A Budget Phono Stage

[walpurgis]

Here you go:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAMBRIDGE-...item2343fa3de5

You won't do better for the money. I used one alongside an EAR 834P and the little Cambridge did not sound bad at all in comparison.

[RichB]

Here you go:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAMBRIDGE-...item2343fa3de5

You won't do better for the money. I used one alongside an EAR 834P and the little Cambridge did not sound bad at all in comparison.

Cheers...

Sniffing about at the moment to see if I can get a phono/pre, subject to flogging some gear. Might consider croft basic with phono.

[paskinn]

Croft will still be selling superb phonostages at fair prices when much of the competition has disappeared. Only mm of course, but still excellent options, including a good step up. Lowest cost is not always the solution to a problem, in fact it rarely is when you are looking for high quality.

[Reffc]

Having just bought and built the new Hagerman Cornet 3 valve phonostage (also available fully assembled for about £300), I believe that sets the new benchmark for decent quality at a fair price, so would add that to your list of possibilities. In fact, it's something of a bench-mark product competing easily with stages at twice its price point. It also proves that you don't need to spend large amounts to get some pretty stunning performance.