Phono stage price range 1500 to 2000 dollars.

Sutherland 20/20

the most silent phone stage you will encounter regarding noise 

from gain as a lot of other stages suffer from.  You can get a new one at the 

top of your budget. Super versatile loading for almost any cart

Good luck! Willy-T

i have gone through many over the years

the ones i have kept are the ayre p5xe and the lehmann black cube se2 and decade

solid state, plenty of gain, dead quiet, utterly trouble free, full loading options, clean/clear/vast image and ample speed/slam, non editorializing amplification.... 

I am thoroughly enjoying my SPL  Phonos. The folks at TMR will work with you.

https://tmraudio.com/shop-new/vinyl/phono-preamps/spl-phonos-phono-preamplifier-new-w-full-warranty/

@pwerahera 

+1 Used Audio Research PH series… the highest number you can afford!

Gold Note PH10 - amazing device with on the fly changes to equalization and cartridge settings for two different phono setups. I can't emphasize how great the equalization changes are - Decca, Columbia, and RIAA all sound quite different as laid down on the vinyl. You can then upgrade it down the road with the external PSU.