I had the PS Audio GCPH in my system for about 3 years and was very happy with it. That said, I spent almost as much on cables for it as I did the unit itself - eventually settling on Nordost.
While interconnect costs are inescapable, you can go battery powered for phono stages to avoid power cable costs - which I recently did by replacing my GCPH with the Sutherland Ph3D ($1,000 new). It also helps that most of my LP listening is acoustic jazz and it does a wonderful job with that. I've seen the occasional one come up here for around $650.
If battery powered is of interest, Musical Surroundings has a couple of options that are also in your price range used as well.
While interconnect costs are inescapable, you can go battery powered for phono stages to avoid power cable costs - which I recently did by replacing my GCPH with the Sutherland Ph3D ($1,000 new). It also helps that most of my LP listening is acoustic jazz and it does a wonderful job with that. I've seen the occasional one come up here for around $650.
If battery powered is of interest, Musical Surroundings has a couple of options that are also in your price range used as well.