You might get a used Rhea near that money...love mine with the XV1s. Adjustable gain and load from your seat...can't beat that and an upgrade path down the road to Signature level.
I see some Sims and Rheas out there and they're tempting. Heard my rig for a few days w/a Sutherland Hubble and it was outstanding, but just a little more than I'm willing to spend at this point. Rest of my system is ARC tubes btw -- Ref 5/210 monos. Wish I could audition several in my system, but that's difficult these days.
Rblnr, My system is similar to yours. Audio research Ref 3, Audio research VM220 Mono's, Wilson Audio Sophias. My table is the TW Acustic Raven One and I use the Dynavector XX2MkII. My phono pre is the Modwright SWP 9.0 se. It's a terrific piece. Dynamic, touch of warmth with good frequency extremes. Great soundstage. Quiet. They appear occasionally for slightly less than 2K depending on tubes and upgrades.
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