Douk Audio T14-EQ vs Schiit Mani - a surprising battle of cheap phono preamps!

Made in China vs Made in the USA. Two cheap phono preamps (turntable preamps, phono stages?) compared. One is $35, the other is $149, but the result of this battle surprised me.
Douk Audio also includes a headphone amp, but it's not really worth it - I can tell you this much right now, if you don't feel like sparing a few minutes for the video ;-)
You can get the Douk Audio T14-EQ preamp on Amazon - amzn.to/3TqFri9
Gear I compared it to:
Schiit Mani (phono stage) - amzn.to/49IOUqT
ifi hipdac 2 (headphone amp) - amzn.to/439GdDm
Willsenton R8 (integrated amp with headphone amp) - amzn.to/3Iw20vD
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[@RickRuizAudio]

Great review Greg. 👍

[@NormcoreGreg]

Thanks for your kind words Rick!

[@tonyhanson7341]

Just brought the douk audio .waiting for it to come .what about active speakers on them blessings

[@tonyhanson7341]

Rick can I connect ACTIVE SPEAKERS 🔊 😍

[@NormcoreGreg]

@tonyhanson7341 yes, you can connect active speakers to the preamp.