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Well, my newly purchase in Dec 2015 Chinook SE has developed a bad hum. Happened overnight. I switched out tubes, hum still present. Switched ICs, still there. Moved to another audio setup, hum still there. After being on 30 mins the hum lessened but then a scratchy/crackly sound was present. Back to Manley Labs for service - waiting to hear back from them on what to do. Unit has less than 20 hrs on it. Anyone else have issues like this with their Chinook?
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No help here, but I watch with interest as I'm interested in either the chinook or the steelhead.
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Thats bad luck miner, perhaps a failed smoothing cap or rectifier. Hope its all up and running again soon.
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I think I have done all troubleshooting to narrow down to internal issue with Chinook. I am disappointed to say the least.
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Manley agreed that I had done all troubleshooting I can do. Sending unit back for repair.
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I know you're down on Manley at the moment but they'll straighten things out. The Chinook is a real gem of a phono pre. You're gonna love it.
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I do love it DinaMoe 'hum' but disappointed in early problems. Plus, $80 to ship insured via FedEx.
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That is a bit cheaper than it cost me over here in Aus. Whatever you do do not turn it on. Mine had the hum then blew the transformer (not cheap).
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Manley called me on Friday and will replace/upgrade some capacitors and will ship back on Monday. Plus they will put on a black faceplate that comes with SE model.
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Just to clarify - only cost to you was shipping and insurance? I'm really interested in the steelhead, so watching this with great interest.
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