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Best Pre-Amp with Phono Stage
Get a used counterpoint sa-5000 or sa-5.1, have it modified at altavistaaudio.com, and sit back as these full-featured preamps blow away the competition. Really! At under $3k total. 
My Only Question Is.........
I recommend a Mitchell Gyrodec, Rega RB-600, Grado Reference cartridge, (sonata? master?) and a Countepoint SA-9 phono stage, if you can find one used. This would be my vote for under $5k. gotta go tubes on the phono stage! 
Adcom dilema (GTP600 - GFA 5500)
the adcom amp isn't bad...it's their preamps that make nasty sounds. you could try a creek passive preamp obh-12, a great value, like i did and the sound i got from the adcom amp was better than i thought it would be look don't buy anything unless... 
What Amp will go best with Magnepan MMG?
something like an acurus a100 ($700) would work well, or adom gfa 545 or 5400, parasound hca-1000 this would give you enough power to crank it if necessary with these amps for volume control you could use a creek passive preamp obh-12 and any tune...