A difference between First Sound Presence products

I upgraded my linestage 1 to a mk11 and the difference was huge both in resolution and dynamics. I think you are better off selling a used preamp and buying a used mk11 since there is a big change between them. Please talk to the source himself(Emmanuel is one of the nicest people that I have delt with). I hope this helps you in your decision, I know that the Presencse competes with the very best out there and has a truth of timber that is uncanny. Take care Dennis

Hi Lrsky I know exactly what you speak of, the preamp has a very serious musical ability with a shocking soundstage. I have an nos tube that competes with Emmanuels favorite tube the siemens gold pin. It is the philips 8223/e288cc special quality gold pin tube, it images out of this world in that preamp. When I sold my preamp{ i bought a wadia 15i}it had the same set of tubes in it. The new owner felt that this tube was definitely better than the stock that came with it. When I put this tube in my jaw nearly fell off with size of the soundstage and the pin point imaging. This tube is very neutral in its sound and has a lot of air around things. Well good listening and e-mail if you are interested Dennis