Realistically, a built-in phono stage is going to be a turnoff to people working in this strata of vinyl playback. Doesn't mention it being bypassable either. Matching of cartridge to stage is crucial, so the consumer needs the degrees of freedom. Can you imagine someone with a VAC Statement phono looking at this table and thinking "yeah, I'll just ditch the VAC and use this little SS stage instead".
That table itself looks pretty wicked, and the magnetic drive is interesting.
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