You're more likely to get an answer at www.audiokarma.org. I use a 1980s luxman intergrated amp for it's phono stage through the tape out. Good sound at a budget price. YMMV.

my best listening buddy uses a lightly modified dynaco pas-3 and step-up transformer and it sounds darned good and probably compares well with a current $1,000 unit.  if you buy one usedto try and don't like it, you can probably sell it for the same price.

tom