ANK L5 Mentor Preamp Kit.

How come no one talks about L5 Mentor kits? I heard its extremely good. A colleague of mine compared it to

I'm planning on building one soon. Based on the sound quality off the ANK 4.1x DAC that I recently built, I expect great things.

No one talks about the L5 Mentor because there aren't any reviews.

Congratulations. I'd be surprised if you aren't delighted.

My suggestion would be to do a complete parts inventory before you start the build.

I love the 2.1 dac that I built, vinylvalet is correct on checking the parts inventory. I had to go back to Brian a few times for additional parts.

@vinylvalet  Is your ANK DAC smooth, warm, musical or more analytical ?

Not sure why anyone would want warm or analytical in a properly designed stereo system. If you mean by musical, tonal purity, effortless dynamics and presence then this DAC is spot on.

Has anyone built a Mentor pre?  I have the EL34 amp and Dac 5.1, so very much in the franchise. would appreciate anyone with experience with the mentor pre.

I built an L5 Mentor and it's a nice project for a DIYer. I put Sophia rectifiers in it as the stock rectifiers were microphonic. The preamp sounds every bit as good as others I have had in my system that cost more. I'm actually getting ready to list it as I've downsized. The L5 is a pretty sizable unit and space is at a premium in my system these days.