It’s all good if you just switch master and slave every week.

I wonder if there any discount for existing Mentor stack owners :laughing:? All joking aside - as curious as I am about the Mentor's evil twin, I'm pretty sure I would have bought the Mentor too if I had a choice between the two. I can't imagine a better counterpart to my tube amplifiers. Mentor...

Great review, those words could come from my mouth.

Yes, it's better to have than to be in need :-) . It´s a RPG 64, a simple tube tester made in german democratic republic: https://www.jogis-roehrenbude.de/Roehren-Geschichtliches/Roe-Pruefer/RPG64/RPG64.htm

Yes. These are the neatest 2.5 square meters in my apartment because they share hobby and work. So I have to clean up every time.

The cabinets are Ikea Kallax with the glass door inserts, 3D printed hangers, correct. The lights are simple COB LED strips in aluminum profiles.

Nice try, but......no :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:. But I envy your soldering station :heart: ! This will be one of my next purchases I think. It seems like we both have a weakness for crafts and tubes.

Thanks for your kind words, glad you like it. Honestly nothing fancy, just a bunch of cheap IKEA furnitures and DIY stuff. Never heard from this movie, but I sure will check it out, always on the hunt for recommendations! I am very confident that I can serve both ends of the spectrum...

Hello everyone, nice thread, inspiring and there is some interesting progress to see, thanks for that! I've bought and sold a lot over the last few years, that's the essence of my desktop setup for now. I hope you don't mind that the photo is from yesterday :wink:

No comparisons with other amps from my side. And to be honest, I'm also very careful with descriptions before and after burn-in, as you can no longer directly compare with the new device. Subjectively, I would say that it now plays even more naturally and relaxed. I still have What moments every...

As I mentioned before, I have zero issues from IEMs to Susvara. I am always between 10 and 12 o’clock on the pot and the attenuation steps are fine (at least for me).

Lafeuill is right, Dune Blanche to DDHifi XLR44B adapter to custom XLR cable.

At the moment I'm enjoying my morning coffee with the Mentor stack and the 64 Audio U12T. I'm more than thrilled. OK, there is a slight noise floor with the U12T, but not much more than the "normal ringing" in my ears when I use IEMs. With the IER-Z1R there is no noise at all. Considering that...

The problem is that there is no direct shipping from Ukraine at the moment. Things have to be sent to a warehouse in Poland and then your tracking will be active. At least that's what I experienced.

Yes, exactly. It is explained very clearly on the website, if you’re interested in further informations.