Manley Chinook

I currently own a Whest Two and am considering the recently released Manley Chinook. Has anyone had any experience they can share on this phono stage? Can anyone cite comparisons to other phono stages at this price point?

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stevecham Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,298 posts 08-02-2012 at 02:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks Whart, very generous of you! After watching Eva Anna discuss how they select and burn in tubes for their manufacuring, I think I will let the Chinook simply burn in with, and enjoy, the stock tubes that came with it and see how that plays out efore swapping in alternates. Had a long listening session with audio friends Tuesday night and it keeps sounding better with time. Now considering a Jumbo Shrimp and Snappers...
stevecham Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,298 posts 08-08-2012 at 02:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Chinook continues to break in on day 10; last night listening and the soundstage is even larger than a week ago. Bass also improved and I still can't believe the detail retrieval and how much I was missing earlier. Decided to trade in my CJ CAV50 for Jumbo Shrimp and Snappers to complete the tube based upgrade.
whart Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,930 posts 08-08-2012 at 03:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete What speakers are you using, Stevecham?
stevecham Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,298 posts 08-14-2012 at 01:53am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thiel 2.4 I have to say now on day three of this system is revelatory and it's not even broken in.

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