I’d try to persuade you to go at a higher level at this point....such as my K&K Trio.
At the time, it was considered to be 95% of Kevin Carter’s famous Max Phono, which was considered a bargain at $5k. The Trio sold new at half the cost of the Max.
There are great deals to be had on used, high quality phono preamplifiers that will provide you years of enjoyment as/if you upgrade the other components in your system.