Croft but MM only.
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I'm Dave.
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I'm Adam.
Seconded!Originally Posted by killie99
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I'm Charlie.
The old Lentek Integrated amplifier had a cracking phono stage.
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I'm bob.
I must say that I have to agree with Dave on this, mainly for the reason that this is the amp that I have and so therefore it must be the best one, or else I would not have bought it. QED.
I should add that I bought the amp from Hi-fi Dave, and that if any of you are considering entering the state of audiophile rapture that is the Croft Integrated Phono, you should give him a call as he will sort you out and his after sales service is top end, and he makes you cups of tea.
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I'm Michael.
I love my Denon 350 SE amp
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I'm paul.
I have been pleasantly surprised by the phono stage in my Sony STR 6055 receiver. I have to admit to having dismissed solid state for some years now. Even my old faithful Akai integrated, my very first amp has a decent stage. The difference between these amps and stages compared with the very nice valve amps and stages is minimal and I'm tired of listening for minute improvements.
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I'm Andrew.
The Phono stage in my JVC AX Z1010TN showed my HiCAP powered NAIM Prefix a clean pair of heals.
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I'm Robin.
Interestingly that apart from the Croft, which is MM, there have been no current amps nominated.
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Best one ive had was my A1000 mm,mc stage. Expensive, no expense spared amp so youd expect it to be decent though. Ive had a pre with a nice stage in the nakamichi , but probably doesnt count
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I'm Andy.
Myst Tma3. Interchangeable boards for MM and MC, both were stellar and the MC was something special design-wise in that it auto adjusted to suit your cartridge. Don't ask me how but that's what was reported at the time.
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