Today I went to an Estate sale and saw some equipment that I knew was nice so I paid $600 and got the following: Arcam A80 Amp, Arcam Tuner, Arcam DVD Player, Triad MiniMonitor Silver Speakers with tall stands, and Triad Silver Subwoofer.  I have never bought used equipment before nor of this...

I get you, but why should I I get a phono preamp and separate headphone amp instead of integrated unit like VP130?

What is I follow your second plan to correct for the long distance between my phono and receiver but use a preamp that has has a headphone jack built in, like a Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp?

By way of background, I have a room set up with surround speakers, tv and a new turntable, but my receiver (Onkyo Tx-NR626) is located on floor of house below (in fairly difficult place to access).  I really want to use some quality headphones with my turntable.  I am getting good advice from...