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Looking for a tube phono pre

Looking for a tube phono pre in the 2500 to 3k price range. Currently running a Sutherland Insight LPS. Using a PrimaLuna EVO 400 integrated and VPI Prime scout with Hana ML. I have a Chinook on order at Upscale but they are dragging their feet and I have read some reliability issue post with the Chinooks, so I can cancel the order. Anyone compare the Rogue to a Chinook? Thanks

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tyray
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Has anyone ever had a MANLEY LABS CHINOOK SPECIAL EDITION MKII and can speak of it’s attributes, sound quality vs the regular MANLEY LABS CHINOOK or other phono stages? I’m interested because they do come up used from time to time.

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jmphotography OP
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Well to my surprise a Manley Chinook just showed up at my door. They were not dragging their feet, they just had it drop shipped right from Manley. Its going to be a fun night.

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Congrats!  I am looking at phono preamps as well.  Trying to justify spending around $2k for something to mate with my Rega P6.

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@bkeske 

Telefunken smooth plate (Dynaco branded) 12AX7’s and 2 NOS Brimar 12AU7

Can you provide links to these two tube choices. Thanks

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@tyray 

Can you provide links to these two tube choices. Thanks

The Telefunken's I got off of eBay I believe, maybe AudioMart. There are a few good re-branded Telefunken smooth plates you can find, and are usually a good deal as they are not stamped with the Telefunken logo on the glass. The Brimar's I got off of Audiomart by a private seller, but were origiianlly sold by Upscale Audio, and sold in their original boxes.

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