Reasonably priced 2K Phono Preamp?

Here is one that might be a better choice. The Phono Stage from Plinius called M14, which retails at USD3,450 but could be obtainable at around half of the price in used market. This unit is clean, quiet, detailed, and extremely dynamic, plus a gorgeous midrange. And it is built like a tank, with a net weight of 26 lbs. Arthur

KLYNE AUDIO ARTS

Klyne 7 is definitely the way to go. Very flexible with
Gain/impedence/high-frequency contour adjustment. Enough
gain for even 0.2mv output and very quiet. Sounds amazingly
good. It actually beats Vandetta when my friend made the
side by side comparison.

Audio research PH3 SE version can't be beat from all the many, many, many reviews i've read. stereophile rated A, hybrid design and if you can find them used (rare) they go from $1,500-$1,600. if you find one for that price and dont want to buy let me know and i'll take it.

The PH-3SE (which I owned) can easily be beat by the Sonic Frontiers Phono One SE (which I now own). The Phono One SE new can be purchased from underwoodwally on Augiogon for less than $2k.