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Pass Labs HPA-1

I am trying to decide on a SS pre-amp to pair with a First Watt SIT-3. Budget is under 5K. 

I am thinking about the HPA-1 headphone amp used as a preamp and am curious how it compares to the XP-10 or XP-20. 

I would appreciate any input/feedback from people having heard these to compare. I am coming from a tube integrated amp which is great but lately have been wanting to hear more detail and resolution as opposed to tube bloom. 
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Thanks, kingdeezie and almarg.

Yes, the lack of a remote and the lower gain on the HPA-1 are points against it for this particular application. I won't be running a phono cartridge, just A DAC with 2.2V output. 

I think I can strike the HPA from the list of contenders.  
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