Opinions on Croft Integrated Phono Hybrid Amp

[Jimbo]

I don't have to imagine, I used to have a Croft preamp with dual pots. It isn't a big deal.

Your right Martin they are not a big deal. Once you have set them for the evening I rarely touch them. The pots Glenn used were very high quality

I believe they were these. Get great reviews.

https://www.hificollective.co.uk/ind...smos-mono.html

[Jimbo]

A review of the Tocos pots.

https://www.hificollective.co.uk/sit...mos_review.pdf

[Macca]

Most listening rooms are rarely symmetrical so they can compensate for listening position etc and act as a balance control and are better at channel separation and preventing crosstalk than a stereo pot.

Although ironically this amplifier has fairly mediocre channel separation. It's not a real-world issue though.

[hifi_dave]

Imagine having to turn two knobs just to adjust the volume, and they have to be at exactly the same level!! £345 seems cheap.

It was Glenn's preferred configuration which is good enough for me. Reality is, they give you a balance control with none of the downsides and it is so easy to adjust for volume that you forget about the two pots within 2 or 3 operations. I reckon that 99% (or close) of the Croft amps I have sold over the decades had twin pots and never had a complaint.