Found this review that kind of put me off the Brio, but of course I need to hear it for myself!
http://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=53138
My ancient but until recently wonderful old NAD 3130 is coming to the end of its life. Despite taking it apart and cleaning where I can, although there is some improvemet, it still sounds a bit "rough". So, I have to bite the bullet and buy a new amp.
I'm a long time out of the hi-fi market...