PS Audio Stellar Phono -vs- Manley Labs Chinook

Uberwaltz, The basic circuit comes in modules. The big unit uses 20 of them to lower the signal to noise ratio requiring a much more elaborate power supply which is battery in both cases. The L20 has the lowest signal to noise ratio of any phonoamp out there by quite a margin and the little guy is better  than most. 
With the Channel D units you also get the option of bypassing the RIAA compensation. Then you can use their program Pure Vinyl for playback and record your albums to files. Michael Fremer uses Pure Vinyl to do this. You can add vinyl songs to your playlists and use the files to compare various remasters and such. Some people say digital RIAA correction is better than analog, less distortion and Phase shift. I have Pure Music which is part of Pure Vinyl. I think it is better for Apple users than JRiver. This program plays back any digital file and upsamples everything to 24/192. It will also do DSD. I have been debating getting one of their units.

Great phonoamp Lewm.
Raul, obviously you have never heard an ARC phonoamp. With good tubes they are as quiet as any SS phono amp. I have heard only one SS  sound better the Channel D L20 however I have never heard a Pass or Constellation unit among others. The Channel D Lino C 2.0 has the identical circuitry as the L20, has gotten great reviews and has a very competitive price. I suspect it is far superior to anything in it's price range. If it sounds anything like it's big brother it will be far quieter and better sounding than anything produced by Manley or PS Audio. I would have bought the L20 on the spot if it were not for the price, $40 large.