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  1. richsto

    Review and Measurements of Benchmark HPA4 Headphone Amp/Pre

    Yep, all commands seem to require two button pushes to execute with my Harmony Elite. Rich S
  2. richsto

    Review and Measurements of Benchmark HPA4 Headphone Amp/Pre

    Think the codes are fine as they work but there is a definite delay - likely need to mess with the Harmony settings. Maybe related to a hub based system but I've not encountered this on any of my other devices. Rich S.
  3. richsto

    Review and Measurements of Benchmark HPA4 Headphone Amp/Pre

    So this is why it's so slow - I also use a Harmony Elite. Primarily (try to) use the Harmony for volume control but will verify the double press on other commands tonight. Will have to find a solution as I'm tired of using two remotes; the Benchmark remote works flawlessly.
  4. richsto

    Review and Measurements of Benchmark HPA4 Headphone Amp/Pre

    Interesting. Before purchasing I asked about discrete input codes and received a response that it was not possible…..seems they should be able to do it. Such a fundamental and basic need and something that is offered on most any remote controlled preamp I can think of. Rich S.
  5. richsto

    Review and Measurements of Benchmark HPA4 Headphone Amp/Pre

    Mine does the same….thanks for helping my OCD as well. Another curiosity: after power off, my HPA4 makes some higher pitched warbling like noises. Very low in level but audible if you are quite close to the unit. Odd but probably some processor inside doing it’s thing to prepare me for some...
  6. richsto

    Review and Measurements of Benchmark HPA4 Headphone Amp/Pre

    Glad you are enjoying the HPA4, looks spectacular in your setup. I decided not to send my HPA4 back - couldn’t part with it even though I fully intended to do so. Benchmark is smart to offer a 30 day trial. :) I have the HPA4 triggered by a Parasound Halo A21+ which is controlled/triggered by...
  7. richsto

    Review and Measurements of Benchmark HPA4 Headphone Amp/Pre

    Well the pictures make it look nicer than it is but thanks. :D Mulling over my options but have a lot more listening to do - leaning towards keeping the HPA4 but it has to be a good match.
  8. richsto

    Review and Measurements of Benchmark HPA4 Headphone Amp/Pre

    HPA4 arrived three days ago and has been “settling” in. I just sat down for some more critical listening and wanted to share initial impressions. It’s matched with a Parasound A21+ Halo amp and Thiel 3.6 speakers. Sources are an OPPO UDP-205 (SACD), Cambridge CXN (Hi-rez), and a highly...
  9. richsto

    Review and Measurements of Benchmark HPA4 Headphone Amp/Pre

    Likely lots of opinions here but theoretically the XLR out should provide better performance. They likely both sound great, I am about to find out. :)
  10. richsto

    Review and Measurements of Benchmark HPA4 Headphone Amp/Pre

    Ok so I joined the forum after being a long time lurker to ask a question many have asked: will the HPA4 or LA4 be made available with discrete input codes? Considering one of the other (still not sure if there is any difference when driving an external amp) but this is a potential deal...
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