Not sure that adding a phono pre will add to your appreciation of the music (I'm not joking about this), but it will certainly improve the quality of your sound. Haven't heard the MF piece, but I consider the Lehmann one of audio's great values--in my system it didn't embarrass itself in competition over the years with the best phono pre's from cj, Pass, Plinius, Tom Evans and many more. I still keep an SE version to use as a spare if anything happens to my Ear 324.
But, beware: once you open this floodgate to separates, you may not rest until you've got yourself a decent linestage, tuner and amp(s) as well!
But, beware: once you open this floodgate to separates, you may not rest until you've got yourself a decent linestage, tuner and amp(s) as well!