Phono preamp worth it with MM cartridges?

The very first post suggested SimAudio Moon phono stages ,
My first external was a 110LP replacing the wall wort with a linear power supply  and can say that the improvement was very rewarding compared to the built in found in the pre-amp that   I was using at the time, 
along with Grado Wood cartridges on a Rega 300rb arm .

A few years ago I upgraded and went with tubes and purchased a
Tavish Design Adagio , this unit is under your $2,000 limit .
I'm now using a Soundsmith Carmen mkII on the same Rega 300rb arm .

Tubes are great but they can be expensive ,
the Moon 110LP is a great unit for it's price but has limited settings .
Either way using an external phono pre-amp will benefit any MM cartridge that you'll use .

Sound, flexibility, price: iFi.

@samzx12

jjss49 you bring up a good point. I did try a few different settings. What did you decide on worked best in your setup?

iirc i settled on 22k ohms for the at ml150

Except for speakers, I have almost the exact same gear. First off, I think the Exact is excellent, and I’m on my second one. I run a Parks Audio Budgie as my phono amp, and couldn’t be happier with the sound. They don’t come up for sale that often, but with some reasonably priced vintage tubes that I got off of EBay, it sounds really nice. Just another option. And I’d love to hear the A4’s with my gear.

Hey vair68robert- if you go from the RB300 to the 880 you will be blown away. Now there is no intermediary step in terms of arms from Rega. It goes from the RB330 to the 880 to the 3000. $600 to $1200 to unavailable ( they all go in the P10 table but will be available soon) $2200. Arms make the biggest difference IMHO (assuming amp &speakers are a constant) then cart/phono stage and then table (assuming table spins accurately) so I would focus on that.