Hi Folks,
No plans for a BHA 2 with remote volume control at this point. The BHA-1 was really developed as a specialised headphone amplifier able to drive anything out there but since we added the pre-out connections a lot of customers have used it as a preamp as well which spurred the comments about the need for remote control.
james
I'm talking for myself on this, don't know about other customers: I came to realize that the BHA-1 could be used as a preamp only since recently, when I bought my BDP2+BDA2.
I do think a headphone amplifier needs a remote control: arms length and cable length are long distances, long indeed, when you're diving into music in a low lit environment.
I would happily trade the newer pre-out connections for a remote volume control.
More: music frequently changes volume.
1- It can suddenly go up - and this is harmful.
2- Or, low volume passages (whose duration tend to be brief) need to quickly turn up the volume, so to discover beautiful detail (harmonics, whispers when musicians talk to each other, etc.)
My 2 cents ... but it's Bryston's decision.
Fernando.