The zoom on the JR site does not appear to be working, can anyone answer me as to whether the 1016 has a phono input? It doesn't look like it nor do i see it mentioned in the specs.

OneVolFan, you also may wish to look at the Yamaha line of receivers, the new HTR line has been released, the new HTR-5960 has a pretty impressive option set considering the cost. Also lots of older models, including the RX-V1500 that are on their way out so could probably be had cheap.

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