GeoffRoberts Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Item: Croft Acoustics RIAA MM Valve Phono Stage Location: Sydney Price: $950.00 Item Condition: Pretty much as new Reason for selling: Upgrade Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, COD Only Extra Info: I've really enjoyed this phono stage. The sound is lovely and natural, with a really nice percussiveness. Croft have a really strong following in the UK, they don't do much marketing, but word of mouth is strong. They are had wired in the UK, and high quality. I bought it new about 2.5 years ago. It has been in my rack since then, and I can't see any obvious blemishes on it, it works perfectly. This is a MM phono stage, I've used it with MC cartridges with a step up transformer, which worked really nicely. It really responds to different valves, so you can really taylor it to your ear. The tube rollers will enjoy this one. I will supply with the original JJ valves, which have very low hours. I used them for the first couple of weeks to get a taste for the sound, then put some old stock valves in. The RCA valves pictured are not included. Pictures: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 So what did you upgrade to, Geoff? (The Croft phono stage is a fine-sounding piece of gear!) PM me if you don't want to post on your for-sale thread. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffRoberts Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 So what did you upgrade to, Geoff? (The Croft phono stage is a fine-sounding piece of gear!) PM me if you don't want to post on your for-sale thread. Andy Thanks Andy. I was actually very happy with my system, and had no plans to change the Croft. An EMIA popped up for sale, which got me curious and I as it’s not something you see very often, I decided to check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 28 minutes ago, GeoffRoberts said: An EMIA popped up for sale, which got me curious and I as it’s not something you see very often, I decided to check it out. Lucky man! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell Ringer Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 I saw and heard this Croft at Geoff's last weekend. Beautiful sound and great value. He's a gent to boot. Buy with confidence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffRoberts Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Weekend bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffRoberts Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Will consider reasonable offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffRoberts Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Price drop: $900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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