Reviews

HPA4 - "Speeding Up My Work, Helping Me Make Better Decisions"

Award-Winning Composer, Ken Jacobsen, Talks About His Benchmark HPA4

"I don't think it is sterile sounding at all ... it is very neutral."

"In the studio, neutral, flat and detailed are on the top of my list."

"The HPA4 is speeding up my work, helping me make better decisions."

 - Ken Jacobsen, Ken Jacobsen Music

HPA4 - "There is No Going Back"

After an extensive listening test, mastering engineer Sander van der Heide selected the Benchmark HPA4 as the master 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

Phil Collins - remastered via Abbey Road's Benchmark converters

"At work on the Phil Collins remasters in Abbey Road's mastering studio were (l-r): mastering engineer Miles Showell; artist/curator Phil Collins; and producer Nick Davis."