The final (for now) upgrade to my system is going to be a s/hand outboard phono stage to run my V15Vxmr into a line input instead of using the on-board Denon device, but I am undecided which model to buy.

I have been looking on Ebay at the Creek OBH18 and the Musical Fidelity XLPS. I am confused slightly because there seems to have been 3 versions of the XLPS and I can not find any conclusive details as to what the differences are and how each version compares to the Creek.

Can anybody shed some light on this for me and perhaps offer some advice?

Also, is there another phono stage for around 150 pounds that would be better than either of these?