Originally Posted by
scotty38
I am considering an OTO phono SE Signature but I am curious as to folk’s view of the phono stage. Does anyone have a view on how it compares or where it sits with regard to external mm stages?
Basically do I go that route or get the line version if the phono is relatively easily bettered?
To put it into perspective if I had to spend more than, say, £1000 to better what’s built in then I’ll get the built in version...
Thanks in advance for any thoughts....
I felt that the phono stage in my AN M3 phono was quite a bit better than a Croft RIAA R which goes for around £1000 I believe.
I have not compared the phono stage in the M3 to that in the Oto, so not sure if the comparison is fair, but just sharing my experience.
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