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
snookfisher

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My guess is the bellari, but the onkyo might surprise. Listen to the pre you have for while and if you feel the sound is overly dry or something is missing, add the tubes later.