What is the Phono stage you have finished with?

So I have now had my Nagra VPS and VFS for over 2 years. It's a wonderful phono stage. I am sure you can spend more and get a better. However, in my system my toes are always tapping, just great tonality, natural, and imaging.

Really a great phono stage.

After a very cursory review of the posts above, I note that no one has listed an Allnic phono stage as his or her favorite. Have any of you auditioned the Allnic, either the H3000 or the H1500? I am intrigued by the LCR RIAA equalization. Few if any other commercial products employ this type of network.

Lewm, I've heard the Alibic H3000 phono stage a few times in dallas and in Austin, I have 2 friends that own it.

It's a killer killer phono stage, among the very best for sure.

It's one of those components I'd be afraid to bring home for audition. Mostly because the bank will be calling the next with a overdraft notice :)

Like many here I tried loads, and I mean loads. The valve (tube) units just didn't quite do it for me, not just the noise and lack of gain issue BUT the tube warmth I couldn't get on with. So I plunged for the Whest MC REF V for my big system and the new PS.30RDT Special Edition for my second/main system. Yeh, I now think I am there !

I thought I could live with a Sutherland (good for price/performance)for a year, while I go about auditioning some phono stages to settle with.

I heard the Allnic 3000 after 2 months at a friends place, and the game was all over for me then. it suited my preference and expectation. I look forward to having their new varibale version soon (this month).

I am sure there are lots of phono-preamps that meet people's expectation out there, and similar to me at the end of the day, you don't know any better till yuou hear the unit in your system.
Cheers
Nev