Recommendations for a phono stage: Gold Note turntable w/ MC cartridge to ARi50.

At that price level I’d think the ARC module might be your best bet from a price/performance perspective.  If that’s too rich maybe something like the Lehmann Black Cube or a Cambridge Audio phono pre is worth a look.  Best of luck. 

Here ya go!

https://avahifi.com/collections/for-vinyl-lovers

Entry level Moon LP110 v2 stage . Used.

All of the suggestions look good so far. If you like the Gold Note brand the PH-5 is selling for $750 on GoldnoteUSA.

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OP: While the PH-5 is a great choice I’d be very careful buying from goldnoteusa.com (Rutherford Audio) the former GN distributor.

It is highly unlikely that anything you buy from them will be covered under warranty by GN and definitely not by Fidelity Imports, the current GN distributor, and ultimately the GN warranty administrator for the US.

I own the PH-10 with the PS-10 LPS. I had the Schitt Skoll in my system while I was working through a warranty issue alluded to above (although I did not by direct from Rutherford). Remarkable sound for $399.