nonsense. Please don't be so circumspect. If you are going to refute Emmanuel Go's explanation of the history of the First Sound design, then offer more than "There may be more to the story...".

If you have information to legitimize your claim, then please present it, otherwise you're comments carry no weight and should be disregarded by readers of these threads as innuendo.
TVAD: I'd feel the same as you, if the situation were reversed. I understand how Noel has made improvements that were not included in the original design, such as embelical cords and separate transformers, EMF shielding, etc.

You can feel free to call me or my statement anything you wish.

My source asked me kindly to drop it. I will respect his wishes ...

Best wishes,
Jack
That's fine, Jack, and probably best. I'm sure you understand the point I'm making, as does your source.

Who's Noel?
Tvad: I really didn't wish to interrupt a perfectly fine thread, in fact I thought I was helping it, given my explanation as to who actually designed the circuit. (The man has a fairly decent reputation ...).

Like yourself, I hate it when pissing matches take over the topic of the thread. In this regard, I recommend the First Sound, not as my first choice, mind you, but I did add that my 2 favorites were designed by the same guy.

Who is Noel? Please ask Emmanual ...