My recommendation would be the ASR Basis Exclusive phono stage. It is a battery powered unit, that will accept up two cartridges, (with separate gain and loading for each), and will allow for balanced inputs as well.
It is extremely quiet, (with virtually no noise floor), with even very low output MC cartridges, and it is also very musical, IMHO.
I have two friends who currently use it.
(And if I could afford it, .....)
FYI, there are two versions, one is the standard "blue" board version that came out several years ago, and there is the newer "gold" board version that is slightly better, (and of course more expensive). The older version typically runs around $3-4K used, and the newer version around $5-6K.
It is extremely quiet, (with virtually no noise floor), with even very low output MC cartridges, and it is also very musical, IMHO.
I have two friends who currently use it.
(And if I could afford it, .....)
FYI, there are two versions, one is the standard "blue" board version that came out several years ago, and there is the newer "gold" board version that is slightly better, (and of course more expensive). The older version typically runs around $3-4K used, and the newer version around $5-6K.