Phono Stage with XLR outs

@audphile1 

Skoll circuit is fully discrete and balanced, totally different than OpAmp based Mani. I had not heard Mani, but I'd say Skoll has pretty good timber, staging, instrument separation while being very very quiet. What turned me down eventually is how it handles the attack and leading edge of forte piano notes in solo pieces -  distortions are pretty apparent to my ears, perhaps due to rising distortion profile vs frequency which can be seen in measurement data. 

They are reportedly working on a high-performance solid state balanced phono preamp with either traditional voltage gain or transimpedance scheme at USD 1.5-2K range.
 

Distortion and noise is what I remember from Mani. It’s worthy of its schiit name. 

OP

don't forget Parasound Jc3+

after a couple of years trying to find what Phono stage I really wanted, finally got discounted new in box Jc3+ and Boy, was it a revelation!

I use don't used balanced outs BUT it is there! I tested it just to make sure it works and the presentation is noticeably better that SE

We sell a Canadian Brand - Six Acoustic - and their excellent Belmont model has XLR and RCA outputs.  Price is $ 1200 CAD or about  870 USD

We are a dealer for them. Call toll Free 1-888-503-1133

See https://www.sixacoustic.com/product-page/belmontbn

OP

You might also consider Darlington Lab's MP7B or MP8B, < $1K. They come with RCA jacks but can be wired to XLR with internal jumper setting. I heard their previous model, very natural presentation - organic while being expressive - to a point that if it were to resolve just a bit better with more depth separation, it could have replaced the Pass XONO (recapped) used as reference at that time. The current model should be an improvement, but I don't have chance to hear it just yet.

BTW Skoll is super quiet, even quieter than XONO when used with Linn Akiva ( same voltage level as your Hana ML).