Manley Chinook question

It may be more beneficial to demo the unit instead of being concerned with what tube type is in the Chinook. It's essentially a stripped down version of Manleys top dog-Steelhead which is an $8K piece.

I have demoed the Chinook. Its everything one expects from a tubed phono stage.
Quiet, realistic presentation and with patience, can be found near half the retail price here, on Agon.

Near half the retail price? He be a waitin' till the cows come home!

I recived my Chinook in march of this year .After two days of use It became defective and was a REAL problem .  Manley handled the issue and replaced with a new unit . Now that I've run the Chinook for four months,Its Great . The stock tubes are very good ,I would not roll them for 2-3 months until  unit is broken in. It does take time to break them in and you may find these stock tubes perfect. I just put in 4 NOS Amperex Gold pin 7308 that came from Upscale Audio . Maybe Its just me , it gets better ever day, these will be the only tubes I use !


  

"Near half the retail price? He be a waitin' till the cows come home!"

Retail around $2200. Who pays retail on new equipment?
Negotiating a new one should be under $2k right off the bat.

Used take another $3-400 to start..it's USED.

The OP could by a standard Chinook and just replace 2 tubes and he good to go.

Patience, and willingness to pounce is key.

USED isn’t a bad thing if the manufacturer offers good support to 2nd-hand owners. What I’ve heard about Manley is very unfavorable to that, though. So yeah - used is a bad thing in this case :-P