@zkidd I settled on a Tavish Adagio phone pre and I love it.
Schiit Mani - Sent in for repair, no response. Looking for rec's on a replacement preamp
Hi Everybody - first time posting here. I've run into a serious issue with Schiit. My Mani ran into a hardware issue (dead left channel). I mailed it to Schiit on July 3rd, they received it on the 10th and emailed me confirming they had received it and would get back to me in a few days, but to no avail. I've emailed them a couple of times and just called their number and no response. I'm getting the feeling I'll never receive my Mani back at this point and I'm not sure if I have any legal remedy to get them to respond (at this point, I don't understand why they didn't just send me a replacement unit).
So I started looking for a replacement phono preamp. I have a VPI Prime mounted with a Nagaoka MP-110. Budget is set at 500ish. Any recommendations that will wipe the floor with that piece of schiit?
Thanks in advance,
George
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Wow, thanks for the replies guys! @williewonka - I love the mani, it's a wonderful sounding unit, I have no complaints about the sound, very detailed and clean. Bass thunders when it's supposed to and overall the sound is very cohesive and fun. I've thought about doing a big upgrade so my wife cleared me to go for it, lol. @tablejockey - I'm going to look into the Manley and Simaudio units that Willie mentioned as well as a new cart that's more in league with the Prime. Thanks again! |
Thanks for the responses again guys. I've been googling the rec's posted here and I'm eyeing the budgie. I love tubes, I previously owned a MG Head OTL tube headphone amp and it sounded glorious with my sennheiser HD580's. I'll probably go for it soon ;-) and report back. No word from Schiit - I can understand going on a vacation, but it's been a month since I shipped it out. At this point, I don't expect to ever see my mani returned to me...and if it is, I'm selling it. |
No worries, @gdhal - I received an email from Schiit that my Mani was repaired and on its way back to me. This will buy me some time to research a bit more and look for a good deal on a replacement phono preamp, while the Mani will become my back-up. The lack of communication did burn me on Schiit- I'm used to receiving updates as I work in the IT field and this is how we operate...we communicate to the customer and provide updates. Fortunately, forums such as this one are truly helpful and I appreciate all the guidance I received. |
@gdhal - hopefully they will look into the matter and make some changes to how they interact with their customers pending a response on a warranty repair. It would be great if they issued case numbers with the ability to look up your case number on their website for updates and provide a realistic eta. |
@mulveling thank you! I just found a Manley Chinook on here :-) I sent a message to the seller regarding what else is included (ie type of tubes, packaging). Hopefully it's still available. Once he answers back I'll make him an offer, hopefully this time I will get it! After the Chinook I'll look into replacing the Nagaoka with a quality MC, the carts you mentioned are out of my budget until I'm rich, but I'll spring for a cart in the 1k region. Really appreciate all the guidance you and the rest of the folks on here have given me. Kudos to all of you! |
Hey Guys - I'm eyeing three phono amps: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/phono-audio-research-corp-ph-5-tube-phono-stage-black-excellent-co... http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649366178-ear-ear-834p-deluxe-phono-preamplifier-mmmc/ http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649371975-liberty-audio-b2b1-phono-preamplifier/ Any thoughts? I've read reviews and they all sound great to me. Just looking for some thoughts from 'goners. Thanks in advance! |