SAME STUFF, DIFFERNT DAY!!!...especially when you consider diffent tube options!
Really, if you're considering SWEATTING over debating between the two, It's a SIDEWAYS move at best! If you have the MK I I wouldn't sell it for MK II!! There's going to be little if no change at all overall! If you want a change in sonics, try another preamp entirely. or at least get better tubes than stock and experiment. INfact, call Kevin Deal at Upscale audio in Upland, CA and ask for advice. That's my suggestion, as one who's sold AR for years!
Also, the MK 25 isn't any different sonically from the LS16 even! It's just got more in's and out's and such. (That was straight from the tech's I know at AR!!!).
You'll have to move up to a used Ref 1 or 2 to get improvement of significance in the AR line. Or, find an old used Copeland, CAT, or other better sounding pre's! (The AR's ad a bit of warm bass/lower mid-range to neutrality for my traste) Good luck
Really, if you're considering SWEATTING over debating between the two, It's a SIDEWAYS move at best! If you have the MK I I wouldn't sell it for MK II!! There's going to be little if no change at all overall! If you want a change in sonics, try another preamp entirely. or at least get better tubes than stock and experiment. INfact, call Kevin Deal at Upscale audio in Upland, CA and ask for advice. That's my suggestion, as one who's sold AR for years!
Also, the MK 25 isn't any different sonically from the LS16 even! It's just got more in's and out's and such. (That was straight from the tech's I know at AR!!!).
You'll have to move up to a used Ref 1 or 2 to get improvement of significance in the AR line. Or, find an old used Copeland, CAT, or other better sounding pre's! (The AR's ad a bit of warm bass/lower mid-range to neutrality for my traste) Good luck