Fwiw, current TAS has a Valin PH7 review with brief comments on comparo with the Lamm and a few other top tier phono stages. My own extended thoughts on the PH7 are here.
Past experience finds me agreeing with Rcprince's comments on ARC leaning toward the yang, however their most recent top-o-the-line offerings (PH7, Ref3) wholly changed my view on this. Gone is the slightly aluminized slant. One of the true strengths of the PH7 is a gorgeous tonality across the frequencies.
The new TEA phono stage from CJ should be out sometime this year. Its a good time for analog.
Tim