Tube Line Stage around $5k

Rogue RP7 if restricted to US made would be a good choice. You should probably also look at the PS Audio BHK as it is a pretty good unit.  

As an aside, the C22 is wonderful and has one of the best sounding internal phonos stages I have ever heard.  

I also like AVM and KR but they are made in Germany and Czech Republic respectively.  

Backert rhumba +1, my friend own Aric preamp he is very happy...

"In that case your myopia prevents you from looking at Nagra, Wavac, Kondo and Audionote"

Not at all.... those are all beyond my means. $5k is stretching it

I guess what I should have said was I don’t want anything made in China