Benchmark & Aretai - Ecoustics - Best in Show
"The Aretai Contra 200F loudspeakers were driven by two Benchmark AHB2 power amplifiers, paired with a Benchmark HPA4 pre-amp/headphone amp. It was...
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Gene Falls in Love with a Speaker Powered by Benchmark
"The Aretai Contra 200F towers absolutely floored us with their deep, punchy bass, silky-smooth highs, and pinpoint imaging—so precise they seemed ...
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Aretai and Benchmark Present a No-Nonsense Showstopper - Jason Thorpe, SoundStage!
"Aretai teamed up with Benchmark Media Systems and Grimm Audio, which made for a great combination, both in the resulting sound quality and in the ...
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Easily Best of Show at Any Price - Florida International Audio Show
"One room, for me, was easily best of show at any price. Aretai had their mid model Contra 200F running in fine form powered by Benchmark monoblock...
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John Siau at CAF 2025 - Seminars and Interview - SECRETS of Home Theater and HiFi
"One does not often run into John Siau from Benchmark Media Systems at an audio show, and here at CapFest, John was conducting a couple of seminars...
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LA4 - Stereophile 2025 Recommended Component - Preamplifiers
LA4 - Receives Stereophile's Top Rating for Preamplifiers "Benchmark's LA4 is the widest-bandwidth, widest-dynamic-range, lowest-noise, lowest-di...
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Benchmark Room at CAF 2025, Carlo Lo Raso, SECRETS of Home Theater and High Fidelity
Benchmark LA4 and two AHB2 Power Amplifiers "This is almost the exact combination of electronics that I used when I reviewed the Krypton3X myself....
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Benchmark System Review - Ricky Dasler, Living Sound, New Zealand
"With over 40 years as an audiophile and more than half those years as a hi-fi retailer, I feel I’ve finally put together a stereo that ticks all m...
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DAC3 Review - Alan Sircom, hi-fi+
"A Damn Good, No-Frills Digital Converter" "Benchmark Media Systems’ no-nonsense approach to all things audio is rare today." "Uniformly Good" "Th...
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LA4 Review - Mike Prager, FutureAudiophile.com
"Benchmark Media Systems made its reputation in both pro audio and audiophile circles by designing gear with extraordinarily low noise and distor...
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LA4 - Absolute Sound 2024 Editors' Choice Award
"The LA4 comes closer to measured and measurable perfection than any audio product in any category Paul Seydor has ever reviewed, owned, or heard. ...
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LA4 - Stereophile 2024 Recommended Component - Preamplifiers
LA4 - Receives Stereophile's Top Rating for Preamplifiers "Benchmark's LA4 is the widest-bandwidth, widest-dynamic-range, lowest-noise, lowest-di...
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LA4 - Class A Recommended Preamplifier - Stereophile
LA4 - Receives Stereophile's Highest "Class A" Rating for Preamplifiers "Benchmark's usual approach to design is to out-spec the competition, and...
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What Led You to Benchmark? - Roon Labs Community Forum
"I’m curious as to the reasons other owners of Benchmark gear decided to choose it over other brands. For me it was the spectacular measured perfor...
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Benchmark System Review (Video) - New Record Day
DAC2, HPA4, AHB2 - "The Benchmark Hi-Fi Stack ..." "Find a Better Hi-Fi Stack! Double-Dog-Dare you!" - Ron, NewRecordDay.com
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HPA4 and LA4 Review - Ruud Jonker, FWD Magazine
HPA4, LA4 - "Pro Audio Products in the Home" HPA4 vs. LA4 "The HPA4 and LA4 are preamplifiers and largely identical. The HPA4 also has a built-in h...
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LA4 Review - The Audio Beatnik
LA4 - "Joining My Stable of Reference Components" "Before I dig into the sound of the LA4 it is important to know that it employs a wide bandwidt...
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LA4 - Editors' Choice Award 2022 - The Absolute Sound
LA4 - "Best Volume Control" "By far, without question this is the best volume control I have ever encountered." "I must single out for special me...
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