Phono preamp for Dynavector XX2mkII

I see some Sims and Rheas out there and they're tempting. Heard my rig for a few days w/a Sutherland Hubble and it was outstanding, but just a little more than I'm willing to spend at this point. Rest of my system is ARC tubes btw -- Ref 5/210 monos. Wish I could audition several in my system, but that's difficult these days.

Appreciate the suggestions so far, thx.

Btw, anyone have experience with the Graham Slee stuff and Dynavector?

Rblnr,
My system is similar to yours. Audio research Ref 3, Audio research VM220 Mono's, Wilson Audio Sophias.
My table is the TW Acustic Raven One and I use the Dynavector XX2MkII.
My phono pre is the Modwright SWP 9.0 se. It's a terrific piece. Dynamic, touch of warmth with good frequency extremes. Great soundstage. Quiet.
They appear occasionally for slightly less than 2K depending on tubes and upgrades.

Sutherland PH-1 (Battery), Heed, Lehmann Black cube, Aqvox

I use the Ayre P-5xe with this cartridge balanced-in-and-out, and the combo outperforms my Berkeley Alpha DAC with the same recordings, in an otherwise all-Spectral system. So far, this phono stage holds very well its own within the much more expensive electronics. Although the manual says that for this cartridge's output voltage I should use the high gain, I opted for medium gain which sounds much more linear and quieter, plus the balanced operation helps to reduce noise a little further.

The only other phono preamps I tried were the Simaudio and Narga BPS.