Agree with celander. The Audible Illusions have a very good phono section. I had a 2D for 18 years and a 3A w/ John Curl MC phono section for 5 years. 23 years of AI enjoyment. I finally decided to go all out and do the preamp, and separate phono preamp. It's been very tough to find a phono preamp that could equal my TRL DUDE preamp in sound. I'm on my 5th try with the phono pre. The AI's are VERY reliable if you stick with AI's best matched set of tubes. I only had to change tube sets 2 times in the 18 years and none in the 5 years of the 3A. The latest Audible Illusions 3B is supposed to even sound better compared to a 3A as the 3A did compared to a 2D. If you go used, the AI 3B will be around $2500-2700 for MM phono. Add about $600 for the John Curl phono section. Not many 3B's are showing up used, maybe one per 6 months. The 3A's will appear used once a month or so.
Bob
Bob