Best Phono You've Heard Under $2200

Audiogon review.

Pass Labs XP-15 is excellent and should be within your budget. It has been replaced by the XP-17.

Another review of the Ayre P-5

Another Ayre fan,I  bought one used a couple of years ago. It does everything you want in a phono pre at a reasonable price. It ended my search.

Before making your final decision you may want to figure out your long term cartridge plan. More than any other link in the stereo signal chain, the cart-phono stage synergy is most important (not that others aren't critical). For example, if you end up with a very low output MC, the new Sutherland model at $1400 may be your best bet, the TZ Vibe. One nice thing about that option is that you don't have to worry about the load setting. It uses some of the tech of his higher end models.