I haven’t tried phono preamps in $1000 range (was in the $300-$500 range) other than my Sutherland KC Vibe MkII. Cartridge is Hana EL. I listen to the same styles of music as you do and this combo works great. You can go higher in the Hana line to ML I’m sure it would sound amazing.
recommendation for phono pre amp and mc cartridge, around 1000$ each
i’m using well tempered classic tt and arm.
it’s not heavy arm, think between light to medium ,not sure.
i’m giving this info since i know that it’s important to cartridge match.
the phono should have at list up to 60 db, so i can use MCLO cartridge.
and have several loading and gain settings.
is there any advantage to a low output Mc compare to high, or mid?
not sure if this important but i am listening to variety kinds of music.
jazz, rock , classical
thanks to anyone that will help.