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In Reply to: RE: High gain phono stage posted by xaudiomanx on October 23, 2020 at 14:40:32:
If by "full function" you mean with source selection and volume control then your terms are mis-applied. :-((
A line stage with source selection and volume control ... is a preamp(lifier).
A phono stage takes the input from a cart and applies the appropriate EQ (typically RIAA). This then feeds into a preamp; it may have (but generally doesn't) a volume control.
A preamp may include a built-in phono stage ... iow, one of the inputs is for a cart. It's still a 'preamp', though.
Andy
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