is the Montille a real Shindo?


I'm considering this push pull amp to go with my Aurieges pre amp. Someone once mentioned that the Montille "isn't a real Shindo". Any comments and thoughts on its sound?
mikeyc8

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Thought of buying the Montille myself but...... it is still push pull amp and is not a DHT. They actually offer it it a single ended version which you see on some sites and not others. Strange.

There are other things issues to consider with Shindo that I have read about (can't get electric approval in North America, is sold for considerably less in Japan, and forget about direct customer support from Shindo should you need it as they won't return emails with you due to the language barrier).

Having said all that if it sounds great some things can be overlooked I suppose.
I think I made it clear that it was something I read that others had written in the past (also was trying to remember to the best of my ability) and from that one should accept it as such. Do we have to have owned the equipment to write anything about it? People share information here all the time.
Having said that I stand corrected as it is the the el34 Montrachet not the el84 based Montille that is available in P/P and single ended form and if others have information that counters the other things mentioned I would be interested in any clarifications.
As mentioned I did consider the Montille amp contacting Jonathon a few months ago so Shindo was on my radar but recently I became a low powered DHT SET convert. If I had had the money and they were monoblock designs maybe I would give consideration to a Shindo DHT SET as many seem to swear by them for its musicality, which is something I greatly value.