Review on 🔊 Bellari PA550 Preamp by Patricia Davis

This is a simple phono preamp that offers instant sound improvement. This unit is very solidly built with smooth volume and tone controls. The tone controls are locked at 0 in the middle. I plugged my FiiO X1 into the front input and the sound through the headphones became more balanced, wide open, three dimensional. Adjusting the tone controls improved the sound significantly and allowed me to tune the music to my liking. I noticed very little headphone noise when switching between input 1, phono stage and input 2. The amp is otherwise quiet and I didn't have any issues with ground loops or noise as described by other reviewers. This preamp is designed for moving magnet cartridges. All in all a very good device, especially for €129. The enormous sound improvement outweighs small quirks. They are handcrafted in Salt Lake City, Utah.