I was in the same boat. I got my Mentor yesterday and been listening and burning it in. I like everything so far. The soundstage, macro dynamics, and detail retrieval. The clarity and instrument separation are superb. The only thing that's missing is that bass that I like so much on my...

Which one has a better tighter bass punch and slam?

Do you do any EQ'ing with the Cyan 2? I thinking of replacing my mojo2 with the Cyan 2 as the main desktop dac with my Mentor.

Or get 1 Mentor and 1 M-field :smile_phones:

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).

I get my tomorrow! Delayed due to weather. Can you also try to do a preamp from your WA22 to the Mentor and see how that sound? I'm interested to get a tube amp after getting the Mentor.

Just got notification it arrived in Kyiv. Not sure why it took so long when everyone else outside of U.S already got their amp.

My is still showing pending on their website and I ordered it on 4/24 morning. =/

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Looking forward to the HA-3A comparison. That was one tube amp I was interested in because it was in the same price range as the Mentor.

Thanks!

Does anyone know around how long it'll take from ordering to receiving the amp will take in the U.S?

It just got added.

Thanks

Ichos do you think the flux mentor or the v281 reissue is a better amp overall soundwise? Trying to see if the price difference of the V281 is worth it compared to the mentor.

How is the V281 reissue sound compared to the pietus maximus? I was thinking of getting the maximus with my mojo2 as the dac.

Can someone tell me if the V281 reissue or flux mentor will be a better amp overall for the OG Meze empy?