agree very much with the recommendations above by raul
other solid choices would be AT ART9 or a used Benz MC in your price range
+1 also to double check your phono gain - make sure you have enough for .3 or .4 mv ...some MC stages do not... that would be a nasty (and expensive) surprise to address
other solid choices would be AT ART9 or a used Benz MC in your price range
+1 also to double check your phono gain - make sure you have enough for .3 or .4 mv ...some MC stages do not... that would be a nasty (and expensive) surprise to address