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Matt,
AL verified the correct gain level of the Manley Jumbo Shrimp via consulting the owner manual.  It appears that George may have confused the 2 different products when citing the gain figures.  I don't think anyone would dispute 45 to 60 db of gain is absurd for a Line Stage. 
Charles 

Mattmiller 10-29-2017
Hello people you are confusing the MANLEY CHINOOK PHONO pre amp with the Manly labs Jumbo Shrimp line stage (which has a big volume knob on it)!

Matt, what is confused are the specifications in the description of the Jumbo Shrimp at the Manley website, as I indicated in my previous post.  If you look under the "specifications" tab at that link you will see several references to gains of 45 and 60 db, as well as to RIAA accuracy.  Even though, as I pointed out, the Jumbo Shrimp does not contain a phono stage.

The absurdity of those numbers prompted me to take a look at the manual, which correctly states the 11.8 db gain, as I said earlier.
 
No one who has responded here has confused the Jumbo Shrimp with the Chinook phono stage.  That should have been clear upon careful reading of my earlier post.

Regards,
-- Al

I wrote that George "may" have confused the Manley products but this is  a wrong assumption. He probably saw the same website information that Al has pointed out as erroneous.
Charles

Rafael, I have no particular knowledge of the Neo-Classic 300B line stage you asked about.  But after looking at the info provided for it at the Manley site I don't see any technical issues that would arise pairing it with your 509s.

A point to be aware of, though, is that its AC power consumption of 170 watts, in combination with its relatively light weight (shipping weight is indicated as 28 pounds), suggests that it is likely to get fairly hot during use.

Good luck.  Regards,
-- Al
  

I´m learning a lot and clarifying many things.
I have no chance to audition any of them and that´s why I´ve started this discussion.

I´d welcome any additional comments of the three I list below.

*. Charles, your experience with the Coincident Statement Linestage and the aparent no technical issues, confirm it as one of the firm candidates.

*. Al, the Manley Neo Classic 300b is on my list too.

*. The other on the list is the EAR 868

Al, Charles, Matt, George, Bdp24, I appreciate the help of all of you.
Thanks,
Rafael