Any recommendations for integrated amps that have a really good built-in phono stage?

NAD 3020 and the Arcam Alpha series, Naim Nait

Yamaha CR 2020 both MC and MM and seperate line control.

There are a bunch of Harman Kardon PM series amps that all work well. Another favorite is the Onkyo A7090. If you want high end there are limitless choices.

NAD 3020 and the Arcam Alpha series, Naim Nait

Owned a 3020 for a while, and found my old and current McIntosh preamp (C712) better. Maybe the caps were fading on the 3020, but I found it somewhat noisy and lacking in clarity. Quite musical though, can see the appeal ...

Right now, I'm using a separate preamp and amp, and want to consolidate to one component. Budget to $2500.

Yamaha made a lot of good phono amp's in their receivers, pre-amps, and integrated amps. I own a CR-2040 that has multiple settings for MM/MC cartridges.

A/D/S was rumored to have a great phono section in their integrateds. I have one at home but don't know if I've ever wired it up for TT.

It also has MC capabilities IIRC.

Have to second the Yamaha CR-2020, outstanding phono stage to my worn ears.

My YBA integre has a very nice moving magnet phono stage. No MC though.

For less than $2500 you could get a Kenwood 600, Rotel RA-1412 (See my ad), a Sansui AU-9900 or AU-11000. All have wonderful phono preamps in them and beautiful sound, and excellent build quality.

What's your budget?

Pretty hard to answer otherwise...

Get a Sansui AU-919 and have it gone through. With the money you save you can buy more vinyl. The 919 has both MC and MM inputs.

;1350983']What's your budget?

Pretty hard to answer otherwise...

You must have missed it. $2500.

Quite a few vintage choices ... anything from the current decade other than YBA? They are hard to find and audition.

Used Mcintosh MA 6500. Keep an eye on audiogon.com

I always liked the SA-9100's (Pioneer) phono stage, lots of flexability, MM & MC plus it sound damn good!

Yamaha A-2000 or AX-2000, really hard to beat units in anny way.

The best recomondation I have heard of an integrated amp was Yamaha B-2 here on AK, he was sincerly thinking on selling his V-FET B-2 amps after getting an A-2000. And it might just have been the trouble of changin his nic here on AK that made him keep them.

PS. The A-2000 was Japan only.

not an amp but i use sometimes the pioneer receiver sx - 1080 for vinyl just sounds right with tt

Hmm...not mentioned yet, I think...

Yamaha CA-2010 - excellent amp and phono stage (MM & MC)

If you have a tight budget, a Yamaha CA-810 isn't half bad either. I still have my CA-810 from 1978 (it too has MM & MC).

From my experience these integrateds sound pretty darn good. All but the Marantz, are both MM/MC capable.

Sansui AU-D11
Yamaha CA-810
Pioneer SA-9100
Marantz 4140

I second or third (lost count) the Yamahas.

How about the Kenwood KA-907, MM and MC , I love mine. N

Check out DR*AUDIO rotel a great amp I have seen and heard this one in person.

My vintage 70's Harman Kardon HK-730 has a very sweet phono section. It is only MM, so not good for LO Moving Coil type cartridges.

My vintage 70's Harman Kardon HK-730 has a very sweet phono section. It is only MM, so not good for LO Moving Coil type cartridges. I believe the A-401 is the " integrated amp " of the same series

the luxman l-100 is in my opinion the best integrated amp i've ever had the pleasure of listening to. mine is not functional at the present (don't ask, it makes me very sad). check out the features on this baby. a truly remarkable piece of equipment that was way ahead of it's time. cost around $1K in 78.
http://www.thevintageknob.org/LUXMAN/L100/L100.html#

heck, i forgot to mention i paid $3.33 for mine. i couldn't believe it when i got home and heard what i had, i felt very lucky!

I'll mention the Yamaha CA-2010 again. What a good phono section ! Exceptionally quiet, and makes me glad I kept a lot of my vinyl. :yes:

Good Luck,
Mike

The Cyrus One and Two had good MM/MC phono stages but they are getting long in the tooth now. Cheap though. Better still is the Shearne Phase 2, although its not terribly neutral sounding and can sound downright nasal with some speakers. LFD make an integrated with a sweet sounding phono stage option, but again its fussy about speakers. My favourite integrated with a decent phono stage is the Marantz PM94, a modern classic and well worth hunting down :thmbsp:

Yamaha A-2000 or AX-2000, really hard to beat units in anny way.

The best recomondation I have heard of an integrated amp was Yamaha B-2 here on AK, he was sincerly thinking on selling his V-FET B-2 amps after getting an A-2000. And it might just have been the trouble of changin his nic here on AK that made him keep them.

PS. The A-2000 was Japan only.If I had to pick one it would be the Sony TA-F808ES. Terrific integrated amp. You can read about it on The Vintage Knob. If you want the unobtainable, then the A-2000. But shipping gets a bit stiff. IMHO, McIntosh integrateds (I've owned the MA6850 and MA6900) have pretty poor phono stages (hence, the MA6850 rather than the MA6800).

Get a used Mcintosh, you will not regret it :)

A vintage Mc integrated- 6100 or 6200. Darn nice amp too!

The Sanui AU-717 or its bigger brother the AU-919 would also fit the bill.

If you are not put off by the absence of a loudness switch the Sansui au 919 is unbeatable:mm and mc. A great sounding integrated, but careful when trying to lift this one.

For $2500, you would easily get a L-02A from Kenwood, if you ever find one.
About 1/3 of that monster amplifier is phonostage. It´s the most sophisticated thing I ever saw. In fact it is a phonostage with a volume potentiometer and a power amplifier ...

If you want to invest a little bit (90%) less, I would recommend to look for a TA-F80 from Sony, which has an improved pre ESPRIT TA-E86 MM phono stage inside and also a very nice power amplifier. Unlike many other integrated's phono stages it can be widely adjusted in input impedance and capacitance. The MC part can be easily tweaked to be on par with the MM.

I'll mention the Yamaha CA-2010 again. What a good phono section ! Exceptionally quiet, and makes me glad I kept a lot of my vinyl. :yes:And I'll mention it one more time. The CA-2010 makes vinyl sound magical on my rig.