New Bellari...with USB

[Dusty Chalk]

Stereophile blog entry

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[Knuckledragger]

It's pretty, but... the headphone jack(s) are on the back, and the mini one is below the USB port? Yuck.

[LFF]

Two words with some numbers:

Emu 0404 USB

[Dusty Chalk]

Two words with some numbers:

Emu 0404 USB

Not the same target market, I don't think. The Bellari == mostly a phono preamp; listening to vinyl directly to headphones, with the ability to digitize it as bonuses; the Emu == the ability to digitize line level signals, but you still need a phono preamp. Neh?

[Icarium]

That thing that holds the tube in (And/or dampens vibrations?) looks like a stupid pain in the ass.

[Dusty Chalk]

Yes, but it protects it from the occasional unidentified falling object.

[riceboy]

Pretty cool looking with the tube. I just like tubes in general though

[Icarium]

I would just be angry in the "HALP I MISPLACED MY SCREW DRIVER OR HAX THINGY BUT I NEED TO TUBE ROLL" situation.

[postjack]

pliers would probably do the job.

on my VP129 it was fucking impossible without pliers, I kid you not.

but hell, its a 12ax7 tube on a cheap ass phono stage. just throw in an Ei and be done with it. that one you only need your tooly thing once.

[blessingx]

Just heard the Bellari HA540 headphone amp today with a few sources (mostly Chords) and HD800s. Only a couple discs, but way better the $300 price would indicate. Surprising even. Plenty of gain for the Senns, etc. Curious about a better tube.

http://www.rolls.com/product.php?pid=HA540

Edited February 21, 2012 by blessingx