Phono Stage in LUXMAN - CL-38uC


Does anyone have hands on experience using the phono stage in this preamp? I'm curious as to whether it would be competitive with my stand alone Manley Chinook.  If you have used the phono stage in this preamplifier I'd love to hear your impressions. 
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@jbhiller 

You are welcome. If you look at my system you will see that the TT setup requires a very good phono stage to show its capabilities. 

I looked at your system, and noticed we have have a cartridge in common. I have a Kiseki Purpleheart (Sapphire) in my cartridge stable. Nice cartridge.

Wishing you the best in your search.

Jim Perry 
@jperry , Your system is fantastic!  

I'm thinking we'd have a lot in common as I noticed bottles of Weller and Kirkland bourbon in your closet! :)
I have the Luxman CL38U SE which has the same phonons the C. I sold my Parasound JC3+ phono and went w/the Luxman internal tube phono. It has 4 sut's. two for MC low and two for MC high. Currently I'm using a Dynavector Karat 17DX cart w/my TT. My TT is the Luxman PD-171A. Feels like I have a whole new record collection. By the way it took about 75-100 hours for the phono tubes to burn in to full song.