I listen to mono every day, in part because much of the music I love was recorded that way. And with my system mono sounds excellent, with a depth and dynamics that draws me in.

I just lost momentum myself. Heat hit my house pretty good so I switched to solid state ( hey is soiled state a freudian slip ? ) and then my $460 Psvane Summit 845 showed up with a scratch on outside of glass ( the side that points forward so I have to stare at it ) and it just pissed me off and got in my head enough to just put it back in box and not care to listen to it.

Ive given up on Psvane thats strike #4 for me . Linlai has yet to give me myself any reason not to repurchase from them.

I got burnt out on swapping this for that etc.... so had to reset. Im supose to have a slightly cooler week coming up so back to the DGJR I'll go. I am getting my money's worth out of my ZBOX , what a great little tool and so much more pleasing than my plastic Radio Shack switch boxes.

Kahuna Jack, sorry to hear about the tube—very frustrating. Did you at least give it a test listen before returning?

JHC , I didnt return the 845. It wasnt an option as they only offered me a 5% refund and a apology for it slipping past qc. I could go on and on about Psvane but dont want to waist energy here in this thread. It's sitting in box while I cool off.

I just needed a small break Lon from all of the tinkering. Ill get some listening time in soon. I have unplugged all my gear as thunder storms and lightning have hit my area and I never trust the fuses in my power strips and my amps are plugged straight in to the wall so I always play it safe.

DGJR should be back in action soon with or without the Summit 845.