This poll is difficult IMO because the pricing is all over the place. Can we decide on a range? I assume given the progress so far < $250 is a good range for everybody?
That Bellari is truly horrendous. I had nothing but trouble with mine. Noisy, erratic volume, and abysmal sound. It has no place in a system that values accuracy.
I was passing through the Audiophile (a word which sends shivers down my spine) section here and a couple of units in the poll caught my attention.
1) IIRC, the Bellari unit has (or had) a noise (hum) issue from its switching power supply.
2) The Maverick unit is not a phono stage. It's a DAC.
Perhaps Rolls has fixed the noise problem with the Bellari unit by now as it would not require a redesign of the unit, only a different wall-wart. I don't know. I'm not participating in the poll or purchase, only passing along some info.
I have the bellari vp530 (same other than has usb port too) and it has the hum issue. Replaced power supply with a Radioshack unit. Still noisy with new power supply, not the best...
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