PRODIGY | HLP Selectorized Single Stack 2:1

One of the best single stacks that you can buy. More expensive than some others, but it’s made in the USA and prime is top tier

You get a lot of versatility in this piece in a fairly compact form. Cables couldn’t be smoother and the 350lb weight stack is heavy enough for most people for the rest of their lifting days. Plates have 20lb jumps and I’m not sure why they didn’t add three 5lb adder weights like they did with their functional trainer. There is a band peg and I just use that with 3 5lb plates from my Ironmaster dumbbells to add incremental weight. They work better than regular plates because they are so thin and 1” holes are big enough. The lat pulldown is 1:1 and the adjustable column is 2:1 so you can take advantage of that big weight stack. Adjustable column is 3x3 with 1” holes, which is nice for accessories but it would be better if all the posts were like that. Specifically the legs. They have 1” holes on the top for storing the accessories but if they had them on the side too, you could use them for even more. Accessories are expensive and not the best, unless they’ve made some changes. The low row foot plate is solid but a bit cumbersome and if they had a built in footplate to do low rows sitting on the ground, that would be better to me, though some don’t like that and prefer a bench setup. The lat pulldown seat works well but has a lot of play and they probably could have built it to attach more solidly. Still, it doesn’t prevent you from doing lat pulldowns in any way and is more of a minor annoyance but for the price, I expect those minor annoyances to not exist. If you have a functional trainer, the adjustable column is less useful except for the large weight stack. I still use it because it’s nice to just have multiple things set up at all times. If doing it again, I’d probably just get a lat pulldown/low row without the adjustable column and try to find a more compact option. It fits in a corner well but my setup doesn’t have many useable corners so it still sticks out a bit.

I’ve had the single stack for several years now and it continues to perform well. The cables are buttery smooth and for what it can do, is quite compact. I wish I would have put this in a corner, but at the time it was too much of a hassle to rearrange my space. There is also a cool feature with the feet where you can adjust them up or down to account for uneven/sloped floors. This arrives disassembled and is very heavy, but definitely possible to assemble solo. Prime makes sure it’s extremely well protected and is the best in the game when it comes to shipping. I don’t love the attachments (low row foot plate, lat seat) however there are new versions of those that supposedly function better (lighter, tighter fit). You get a 2:1 adjustable cable column and 1:1 lat station, although the adjustable column limits you to 175lbs felt weight on things like low rows, which may be limiting. I have a Voltra but still use this a decent amount for upper body supersets, and am glad I have both. If I would have got a Voltra first I don’t think I would have purchased the single stack, however. The price could definitely come down on this, but with Prime that is wishful thinking. There are so many options for machines like this (or similar like Voltra) that I think it’s worth shopping around or really considering your space before buying.

I've owned my HLP Single Stack for several years now and it still performs like it did on day 1. I like the fact that you can position this in a corner and there's no wasted space. You get a heavy stack of 350lbs and the ability to add band pegs or a loader pin easily. It's not overly tall, so will fit in most places with normal ceilings. The downsides here is that the low row uses the adjustable column which is only a 2:1 ratio, so max weight before bands or loader pins is only 175. The lat pull down seat sucks and wobbles while in use. Prime also won't let you change the green accents which for something this expensive is annoying. Lastly their lead times suck. These days there are a lot more options for similar things (including Voltra). I don't know if I'd buy this again even though it's a solid piece.