The NAD 1600 is a competent Tuner/Amplifier with a decent phono section. In fact, I am presently using one connected to a Krell KAV300i integrated amp as my tuner/phono sectionall feeding into a Triangle Celius and it does a pretty good job. I also still have an Adcom GTP-500, a Carver CT-6, and Carver CT-7 all hooked up to lesser important systems and I feel these are less competent than the NAD but they do a pretty good job on a system used not as a critical main system.