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First Sound compared to Supratek, VAC, or Audio No

Hello. I have a FS Prescence Deluxe II and am very happy with it. I have read that people often prefer transformer coupled preamps to non-transformer coupled ones.

Does anyone have experience with the First Sound products and one or more from Supratek, VAC, or Audio Note? If so, how were they different?

I addition, I am curious if any First Sound owners have moved up their line? Where did you hear improvement? Overall, do you think is it worth the extra expense? Looking back, would you made a different choice? Thanks for your input. Brooks
brooksl
tbg
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The Supratek is a good buy and is better than your unit, but there are many better units than it, including the better Audio Note preamps. None of these approach the H-Cat in my experience, and it is only a little more expensive than the Supratek. No thing in my experience can approach the imaging that you get with it. YMMV, however.
brooksl OP
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TBG may I have the URL for their website? Thanks.
tbg
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H-cat.com
brooksl OP
129 posts
 
Tbq, I just went to the website. Is there a product, yet. It seems that this is the mythic preamp that was being discussed a couple of months ago. Do you know anything more about it that the very general stuff written on the website? Thanks.
tbg
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Roger has had trouble getting many of the P12 out the door, but I do know many have been delivered. I have tried to better understand the priciples he is using but cannot say I understand much better than I did on first reading the white paper on the webpage. But the imaging does correspond to the ideas presented there. Pinpoint imaging does add immeasurably to realism.

I suggest you email Roger and ask if there is anyone near you with a P12.
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