SS phono stage in $2k to $3k range...

I have not heard the other phono stages you list but I own the Xono. It has tons of detail, huge bass, incredible dynamics, and abounds in detail. It does not sweeten the sound up, so if you like things glossed over consider that. Also I believe the bottom end is not rolled off so you need to have a pretty quiet turntable if your speakers produce the very low frequencies.

From the Pass website-
"The Xono is adjustable to very high gain, 76 dB @ 1 KHz, which makes it capable of delivering .5 V line level output for cartridges with 80 micro volts output. This appears to be the best figure in the audio industry. Moving Coil cartridge loading ranges from 5 to 1000 ohms to 47 K ohms using eight switches with binary weighting and providing 256 different values. The moving magnet loading default is 47K ohms. Gain for moving magnet cartridges is a fixed at 40dB and may not be adjusted".

Build quality is top notch, and the pieces are great looking too. Single ended in, balanced and single ended out. I am listening to "The Sixties" by T-Bone Burnett off Proof Through the Night. The dynamics of the drums will make you jump!

Thanks for the info about the Xono! I'll check out the Heed and the Sutherland, too.

You might want to consider the AQVOX 2Ci. It's half of what you are looking to spend, but the reviews place it as serious competition for phono pres in that higher range.

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Another combination worth considering is the Graham Slee Era Gold Reflex w/ their EXP Elevator "transformerless" stepup. I did a direct comparison of the preceding Era Gold mkV + EXP vs. the JLTi in an extremely revealing and well put together vinyl system and the two were nearly identical in performance. With the newer Reflex, GS would have been the clear winner.

I can personally recommend the JLTi with power supply. I recently added the power supply and I am blown away with the added dynamics, huge soundstage, and three dimensionality. Also, Jay at Audio Revelation is great to work with.

My personal favorites are the Pass XOno and Vacuumstate JLTI. I compared the JLTI a while ago to the Sutherland and the Graham Slee Era Gold. I preferred the JLTI to both: the Sutherland was too polite slightly lacking the dynamics of the JLTI, the Graham Gold was not that refined IMO. Overall both stages did not come close to the resolution of the JLTI.

Between Pass and JLTI is comes down to your cartridge - I preferred the tightly controlled bass and extra dynamics and control of the Pass with my Allaerts. With a Lyra Argo (i) I slightly preferred the JLTI.

I did hear good things of the Heed audio too, but have never compared it.