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ModWright PH 9.0 vs Manley Chinook MkII

I have been looking at upgrading my phono preamp and so far have narrowed it down to the ModWright PH 9.0 and the Manley Chinook MkII (4 gain settings).
I am curious to hear from people who have used these and how they would compare the two. Personally, I want a phono pre that is flexible. I am currently running a MM cart but plan to "one day" upgrade to a Lo MC. However, things never seem to go as plan so, in the event that changes, I don't want to limit my options based on my phono's capabilities.
(The only reason I excluded Herron from my list)
Secondly, I want the best tube phono preamp around this price point. I am curious if the Manley with the addition of a  SUT would out-produce the ModWright (i.e with the ModWright you're paying more for the transformer not because the preamp is better). 
As always, I appreciate the advice and experience from the people in here. Cheers!
jimmy225

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islandmandan
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I'm with other users of the Modwright SWP 9.0 SE phono stage. I installed much better power supply the Dan (Wright) supplied to me, my SWP provides amazing performance with either MM or MC cartridges.

I've been using my $120 wonder weapon lately, an MM  Acutex M320 STR III LPM, unbelievably good.
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