Reccommendations from first hand experience please for a lively phono with adjustable loading for under a grand ( uk ) ?
Solid state only please ?

MM or MC-

if MM anything from Graham Slee,
MC rega phono, a used ios or whest

I'll be using both moving magnets and moving coil cartridges. Hence the need for load adjustment.
I'm using a dino but find I require a little more leading edge impact and transient attack.
Cyrus amps are used with a michell record player. And an ortofon 2m black cartridge at this moment in time.
I take it all tha above suggestions are not of background music politeness then Colin ?

Try the Edwards Audio series. Fully adjustable and upgradable with power supplies etc. Lively without being tiring and good detail. Certainly 'toe tappers'.

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They look good too.

They certainly look nice ozzy.
British ?
Or just one of those cunningly named far east products ?
Why don't european makers try calling themselves ' banzai ' or something I often used to wonder ? Play them at their own game what ?

They are British. Designed and manufactured by Talk Electronics.

Prices are competitive, well GOOD actually. MC1 plus PSU1 is £500ish.

Alternatives:

Pro-Ject tube Box SE (around £425)
Dynavector P75 MkII (around £500 and only sounds good after a few hours of being left on but then it's very good - we susually suggest leaving it on all the time)
Graham Slee makes a whole bunch of options.
Pure Sound P10 (£600 and MM only but they make a step up transformer for it for about £400 - supposedly this is one fine phono stage whether used in MM or stepped up form)