From a newbie experience Amx pre-amp with Tube AMP for Phono Stage with both MM and MC inputs.
Each change of tube feels like you have a new system, whereas on Digital you need to change the whole phone -amp. Now using Tesla ECC803S with Gold pins, bilog sound with Tube sweetness.
With the AMX pre-amp you can use the Direct Audio feature of the Onkyo as power amp until the desire drives you to get a full pledge power amp. Analogue is just much sweeter than Digital.