Thanks for the recomendation
A good friend has four different phono's (FM-Acustics, Ensemble, Kondo from Japan, Rossner & Sohn) in his set-up so I get to hear different flavours.
To date my favorite in no order; Reed/MSL + FM Acustics + Verdier, Shroeder Ref/Lyra Olmpos + Ensemble, these are both very close so I could live with either.
I really liked the RS phono prior set-up but currently has a mismatch with arm/cart and awaiting a Teala so that will try some different combos so that will be interesting. I have heard the Whest that you refered to and is a great pce also, actually compared it to the RS and preferred the the later.