wrote:

Well the phono sockets needed replacing 18 months ago - I'd like an
amp with sockets which don't self destruct.

It's time hi-fi started using XLR connectors and balanced interconnects
nowadays. The marginal cost (esp on high end gear) is pitifully low.

You'll pay 30-40c for a PCB mount XLR in China in manufacturing quantities.
Probably less and it'll likely be gold plated too.

Graham