I have it and have used it in the last 15+ years - Denon 103 MC cartridge - it is great sweet sounding, detailed - very pleasant. I also have the Quad QC-24P Valve MM/MC Phono Stage which is just as good.
I don't have good experience with Solid State Phono stages (Lehmann cube is one I have and is thin and flat sounding)
In fact I have tube mm stages in a Copland CTA 301 MK II tube Preamp
and in a Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista Preamp (I have an EAR SUT MC 3 and the Dynavector Step-up Transformer –SUP-200 for Low MC)
People's millage may vary of course - I like the EAR (has NOS tubes)
In case u are interested - the turntables are 1 - J.A. Michel Gyro Orbe SE , SME IV, Ortofon Kontrapunkt "b" MC
and 2 Denons (47F and 59L Dynavector Karat 17D2 MC) .....(i have others -Dual 1229, 5000, and a Thorens 145)- yes - crazy - i know