Another vote for the K&K phono stage. I have used one for 5 years and am about to install Kevins latest upgrade. Having compared it to a number of stages, including the Whest, the only one I thought bettered it was the Tron phono stage in an all Tron system and then not by much. It's nearly twice the price too.
An important consideration is that Kevin at K&K is constantly trying to improve it and offers the upgrades at very reasonable cost.
An important consideration is that Kevin at K&K is constantly trying to improve it and offers the upgrades at very reasonable cost.