Music Hall vs. Schiit

I know I'll get hate mail for this but sell your prized preamp.  ARC stuff, and I owned an ARC pre is very analytical and approached sold state sound,  I am not going to suggest something in particular but you want a pre that uses octals.  There is more than one guy around who makes these. Get some Cardas gold refs or gold something close, but not their current line. I think you will be surprised.  If you get warm sound out of your speakers it may be too much.  I went through this myself, without the DAC element.  A lot of solid state will flatten the sound but which element it is may be hard to pinpoint. 

If the Schiit  is $99, I would definitely take a shot with it.  I own a  Music Hall MMF-5 table, which I like but also own a Scout which is much much better , but it has as really nice cartridge on it.