I paid two Benji's under your upper limit for my Andros 1.2,. It was an Agon ad for a brick and mortar store in the Boston area that's been around forever. Made an offer and they accepted. As a buyer and seller, phono stuff does not fly out the door. What I found as a seller is that very few people make offers.
I like tubes in my phono pre's but having had a lot of tube equipment, I know that I have a weakness to tube roll and wonder how much life was left. I had a tube tester so you know it was bad. The NVO and something like the Aesthetix Rhea would drive me bonkers. The Andros is pretty simple and ECC83s are cheap. All the units mentioned in this thread will give you listening pleasure and based upon your description of what you listen to and listen for are what you want. I believe the PS Audio unit will give you the most flexibility for the future, be reliable and provide ease of service being made in the US. Good luck with your decision.
I like tubes in my phono pre's but having had a lot of tube equipment, I know that I have a weakness to tube roll and wonder how much life was left. I had a tube tester so you know it was bad. The NVO and something like the Aesthetix Rhea would drive me bonkers. The Andros is pretty simple and ECC83s are cheap. All the units mentioned in this thread will give you listening pleasure and based upon your description of what you listen to and listen for are what you want. I believe the PS Audio unit will give you the most flexibility for the future, be reliable and provide ease of service being made in the US. Good luck with your decision.