Stereophile Class B Rated
"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!”
- Michael Fremer, Stereophile, February 2006
“The Bargain of a Lifetime Tube Phono Stage. For (this price), the Bellari Tube Phonostage offers warm musical sound and may be just what the doctor ordered for those who want to get into analog without loading up the credit card.”
–The Absolute Sound, January 2006
"The Bellari seemed to create a sound that was rich natural and appealing. Surface noise was low, and the music emerged from a crisp quiet background. It was an excellent sound by almost any standards; one I was very happy to listen to. The bane of cheap vinyl reproduction is excessive brightness/harshness. The Bellari sounded focussed and articulate, but rich and warm too - with an attractively full bass and sweet open mid-band." -- Jimmy Hughes, Hi-Fi + Issue 37
The vp129 is a tube phono preamp with a built in headphone amplifier, for use with moving-magnet and high output moving-coil cartridges. The vp129 is designed to amplify an RIAA equalized phono signal to a hi-level signal. Since the unit utilizes tube circuitry, the resulting output signal is more warm and musical than solid state preamplifiers. The real kicker aside from the price and stellar sound is that it's manufactured in the US.
Features:
• RIAA Equalization
• All tube circuitry
• Switchable Rumble Filter
• Mute Switch
• Headphone Output w/variable level control
• Steel Chassis
Specifications:
• Input Sensitivity: 30 dB gain
• Input Impedance: 50k Ohms
• Output Impedance: 8 OhmsHeadphone, 100 Ohms RCA
• Max Output Level: >10dB @ 1kHz at .1% dist.
• Equalization: RIAA +/- 1.5 dB, 20Hz to 20kHz
• Rumble Filter: 20Hz
• THD .02% @ 1KHz
• S/N Ratio: >80 dB unweighted
• PWR: 12 - 18 VDC
• Size: W6 x H2.5 x D5.4 in.
• Weight: 1 lb.
• Indicator: 1 Power LED
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