Budget Phono Preamp?


At this point I'm considering either Creek OBH-8 or Gram Amp 2SE? Am I missing a good budget phono preamp? Price range: $150-300. Thanks.
rmcrothf599
Musical Fidelity X-LP (discontinued) or X-LPS (soon to be discontinued). Both have (had) $300 retail price but can be found new for $200 on Ebay.

I know other very good phone stages in the price range (Clearaudio, Lehmann Black Cube), but they are made in Germany and probably not easily available in the US.
I think www.amusicdirect.com sells the clearaudio and there are often black cubes for sale here, but not usually that cheap. Grado makes one in that price range too, but I have no idea how it sounds.
The best sounding Phono preamp that I have had in my system is the Clearaudio Micro Basic... This is a killer piece for the money and comes with an outboard power supply. It is mm or mc and sounds fantastic!
Check out www.needledoctor.com
Happy listening,
Joe
Custom Audio LLC