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Need Integrated Amp with Moving Coil Input

I am trying to downsize and eliminate s lot of equipment. I have separate amp and preamp Primaluna) and LFD phono stage. I would like to get those three down to just one piece. I have a Harbeth 30.1s and Harbeth P3ESRs. Also Triangle Celius Esw and Dynaudio X12s and Contour 1.1s. Also a pair of AR3As. I like all of my speakers but mainly use the 30.1s. Is there s great integrated amplifier that has a moving coil cartridge input? I am having trouble finding one. A friend recommended Octave and have the MC module installed and that is my best and only recommendation. I like the idea of the Naim with the CD player built in as well and could eliminate my PS audio transport and dac also but it does not have a MC input. Any advice or direction would be great. Thanks.
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jbhiller
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What is your budget? Do you want to stay with a tube based unit or are you willing to go SS?

Luxman’s integrated all come with MC inputs but none has an internal DAC from what I can tell. Luxman in class A would potentially be a good match if you migrate from tube to solid state, as you may keep warmth and liquidity from your PL preamp.  
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BTW,  Primaluna used to offer phono boards for their integrates, which would solve your problem. BUT, the quality of the sound was reportedly mediocre for those boards as they were merely a convenience thing. 

I had two different Creek Integrated that had phono board slots, which would accept MM or MC.  Again, while those amps were great, the boards were above average sounding but not stellar.  

I think I saw a review once that found the big Yamaha integrateds (those that look like Luxman's and priced like them too) had great MC phono stages, but I could be wrong.
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