But I saw the opinion of Headfier, who chose Mjolnir 3 (with Dave and Mscaler). Do you mean the unique synergy between Mentor and HEKS?

If necessary, use a DC blocker, but on devices such as impulse chargers, LED-TV at home, becouse before the amplifier, it will reduce the dynamics

What amplifier are you comparing, what DAC, headphones?

I have a question for amplifier users. Is Mentor dependent in any way on RCA and XLR inputs? Is there any major difference in SQ?

If Aune made this amplifier with a fan, it could lose many customers like me who value listening in absolute silence at night. Meanwhile, 2 months have passed and my unit has never dropped the current to 50mA. It wasn't even close to that, The temperature in the room sometimes reached 28C

Must hear album: https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/716488-the-smile-wall-of-eyes.php With Aune S17 Pro it sounds delicious, ....where technology meets art :)

the exact specifications of the hi-fi standard are known and I think they are still available. When you call it midfi, do you mean it doesn't meet the hifi standard?

oh I think there is no shortage of highly technical DACs all around these days :)

Is there any comparison between V281 and V550 in this thread? The only thing I found on the Internet was the WaveTheory film, whose reviewer I appreciate. On the one hand, I know that V550 is a newer version, on the other hand, the WaveTheory opinion pointed to V281 as the winner...

AI - this reminds me of statistical research in which it was found that statistically every inhabitant of the world has half a penis. :D In addition to subjective issues that are difficult to discuss, objective issues include a number of errors in the assessment of AI. The AI does not notice...

I like it very much, when listening at low volume, almost all the music sounds phenomenal, still retaining its fanciful character, less lifelike, but very addictive. With the best produced music, you can turn the volume knob "to full", and then the real power of sound and realism appears.

Sorry, but I have to come back briefly to the Mentor vs S17 Pro comparison. I very much respect @Ichos opinion expressed here. However, I received a comment from another reviewer who discussed both amplifiers, so let me quote to shed additional light on this issue. I quote: How it (Mentor)...

Yesterday LPs like: ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL - Metallica 13 - Blur music that theoretically should not play on the HE1000 they played at a volume of about 60-65dB with Aune so dynamically, resolved and layered that I couldn't tear myself away especially on AND JUSTICE FOR ALL I heard layers of...

As I wrote, Mentor is not my cup of tea. The amplifier is beautiful, but the fully dual-mono design has its limitations, or to put it another way, its sonic signature. When it comes to amps, it's all "show me your power section and I'll tell you who you are." Therefore, in the next amplifier...

Thank you for your honest statement, but personally I don't like to pigeonhole things as Hi-End and all the rest. My experience tells me that what is much more important is the combination of components in the sense of synergy in relation to a specific taste. I see more and more clearly that...

I appreciate your work and contribution, your opinion tells me a lot, but at the same time, when I realize that there is such a thing as taste and flavor, it tells me basically nothing. So let me ask you 3 specific questions: - For someone who appreciates the warmth of Aune's sound, typical for...

What to do if the availability of the Mentor amplifier is practically zero. Although Aune S17 Pro is also a good amplifier, it is ordinary compared to Mentor or Schiit M3, because he is available immediately without restrictions. With Aune there is no artificial adrenaline that always...

... by the way, now I noticed that in charts marked the opposite results for Aune and Mentors Stack, so it should be: Power Out: 93/100 Aune <> 99/100 Mentors Stack Stage Size: 92/100 Aune <> 95/100 Mentors Stack the rest (dynamics etc.) have identical results, so it doesn't matter

At this level (TOTL) it's usually something at the expense of something. According to all the advice I've read, with the Mentor you can expect a wider soundstage (dual-mono design) at the expense of the 3D holography that the Aune has. The Mentor may be more resolving, but individual sounds may...

I found an interesting amplifier comparison (that cooled my rush towards M3 Shiitt a bit): https://www.head-fi.org/threads/cayin-ha-3a-a-compact-6v6s-transformer-coupled-tube-amplifier.963983/page-146#post-18111737 so there we have the summary list: Here's a comparison I'll put in a...

Before the Aune S17, I had never heard the differences in connection and headphone cables so well and clearly. This amplifier fits into the "wire with gain" theory. Therefore, for some weaker recordings, it's good that there are headphones like the Audioquest Nighthawk :)

unbalanced: - cream, - homogeneous, - synthetic (the opposite of analysis), - liquid, - more focused in the center, - closer, - intimate, - realistic, - woven with thicker thread, - slower, - forgives worse recordings. balanced: - fast, - analytical, - high resolution, - from a longer...

Single ended output can perfectly support melatonin secretion, especially in the evenings. But the real impressions come primarily from Aune's balanced outputs. The feeling of "being there", great dynamics, space, chiseling of each note, or even control and definition of the bass = balanced outputs.

Insinuations? It's never nice. But the reviewer concluded that this is the best amplifier under $1000. For me it is clear that he liked the Aune S17 amplifier. I simply cannot confirm the graininess of the treble, and I have spent over 300 hours on critical listening, most of that time on...