I'm on my second one, have also lived with the separates (25R and 7R) for a few years. The integrated is totally brilliant for the money and I would always have one in the house. Ballsy enough to drive ATC 11's and even 19's and no trace of hardness unlike the current Musical Fidelity stuff. I listen mostly to valve amps and slotting in the Croft I noticed it to be a tad leaner but in no way hard, still very close to neutral. More lifelike than the modestly priced NAD and Emotiva offerings, most similar competitor the Rega Elex-R which is nice and I could easily live with, has more grunt if you need it. Hope this helps.
The version without the phono stage. Any good? What is the sound character like?
Cheers.
S.
What speakers do you intend to use them with?
They're rather picky...
I don't know if I will buy the Croft or not. You say ''rather picky'' - are you speaking from experience or online reports?
S.
I am speaking from reading the measured output impedance which is on the massive side of high:
https://www.stereophile.com/content...-integrated-integrated-amplifier-measurements
I'm a subjectivist. Measurements are meaningless to me, thank you!
S
I am speaking from reading the measured output impedance which is on the massive side of high:
https://www.stereophile.com/content...-integrated-integrated-amplifier-measurements
Hi Tuga - I have a Croft Integrated that I love. I've never had any problems but I'm not sure I've tried it with that many speakers.
What does a high output impedance mean in practice? High frequency roll-off? And what would a speaker have to do to be a good match?
I played a variety of speakers with my Croft Phono Integrated. They all sounded great with it.I'm a subjectivist. Measurements are meaningless to me, thank you!
S
It's a funny one. The Stereophile techies crying over how badly it measures, Art Dudley raving about how good it sounds.
Actually it was just John Atkinson complaining about the measurements with Art Dudley, Stephen Mejias and Sam Tellig raving about the sound. Atkinson never listened to it that I am aware of.It's a funny one. The Stereophile techies crying over how badly it measures, Art Dudley raving about how good it sounds.
Actually it was just John Atkinson complaining about the measurements with Art Dudley, Stephen Mejias and Sam Tellig raving about the sound. Atkinson never listened to it that I am aware of.