Phono stage for my system?

Dear chakster, I called you ''our second Raul'' but had no idea
how right I was. You both don't need any advise whatever so
the question is what you ask this one? 

Addition. Dear chakster I was always wondering why Russian 
accepted Hegelian logic. I at last got the answer thanks to you.
Hegelian ''logic'' allows contradictions. You own 3 ''excellent
phono pres'' but obviously need a good one. 

Decware makes a very nice one - but $1300 so over your limit. I would still check it out. It is well worth it. Also some DIY tube stuff online if you are handy with a soldering iron. 

@chakster since you live in St. Petersburg, Russia (correct?) have you ever heard/tried a step-up from S.A. Labs? (a company out of Moscow). For years I used a Kondo KSL-SFz step-up but once I heard the S.A. Labs unit I sold my Kondo unit and have not looked back. 

(Dealer disclaimer) 

@nandric

Dear chakster, I called you ’’our second Raul’’ but had no idea
how right I was. You both don’t need any advise whatever so
the question is what you ask this one?

I’ve heard this advice from you at least 5 times before, but i just want to make clear why you like that phono stage so much and how many others did you try before. It will be more interesting to read, because every owner of some phono stage admire what they have, i actually test them and my point of view is critical, based on what i actually hear in comparison (most important for myself). My old is "gold" (since it was upgraded with vishay resistors), my new were all inferior compared to my old in some way, no progress, just waste of money (only to proove that my old is better), so why do i need another that i can’t even check before purchase? This is not my thread and it’s not me who’s asking for advice, but i’m open for an opinion from others all the time. Also intuitively i have some pretenders in my mind when it’s time to check something new, i’ve mentioned one from 47 Labs because its design in unique (zero input impedance, current injection phono stage) and because it’s for Miyabi (and other low impedance MC). I have already tried and own current source power amp (not a voltage power amp like all others) and i was blew away by the quality compared to conventional amps.

@sksos

have you ever heard/tried a step-up from S.A. Labs? (a company out of Moscow).

No, never heard about it and i don't even trust local manufacturers, very few things produced locally nowadays. Regarding new devices i’m happy with ZYX CPP-1 headamp, as for the vintage i got a pair of Luxman Toroidal Silver SUTs.