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Reasonable preamps with phono stage

Hi, thanks for taking the time to look. I just ordered a musical fidelity A3.2 preamp. I haven't heard it yet, but it probably should sound as goo as a3 which it replaces and it cand be had for >1500$. Am I mistaken but are ther very few preamps for less than 2k new that have a phono stage? MF is a company with a track record that is likely to be in business until the warranty runs out, but few other companies with those characteristics seem to "throw in a phono stage on their preamps. Why is that? Does everyone just want separate phono stages?
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herman
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Conrad Johnson PV10B, about $1500 new I believe. Can be had for < $1000. The A version even less.

I think you have it backwards. It's not that everyone wants separate phono stages, it's that people without turntables don't want to pay for a preamp that includes one. And there are many, many audiophiles who just use digital. Poor souls.
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