[RobWilde]

have that tube like warmth with bass slam.

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The Mentor has a different sound.

 

[Simon Patten]

Yes, linear power supply, but for my MZ3 amp.

Ok, thanks. I've been wondering if a linear PSU would improve the ADI-2 (despite what RME say) so was hoping you'd tried it.

 

[quawn0418]

Ok, thanks. I've been wondering if a linear PSU would improve the ADI-2 (despite what RME say) so was hoping you'd tried it.

Manufacturers will often tell you power supply upgrades will make no difference, its hardly ever true. I'd definitely give it a shot. The reason they make these claims is so they dont have to include such a power supply and be forced to raise prices which would equal less units sold.

 

[Simon Patten]

Manufacturers will often tell you power supply upgrades will make no difference, its hardly ever true. I'd definitely give it a shot. The reason they make these claims is so they dont have to include such a power supply and be forced to raise prices which would equal less units sold.

I agree, I'm sure they have excellent smoothing in the ADI-2 but even so, switch mode power supplies are horrible noisy things.

 

[Slackaveli]

Before getting the Mentor I really wanted to give the Violectric V281 reissue a shot. It's powerful and have that tube like warmth with bass slam. I know it pairs well with Meze and Focal but not sure if it was worth $1200 more than the Mentor (after shipping and paypal fees).

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sure isnt bc at that price you could have the Mentor STACK.

 

[Ballszilla]

As mentioned earlier my chain is Stack Audio Link 2 > Mscaler and TT2 > 1266 TC. Orders are open again on their site, took the plunge and ordered the Mentor stack, not sure on delivery but the Flux team said 2 months in an email to me yesterday, they were pooling interested customers. I'll update here, if i receive a shipping date.

 

[psy472]

As mentioned earlier my chain is Stack Audio Link 2 > Mscaler and TT2 > 1266 TC. Orders are open again on their site, took the plunge and ordered the Mentor stack, not sure on delivery but the Flux team said 2 months in an email to me yesterday, they were pooling interested customers. I'll update here, if i receive a shipping date.

Two whole months of waiting?

 

[Ballszilla]

Two whole months of waiting?

Sadly yes, out of stock on the site again already

 

[skhan007]

Quick observations, less than 24 hours after arrival:

The Abyss 1266 (and I reckon other hard-to-drive, low sensitivity, planars) are driven to proper (dare I say, perfect) levels with stunningly full frequency range. These particular headphones are capable of so much sub-bass and bass and the Mentor has power in spades. Soundstage is really wide (might also be the nature of these headphones) and midrange & high frequency detail is superb. With a quick listen on the HD800S, all the brilliance you'd expect is there (that I hear with my other amps and the HD800S), but the added bonus is that this amp makes them punch more in low-mid. This is a very welcome attribute. I'll have more listening time with both, but primarily listening with the Abyss right now. This amp feels like I just stepped into a very powerful 8-cylinder 500+ horsepower finely-tuned automobile. Nimble, precise, and POWERFUL.

Second thing to note: I don't have the proper interconnects, so no way of using the WA22 as a preamp until I obtain some cables. That'll be on the to-do list.

 

[nighthink]

Quick observations, less than 24 hours after arrival

What’s your source to feed the dac here? Thanks.

 

[skhan007]

What’s your source to feed the dac here? Thanks.

Laptop->RME ADI2-> Amp

 

[Mezeamp990]

sure isnt bc at that price you could have the Mentor STACK.

Or get 1 Mentor and 1 M-field

 

[RobWilde]

Or get 1 Mentor and 1 M-field

Oh lord I'd forgotten about the M-Field. With everything I said about the MJ3 and Mentor, i'd probably prefer the M-Field to the Mentor. Oh no. Oh no.