I have been trying a few in the budget range and I read up on it and browsed the used market for weeks.
In your price range: Southerland and Manley are superb
Looking for recommendations for a phono preamp under $2k
I took my Thorens TD145 out of the closet, cleaned it changed belt and installed a new Ortofon Red. I'm going to buy a phono preamp and would like some direction....$2k is the most I want to invest..Currently using a Schiit phono preamp.
Thanks,
Bob