best phono stage under 10k

I bought a phono pream balanced audio technology and it was a headache for me, I could never remove the noise, I had zesto, ayre, parasound jc3, cary, I just want to buy something better, and keep it for a long time.
what phono preamp do you recommend?

Does it need to be a stand-alone phono section? Do you want it to be balanced?

millercarbon 

Thanks for the recommendation, I will get in touch with Keith, I don't have any problem with the cost, the expensive is not always necessarily good

atmasphere

preferably balanced, I am using a balanced audio technology vk53se line preamp, whose design is fully balanced

sax--I would echo millercarbon here. The Herron is a fabulous stage and Keith is incredibly generous helping his clients sort out technical challenges of the kind you mention. Read some of the posts from his loyal clients and give him a call to talk through your needs.

I forgot to say (on the balanced / noise topic) that making sure your phono cables are balanced and the phono preamp has a balanced input is probably going to help a lot...