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In Reply to: Re: They're different animals posted by triode1 on January 10, 2007 at 18:52:15:
isn't it?! It all depends upon the sound of the phono stage in your integrated amp. I would wager aside Tommy if I had to as the Bellari is a lot newer and should be more quiet. It isn't my favorite preamp by a long shot however. It does sound very smooth but I don't see that as an issue with an old HK tube integrated ;-).The real killer for you may be that the bellari, although it does have a headphone amp/output, does not have auxillary inputs. That means that you can only use its headphone output to listen to lp's though it. I am assuming that you would expect it to also allow connection of a CD player etc, for headphone use but that won't happen. If you want a versatile headphone amp and just thought that the phono preamp was an added bonus, then you will be disappointed. You will need to buy a headphone amp and continue to use your phono stage in the HK until you can afford a replacement. I recommend the Grado headphone amp and also Grado headphones for the best sound quality and value. They are more than the ASL but they also sound better. The ASL is a little on the dull side as is the Bellari IMO.
-Bill
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- That is the "million dollar question"... - KT88 06:39:35 01/11/07 (2)
- Re: That is the "million dollar question"... - triode1 06:49:05 01/11/07 (1)
- Re: That is the "million dollar question"... - KT88 09:53:00 01/11/07 (0)
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