Manley Chinook - setting for Ortofon Quintet Black S

awesome 

i wll try that 

I would spend some time and use your ears to determine the best loading for your system.  It's kind of the icing on the cake so to speak with getting the tone just how you like it.  Lower is usually fuller sounding but can rob some transparency.  I would guess 100 but try 400 and see how you like it.  

thanks

I purchased the Chinook last November and did not play around a lot.

In August of this year, I acquired Klipsch Cornwall III's.

the two have drastically changed the sound, so much smoother, bigger, and cleaner.

As noted, I need to play around more.  Making the adjustments others mentioned make subtle tonal changes. I am trying to hone in on that 'live presence' type of sound. The Cornwall's have gotten me much closer than my previous Totem Hawk's. I think now it is just adjusting the Chinook.

I am still using my Threshold FET9. Once in a while, I flip back to the MC Phono built into it. It does a very good job, but the Chinook provides a generally overall smoothness. Maybe that is due to the tubes.

Thanks again to all contributors 

If you call the manufacturer they can usually be very helpful with suggestions on settings.

@tjjunk further down the road you might look at tube rolling something like these into the Chinook.