What is the Phono stage you have finished with?

After many years I have finished with an ARC Phono 6 , I like the way you can change the loading from the remote control and at my age ( 58 ) I can't justify spending more as my hearing ain't what it used to be .

EAR 324.

Interesting how few Audio Research entries on this string. I purchased a RHEA signature demo, and initially wanted to return it due to noise. After replacing the tube set from Jim Mcshane, tube noise is noticeable only within a few inches from my electrostatic speakers and totally inaudible at listening position. . The AR Phono 2 SE is silent. I'm wondering if it is 6000 dollars better?

I've settled on ARC phono stage built into my sp16 pre-amp.

It's pretty solid top to bottom. Also reasonably quiet for a tube phono device, as long as you use a very low noise tube in tube slot 1 of 3 in the phono section. Anything less than a top performing tube there can result in significant noise levels. I listen mostly to digital, so I have very low tolerance for any background noise that I can hear, even with ears close up to tweets when nothing playing.