I owe the First Sound and it's astonishingly good. No remote is not as bad as it sounds. I haven't heard Placette gear, but I understand it's fantastic as well. As for other preamps, people speak very highly of VTL, Aesthetix, Wytech, and Joule-Electra.
1st sound vs. placette?
I need to purchase a preamp. I currently have atmas-phere m60mk2's feeding audio physic step sle's. I was considering a placette active line stage or a first sound presence line stage-does anyone have experience with both lines-feel free to make suggestions for other models as well. (remote control would be a grand bonus)
thanks,
Fred
thanks,
Fred