Help with Phono preamp suggestions!


An Audiophile friend has recommended a Whest Phonostage 2.0 as an upgrade from my Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena. Opinions, comments?
Other components:
Pass XA-25
Linear Tube Audio MZ2 pre
Linn Sondek LP12
Hana SL 
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I had a Whest 2.0 for several months. It was pretty good. Its MC was pretty good too. However, I moved to  Magi Phonomenal. It is a hand made point to point connection tube phono preamp with two MM inputs. To my ears, Magi sound better. Also I went to separate MC SUT (based on Hashimoto transformer) which produced a better result with MC cartridges. Also, I like two separate phono inputs supported by Magi. I am not sure whether it is still produced, but you can give a try.
I owned a Vida as well....a bit more "vanilla" when compared to a Whest 30 RDT SE for example. The Vida does not have loading options either- only High and Low. I don't want to come off as a Whest fanboy here, but they are really good phono stages for the $. I will exit now....
If you like the tone of your Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena, consider getting another one if you want to experience serious affordable gains. Running these dual mono is rather stunning! Suggest matching models with identical power supplies as different versions may be available.