Hi Tim

The black stuff is all good , I'm a vinyl fan.

Also Have Albarry kit . AP4 Ap11 and a pair of M608 , I would say the AP11 is the way to go as it has a built in phono stage

I had spoken with Neil ( Mr Albarry ) at several hifi shows before he passed away he stronly recommended using matched items as they are designed to work together

Have fun