Recommendation for phono stage

I would split your budget and get an SUT and a phono pre. 

For what it's worth, I'm running an Cadenza Black on a SME 309 arm on my GAE & going into a ModWright 9.0. I can change the impedance on the fly to dial in with any LP thats on my platter.

I never load under 100 with this cart & sometimes @ 250, all depends on the recording on the disc. Hope this helps.

I haven’t heard it but good reviews and has flexibility in settings so maybe worth a look Austin Audioworks Black Swan

Used Audio Research PH or REF, Conrad Johnson, or Zesto. The highest level and most recent you can afford. 

You can't go wrong with any of these. Very highest build quality and sonics.