Bellari VP549 Phono Preamp

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In Stock

An In Stock item is available to ship normally within 24 business hours.

Preorder

A Preorder is an item that has not yet been released. Typically the label will set a projected release date (that is subject to change). If a projected release date is known, we will include this in the description in red. Other Preorders are set to release 'TBA.' This means that release date is yet 'To Be Announced'. The Preorder can be released anywhere between weeks, months or years from its initial announcement.

Backordered

An Out Of Stock item is an item that we normally have available to ship but we are temporarily out of. We do not have a specific date when it will be coming.

Awaiting Repress

Awaiting repress titles are in the process of being repressed by the label. No ETA is available at this time.

Expected On

When an item is Out Of Stock and we have an estimated date when our stock should arrive, we list that date on our website in the part's description. It is not guaranteed.

Special Order

A Special Order item is an item that we do not stock but can order from the manufacturer. Typical order times are located within the product description.

Description

Hand Built in the USA

Bellari spent a considerable amount of time developing the VP549. Hundreds of hours went into listening and improving the design. Bellari hopes you enjoy using the VP549, and that it makes listening to your vinyl collection rewarding. Bellari sincerely appreciates the opportunity to build a product for you and participate in your love of quality music. Bellari loves what they do and we're happy to help.

All Bellari products are hand built in Salt Lake City, Utah by people who care about high quality music.

Bellari poses the question, "if a phono preamp has to follow the RIAA curve (encode/decode), then why don't they all sound similar?" To follow the RIAA equalization curve they have to reproduce the same frequencies at the proper amplitude or they simply do not follow the predetermined curve. OK, so why all the hype? Well, there could be several reasons, there are differences in types of parts. For instance, surface mount (SMT) parts are generally inferior to thru hole parts. If you look at the bank-account-draining preamps, they are constructed with a technology that has been around since the early 1970's called "thru hole". It is called thru hole because all parts are connected to the PCB via the part passing thru holes on the PCB to the other side, and then soldered in place on both sides of the PCB. Surface mount (SMT) technology is better for high speed digital than analog audio. Also, attention to good audio engineering principles helps lower noise.

At Bellari, they hand insert all of their parts in the highest grade double sided PCB's.

So, why would I buy a VP549?

Selective Cartridge loading is a feature rarely seen on affordable phono preamps, and it makes a difference.
The ability to attenuate output level of the cartridge is a big deal if you need to adjust it and do not have the option to do so.
No surface mount (SMT) parts are ever used at Bellari. Bellari uses all thru hole components.
The VP549 was designed with true phase integrity. The audio signal is not out of phase in the circuit, this is a bigger deal than you might think.

The power supply of the VP549 is in a different league. Bellari built the VP549 around the power supply in an effort to make it as quiet as possible. You simply will not need to upgrade the power supply of the VP549. Bellari already did that for you.

Technical Specifications

I/ O Connectors	RCA, 1/8" TRS Stereo
Gain	41.51 dB gain @ 1kHz at the "0" setting 31.64 dB of gain at the "-10" setting 45.66 dB of gain at the "+4" setting
Input Impedance	47k ohms
Output Impedance	32 ohms Headphone, 470 ohms RCA
Frequency Response	3Hz to 36kHz
Equalization	RIAA +/- 1 dB, 14Hz to 23kHz
Rumble Filter	20Hz
THD	.005% @ 1KHz
S/N Ratio	>94 dB unweighted
PWR	15 VDC
Size	5.5"w x 3.5"d x 1.25"h
Weight	.8 lbs
Indicator	1 Power LED