Manley Chinook question

+1 tablejockey, have had the Allnic 1201 and a stock Chinook at the same time and the Allnic was clearly better, with that said the Chinook was a very good phono stage especially at the prices I have seen them used.

I think my original link wasn't good.

This should work:

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/phono-allnic-audio-model-h1201-tube-phono-2017-08-10-preamplifiers

I read that the Allnic rolls off some of the bottom end. I also read the same about the
Chinook. I called Manley and they say it's flat to 20HZ. I love deep bass. I was looking
at a Pass Labs but I prefer tubes.

dill rod-
I wouldn't get too hung up on reviews if you can try one in your system. YMMV as we all say.

Demoing the Chinook through my system , I heard full, deep bass as it's supposed to sound. I simply found my existing phono amp(all tube including rectifier)a tad hissy at extreme levels which, was still acceptable once the music kicked in. The deal breaker was a subtle bit of more "real" compared to the Chinook.

So do I, regarding deep bass and tubes. That's why I don't have a tube phono yet because I don't think that anything below, say, LAMM would be good enough. No rolling of high end for me either, or restrained dynamics.