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Belles preamplifiers -- experiences at different levels?

I'm investigating preamplifiers by Belles. There has been some helpful discussion about this on the forum, but I'm curious to hear from anyone who has tried more than one Belles preamp. The current one is the Aria preamp and there is an older, more bespoke one, the LA-01.

I have not seen pictures of the internals on these guys, so those would be welcome, too.

 

 

 

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hilde45 OP
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Thanks @j_andrews and @regafan 

I am kind of waiting for a Statement series SS version to pop up, used. 

koestner
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I have owned a VT-01 preamp and tried a few different tubes. It was OK, but nowhere near the resolution of my Benchmark HPA4. But then that's probably the tubes vs. solid state debate, and I don't wish to open that can of worms.

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hilde45 OP
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@koestner I'm really only interested in his SS. I have my end game tube preamp.

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regafan
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LA-01's are not often found any more. People who have them know what they have. If you see one don't hesitate.

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