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Do they make a quiet great sounding phono pre amp??

Hi, I have purchased and listened to 3 phono preamps which are: A musical surroundings phonomena, musical surroundings Nova II, and a Manley labs Chinook. The Manely labs Chinook is by far bettter sounding then the first two (double the cost too). But, All three have given me nothing but trouble (noise,noise,noise even terrible clipped signals!), and 2 of them basically failed on me. So before I go DIGITAL, can someone please tell me who makes a phono preamp in the $2,000-$3,000 range (tube or solid state) that I can rely on, and sounds as good or better than the Chinook?? Thanks.


Matt M                                             
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nandric
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If you would have the luxury to chose between the Klyne 7 PX

and Van den Hul's Grail which one would you chose and why?

lewm
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Nandric, How can you, the consummate logician, pose such a question, since likely no one of us has heard both pieces?

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nandric
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Dear Lew, I had no idea that you have any problem to comment

about components that you have never seen, not to mention  

experienced (grin).

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nandric
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Sorry Lew I forget the ''logical question'' : ''why do you own more TT's

than carts?

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nandric
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Dear Lew, No reaction from you so I will answer your logical

question. Your assumption is:

''No x Fx and Gx''.

My assumption is:

''some x Fx and Gx''.

My assumption is true if there is just one member (of set x) who

has heard both (F) Klyne 7 PX and (G) Van den Hul's Grail.

Your assumption is false if there is just one member who has heard

both phono-pres.

Because nobody answered my question you are probaly right.

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