First Sound Presence Deluxe Mk III Tube Preamplifier

FIRST SOUND PRESENCE DELUXE MK III tube linestage preamplifier.,

For the dedicated audio purist seeking the highest levels of performance, the truest depiction of a musical event, this preamplifier will be a revelation.  Great opportunity to own a world-class preamplifier at a reasonable price.The First Sound Presence Deluxe Mk III uses active linestages with true dual mono construction, employing vacuum tubes as their gain devices as well as in the regulation of the power supplies. A class A triode circuit is employed, with emphasis on keeping the design as simple as possible for maximum transparency. The attenuators are hand-built for state-of-the art sonics.

Comes with an external power supply connected to the main chassis via a dedicated umbilical cord. Removing the power supply from the main chassis ensures the purity of the signal from different kinds of radiation from the power transformers. First Sound reasons that having an overly large supply of capacitance provides stability and filtering in the power supply, and coupled with the high ampere ratings of the bridge rectifiers employed, provides a lowering of the noise floor and increased transient power “to allow the music to unfold in a space as black as space itself.”

One owner.

“Presence Deluxe offers large doses of air, spaciousness. Is a champ in soundstaging, capturing ambience and transient dynamics. First Sound preamps displayed a larger soundstage, with better pinpoint position of players and more dynamic attack.” Stereo Times

5 inputs plus 1 tape loop, 2 pair of outputs. No phono stage, totally manual.

Originally purchased in 2004, upgraded to Mk III version in 2005)