I sent a few mid priced phono preamps with great reviews back, just didn't like them, meanwhile, this was my pick for a temp phono preamp, might seem like a joke, but even the few friends I have loaned it to for their temporary use have agreed, and it fits behind anything.
Likewise, I had a McIntosh SS C28 Preamp, I just didn't like it's MM Phono, I actually preferred the dinky optional one built into the AT120 TT, until I got my current McIntosh mx110z tube tuner preamp. I use a SUT so I can keep using it's MM phono for any cartridge MC or MM.