Looking for an incredibly dynamic preamplifier

So many choices, and none of them available locally.

Yup, all that from a preamp.
I'm using four Manley Neo-Classic 250 monoblocks and I have no intention of using solid state amplification. If you ever have a chance to hear a Wyetech Labs Opal preamp in your system, then you'll know that a preamp can deliver what I'm asking for. Before I buy the Opal, however, I just wanted to ask others if they knew of any other candidates for the job.

Wow; it's almost unanimous.
First Sound has always interested me but no one sells them anywhere near me and I've never actually heard one.
There seems to be a huge price difference between the Presence Deluxe and the Paramount (4k vs. 16k?).
I'll search that archives to see if someone can tell me the sonic differences.
Have any of you directly compared any of the First Sound products to any of the Wyetech products?
Thanks.

I haven't heard one, but I would have thought that someone might have suggested the Aesthetix Callisto with dual power supply?

Larryi
I tried an original Emotive Audio Sira in my former system and really liked it. I've always wanted to try the Epiphania. Please let us know how it compares to the Sira LE.

Thanks Mike. I'll keep the DarTZeel on my ever-growing list.
I have to say, however, that the price tag is a killer.

Rayhall, Thank you for your help. The First Sound products appear to be ultra-transparent, very dynamic, extremely quiet, and have good bass (but not extremely deep). These are obviously great qualities but I wonder what the trade-offs are. The qualities put me in mind of Nordost cabling (which have these admirable qualities) but, which I generally dislike because of *what I perceive* as a lack of high frequency information and poor portrayal of spacial qualities.
I'm obviously going to have to go and listen to the First Sound products to make up my own mind, but (since this is what we do here) can I please ask...
Does your First Sound linestage have excellent high frequency extension?
Does it "energize" your whole listening room and regularly project images well in front of the speaker plane when the recording calls for it? When images "speak" does their voice have good "action", in other words, does their voice project from the image and wash over the listener? What I'm getting at is: Are you the listener "inside" the music or are you left "watching" the music as if watching ghosts in another dimension behind an invisible, yet impenitrable plane?
Thanks again.

Thanks to everyone for their suggestions so far. Sorry about the poor description of spatial relationships and how music travels but that's the best I can do. I like Jonathan Valin's term, "action."
"Music in the room" would have probably sufficed. Having said that, I only heard "music in the room" in two rooms at this summer's NY home entertainment show. IMO the vast majority of systems, regardless of price, don't pull this off. Mine doesn't (yet).

Rayhall,
Thanks for answering my questions. You've given me a much better idea of what to expect from First Sound equipment. If you do get to hear an Opal I'd like to hear your thoughts on it.
I plan on listening to an Aesthetix Callisto Signature in my system in the near future. Unlike the FS, I have a feeling that this preamp may be closer to being "a rich, ambient, reverberant sounding piece of equipment." By the way, have you ever heard a CTC Blowtorch?

First Sound owners:
Are there certain models of First Sound preamplifiers that are smoother/warmer in the upper midrange than others?
Do things generally get more refined in this area as you move up the line?
My speakers are somewhat 'hard' in the upper midrange and I've read that First Sound preamps can be a little 'hot' in this area.
I need dynamics but I'd prefer not to have singers shouting or piano notes ringing.
Thanks.

Larryi,
I was wondering if you had a chance to hear the Epifania and what you thought of it. I read a nice review of it by Steve Hoffman. I believe it will be available with a remote control sometime after CES.