Thanks for the responses!
Lots of information to go through. Started reading about some of the suggested units.
@pindac I took your advice and have scheduled an appointment for next weekend with a local HiFi shop where I ordered the Ania Pro. They will do a free turntable setup with the new cartridge. Then they will let me try out different phono stages with my turntable.
@ghdprentice A couple of audiophile coworkers just told me the same thing about phono stage price relative to turntable price. Really tempted by the Audio Research PH 8!
I am hoping to get some pictures soon. Just moved to a new place and still experimenting with placement in a 12.5' x 38' open attic room.
Hopefully there will be a good representation of phono stages to try. I will keep in mind the suggestions and probably will be back with more questions!