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HPA4 Review - Sander van der Heide, Mastering Engineer

HPA4 Review - Sander van der Heide, Mastering Engineer

Benchmark HPA4 - Rackmount Version

HPA4 - "There is No Going Back"

After an extensive listening test, mastering engineer Sander van der Heide selected the Benchmark HPA4 the primary volume control in his mastering chain.

"As a headphone amplifier, the HPA4 was already a clear winner in a comparison test. More transparent, tighter, faster, quieter or less present than the HPA4 is in my opinion not possible."

"When I added a volume control and preamplifier in my mastering setup I almost forgot about it. But after I still noticed distortion on every other device, listening to the HPA4 was just a relief."

"There was no going back. The HPA4 is the only option for my mastering setup."

- Sander van der Heide, Mastering Engineer

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Benchmark HPA4 - Rackmount Version installed inside audio workstation for audio mastering

 


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