BELLARI MT502µ STEP-UP PHONO PREAMPLIFIER

HAND-BUILT IN THE USA The new 2019 Bellari MT502µ is a stereo, moving coil step-up transformer that raises the low level of a moving coil cartridge up to a moving magnet level. Making your moving coil cartridge compatible with your moving-magnet phono preamp.  “The Bellari MT502 transformer: $499 Housed in Bellari’s familiar powder-coated red chassis, the MT502 step-up transformer features hand-wound coils, gold-plated inputs and outputs, and a ground lift. The MT502 produced a quiet background, sharp transients, and taut, fast, well-defined bass. A perfect match to Bellari’s VP130 moving-magnet phono preamp."  - Stereophile, Vol.33 No.11 Stereophile’s ‘Recommended Components’ list in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015… OK, you can see a pattern here. The MT502µ is all hand-built in the USA. The MT502µ is as much art as it is sonic perfection.   Moving coil cartridges should be stepped up with transformers to get the best sound quality. The issue with almost all phono preamps that claim