I am looking to sell my Croft Epoch pre-amp. This unit dates, I would guess, from the early nineties but it is in immaculate condition save for a small blemish on the gold fascia panel just to the left of the right-hand volume control, which I have tried to show in the photo. Croft amps are of course well known and popular on this forum for their excellent sonic performance, and the Epoch is fully in the tradition; I think it was the model above the Croft "Micro" at the time. The built-in phono stage in particular is exceptionally good and equals - or betters - several expensive stand alone stages. The performance of this particular amp has been further enhanced by the removal of the two original Croft-installed volume pots and their substitution by two mono DACT stepped attenuators. This gives a very major improvement in sound. Also, the signal path wiring for CD and tuner has been replaced with pure silver solid core leads. The phono signal path is unmodified. The phono stage includes two Sovtek ECC83 valves at the moment. A further significant upgrade can be had by replacing these with Mullard NOS CV4004 military spec items. I have two of these to hand - well-used but still measure well and perform perfectly - and they can be included in the sale (at extra cost) if the buyer wishes.
Here are some pictures of the amp:
I am asking £450 with the Sovtek valves installed or £500 with the Mullards as well. Postage on top of that.
IB