Because the wells were fairly large, I made sure to completely cover the juice flow ports ....
Dosing the juice ....
Topping off with 3.5ml , and using a Cosmo bottle ....
Ready to Rumble !!!!!
**Testing/Usage:**
***Hadron Mini***
Throughout the entire test, the Hadron Mini performed flawlessly. Wattage mode was my preferred mode, but I did toss in a SS coil, and Temp Control, and Replay (more on this below the review) worked as expected. Using a 21700 battery life was actually pretty good, and I got almost a full day during testing @ 20w. , It handled the decreasing battery charge with good vapes all the way up until the battery completely died. Pretty impressive The battery stayed snugly in place as did the battery lid, and without a single rattle. The buttons while tactile were almost silent, and felt good when using. The display was sharp, easy to read, and the DNA menu was simple to use as always. No round robin-ing on the power adjustments, but they were speedy none the less. It felt good in the hand, and perfectly complimented the Classic MTL RTA.
***Classic MTL RTA***
The first thing I thought when picking this up was, "Wow, is this solid Stainless Steel" ?? Very substantially built, very well thought out, and machined. Every part fit together like a glove, literally. Buttery smooth threads, and talk about o-rings. They really put a lot of thought and effort into this one, and it showed. Knurling where it needed to be, tasteful branding, and clean looks set this one apart from much of the pack. The air pins did work as advertised, and I settled on the 1.0mm for my MTL needs, and it did range from a typical MTL restriction up to a fairly restricted DL (RDL). I experimented with both provided coils, and also tried kanthal and SS, with the Ni80 supplied coil being my favorite of the bunch. Fuh, fuh FLAVA was there in this one, and it might just be the MOST flavorful MTL I have tried to date. Reducing the air pins to the lowest (0.8mm) did ever so slightly increase/saturate the flavor when moving down from the 1.0mm but only slightly. While realizing the limitation of single coil setups, and smaller coils at that, I had no issues with accuracy on my fruits and tobaccos (YES, I tested some baccos), and with bakeries and custards, there was actually not as much missing as I had feared. VERY interesting.
I ran between 70p/30v and 50p/50v with no wicking issues, and overall it proved to be relatively leak free. The only issue I had was when I didn't land enough of the tails into the juice wells, which was easily solved by cutting them longer. The build deck while smaller, was easy to work on, and the ample juice wells, made wicking easier than I had expected with little to no fiddling. I honestly never tried the extra plastic drip tip, as the stainless looked just too damned good. The grub screws were higher quality as were the air pins, with only minor issues inserting them with the provided driver. Picking up a better, somewhat wider bladed driver is advised.
**Pros:**
***Hadron Mini***
- * Felt good in the hand
- * Great buttons
- * Sharp Display
- * ZERO rattles
- * Efficient
- * Upgradable (ESCRIBE)
- * USB-C 3.0A charging
- * Easy navigation and use
***Classic MTL RTA***
- * SS version is stunning
- * Fit, finish, threading
- * O-ring deployment / Design
- * Fuh, fuh, fuh, Flavor !!!!
- * Adjustable air flow (air pins)
- * Deep juice wells
- * Large juice fill slots
- * Ample juice flow ports
- * Did I say Flavor ?? !!!
**Cons:**
***Hadron Mini***
- * Single battery
- * No round robin in power adjustments
- * Firing LED blocked with thumb on fire button (I know, I know, that's all I could think of)
***Classic MTL RTA***
- * Included driver may deform larger opening air pins
- * Heavy
- * Tail length specific to avoid leaking
**Conclusion:**
Wow, wow, and MO wow. When I was contacted by Maggie from SteamCrave I was excited to see what she would send out, and although I hadn't originally considered testing their Classic MTL RTA or Hadron Mini, now that I have, I'm glad she sent them. Unexpectedly good, and color me surprised, as I had thought, "Yeah, just another MTL setup" and "Mod". Both were better than I had expected, and the flavor, was MORE than a surprise. The Classic MTL produced enough flavor, that I'll bet you could put it in some DTL'ers hands, and they might just be surprised. You may not fog a room out with these two, but for a smaller, single batt, and single coiler, this pair proved to really get the job done, AND, in a surprisingly flavorful way. Color me impressed. With soo many pro's for each, and soo few cons it would be hard to NOT recommend this one to any series MTL'er or someone looking to try MTL'ing.
Once again, thanks out to @Deb50, and Maggie from @SteamCrave for sending these out for the purposes of this review. I didn't know what to expect when going into this one, but as any reviewer will tell you, when you're surprised, typically, that's a GOOD thing.
**Colors:**
Hadron Mini -- Gunmetal, Black
Classic MTL RTA -- Stainless Steel, Black
**Linkage:**
Aromamizer Classic MTL RTA (50% off end of life promotion),Aromamizer Classic MTL RTA,
shop.steamcrave.com
Hadron Mini DNA100C (50% off end of life promotion),Hadron Mini DNA100C,
shop.steamcrave.com
**BONUS:**
OK, if you REALLY made it ALL the way down here, in this MEGA REVIEW, you deserve a bonus !!!!
Pickity Pics:
ESCRIBE:
www.evolvapor.com
Themes:
forum.evolvapor.com
Evolve DNA Explained:
Learn about Evolv's DNA Chipset in this helpful tutorial guide.
www.elementvape.com
**Now you Harcore-ians may know this, but many of you may not. Replay on Ni80 ?? !!!!**
https://www.reddit.com/r/Vaping/comments/phsiew
@illogik YES, I actually DID like the Ni80 !!!!
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