Mike started a thread asking for peoples favorite phono stage below $15k. Good idea except I would prefer to hear about phono stages that hard working audio fans can afford, let's say below $3k. I know of maybe 1 or 2 people in our audio club of 90 people who might be able to consider a $15k phono stage, however many could swing a $2-$3k one.

I am thinking about the Rega Aria, PS Audio Steller, Parasound JC3+, SimAudio MOON 310, or maybe something like the Wyred 4 Sound PH1. Any thoughts?