Dear Socrates7: For that tube Phono stage IMHO maybe the best you can do is to think in the MM/MI alternative where the cartridges needs less gain that means that the cartridge signal pass through the Joule Electra for less stages ( less cartridge signal degradation ) than a LOMC one and where the Joule Electra will perform a lot better.
These ones IMHO are good cartridge options that can too match well with the Raven you have in mind:
http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LG&Product_Code=NAGAOKAMP500&Category_Code=NAGAOKACART
http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LG&Product_Code=BOMMC2&Category_Code=B_O
Please don't " worry " because the low price of these cartridges ( you can buy both and the rest of the 3K on LPs! ), both are very good performers and compete at the same level with almost any LOMC cartridge.
Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
These ones IMHO are good cartridge options that can too match well with the Raven you have in mind:
http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LG&Product_Code=NAGAOKAMP500&Category_Code=NAGAOKACART
http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LG&Product_Code=BOMMC2&Category_Code=B_O
Please don't " worry " because the low price of these cartridges ( you can buy both and the rest of the 3K on LPs! ), both are very good performers and compete at the same level with almost any LOMC cartridge.
Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.