Bellari Tube preamp for turntable- 180 shipped
artinaz
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Bellari VP130 with all the accessories. I bought it from Amazon and used it for maybe 10 hours in the past year. Its time to clean up the toys that I am not using- so here goes.
One caveat- the manual says 15V for the power supply, but the power supply that came with this unit is 12V- it hasnt caused any problems for me- I mention it in case you go head-scratching.
It sells for about 250 or so new. I am asking 180 shipped within the US.
HiFi+ Review of Bellari VP129
I was surprised by how attractive and well balanced it sounded: smooth and warm, yet open and crisply detailed. The Bellari seemed to create a sound that was rich, natural and appealing. Surface noise was low, and the music emerged from a crisp, clean, quiet background. It was an excellent sound by almost any standards; one I was very happy to listen to.
Stereophile Review of Bellari VP129
The versatile [Bellari] VP129 looks great, and it sounded as good as it looks. It was quiet, and golden-sweet and liquid in the midrange, as you?d expect from a 12AX7-based phono preamp. I wasn?t expecting its top end to be so nicely extended, fast, and clean, or its bass to be so snappy, articulate, and extended. Every type of music I played through the surprising little Bellari sounded full-bodied and rich, yet detailed and crisply rendered. The Bellari VP129 gets my highest recommendation, and is the budget phono preamp I will now recommend for every genre of music?get a Bellari and a budget turntable, and I promise that your CDs will start to gather dust!
One caveat- the manual says 15V for the power supply, but the power supply that came with this unit is 12V- it hasnt caused any problems for me- I mention it in case you go head-scratching.
It sells for about 250 or so new. I am asking 180 shipped within the US.
HiFi+ Review of Bellari VP129
I was surprised by how attractive and well balanced it sounded: smooth and warm, yet open and crisply detailed. The Bellari seemed to create a sound that was rich, natural and appealing. Surface noise was low, and the music emerged from a crisp, clean, quiet background. It was an excellent sound by almost any standards; one I was very happy to listen to.
Stereophile Review of Bellari VP129
The versatile [Bellari] VP129 looks great, and it sounded as good as it looks. It was quiet, and golden-sweet and liquid in the midrange, as you?d expect from a 12AX7-based phono preamp. I wasn?t expecting its top end to be so nicely extended, fast, and clean, or its bass to be so snappy, articulate, and extended. Every type of music I played through the surprising little Bellari sounded full-bodied and rich, yet detailed and crisply rendered. The Bellari VP129 gets my highest recommendation, and is the budget phono preamp I will now recommend for every genre of music?get a Bellari and a budget turntable, and I promise that your CDs will start to gather dust!
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Great little preamp here. If vinyl is all you listen to, you can connect this directly to your amp, dont need a separate preamp.
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Hey, sorry for waking up this old thread, just wanted to check if this unit ever sold?Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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I'm pretty sure this is the one I bought. I like it a lot. I may be looking at going with a tubed pre-amp, so might not want a tubed turntable pre.. It will be next summer though before I would move it on.
