Manley chinook & low output mc’s

John Atkinson's measurements of the overall gain (line stage + power stage) of the LM-518IA, as reported in Stereophile, are as follows:

The maximum voltage gain, measured into 8 ohms, varied with the output tap, but was appropriate for an integrated amplifier: 40.2dB (16 ohm tap), 38.6dB (8 ohm tap), and 36.5dB (4 ohm tap).

Those are fairly typical numbers for the combination of a line stage preamplifier and a power amplifier, as well as for an integrated amp.

Regards,
-- Al
 

Thanks Al.... !

So that answers my question as my peramp/amp combination numbers are close to that of the 518ia. Thanks to all, Happy New Years 

I have used new old stock Great American Sound’s sleeping beauty(GAS) low output MC cartridge (0.23mV) with the Manley chinook special from Upscale Audio and they sound great. They do recommend though 0.4mV and greater for maximum performance so you should be fine with Hana SL cart.

@pipetowers, I saw a thread elsewhere saying that the Hana didn't get along with the Chinook.  He had a video showing that every 10 to 15 seconds, there would be a "thump" sound coming from his speakers.  He tried a lot of things, but ended up figuring out it was something to do with the Hana.  It seems like there was a static buildup that would pop, and you'd hear it through the speakers.  

Did you have any issue like that?  FWIW, I have the Chinook and I'm very happy with it.  It's a great phono stage.