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Before I purchase
I purchased the Prima Luna premium hp about 6 months ago. I have been extremely happy with my choice. I also am content with the tubes, build quality is fantastic, the remote is solid like a brick. Nothing cheap about this unit. I thought the pric... 
Phono Preamp for Thorens TD203 w/ Ortofon 2m Blue
The pro -ject ds tube phono stage was 699.00, on sale at 399 at Upscale audio. That might fit your budget.  
Cartridge recommendations
Rubent, yes that is correct. I have been very happy with the Marantz, except the Virtuoso cartridge was very fragile and broke the cantilever with almost no user error.  
Cartridge recommendations
Actually my Marantz is a tt151 made by Clear Audio / not tt150 my error.I also settled on spending more money, and went with the Soundsmith Zephyr mimc star. I very much also liked there rebuild policy for 20% of the cartridge cost.Thank you every... 
Cartridge recommendations
Thanks for the recommendations. In your opinion Hana EL vs SL$400 vs $650 Is there a big difference, and whats your input. I know I said I wanted to keep my budget down though I don’t want to be penny wise and lb foolish.  
Cartridge recommendations
My clearaudio Virtuoso cartridge broke as well as some others on an earlier forum. Seems a problem with this cartridge. I hate to have to buy a new one if they might warranty it? Though I was told for 200 dollars it could be repaired. Is it worth ... 
JBL - almost nothing for sale, why?
I have a great pair of original JBL L-100. Totally in love, though I finally decided to step up to a very different class speaker, and huge cost. I put new Grills and have beautiful JBL stands. I hate to think I might part with them. Thought I am ...