You need to listen to decide. Fortunately, the Bellari, and several other budget phono preamps, are available from mail-order sellers that offer good return policies. Try a comparison between some of these preamps and the built-in preamp on your Onkyo. Then decide if any improvements are worth the investment. Don't forget to figure a decent pair of interconnects into the equation of an outboard phono preamp.
Bellari 129 or phono imput on my onkyo pre/pro
I am just getting my feet wet with vinyl and i have the following question...
I just bought a shiny new pro-ject rm 1.3 and will be setting it up in my theater. I have magnepans 1.7's as mains and my onkyo pr/sc 886 pre/pro has a phono imput...and now for the question...
Would i be better off with the bellari 129 tube phono preamp or the phono imput in the onkyo?
Thanks in advance,
Randy
I just bought a shiny new pro-ject rm 1.3 and will be setting it up in my theater. I have magnepans 1.7's as mains and my onkyo pr/sc 886 pre/pro has a phono imput...and now for the question...
Would i be better off with the bellari 129 tube phono preamp or the phono imput in the onkyo?
Thanks in advance,
Randy