Review Week 5

Welcome back!

Today we're going to be looking at a Flavor chasing RDA.

Unfortunately the chuff cap from Synthetivapes still hasn't arrived, so this months RDA will be "Le Magister" from Vaponaute.

Seeing as Vaponaute has their own unique build recommendations for their "Le Magister" RDA, I won't be including a build review today, and instead will be reviewing 2 juices in their place. 

Also, both of todays flavor come accompanied with a nice blast of nostalgia, free of charge!

Community Juice

Flavor: Dunks

Company: Midnight Vapes

PG/VG Ratio: 20/80 

Nic Content: 3mg

Recommendation: Adam Spurrell

Company Profile: This graham cracker cookie and sweet cream icing combo is just what you have been waiting for! It tastes just like the old school snack we all used to enjoy!

Vendor: Avalon Vapor

Vaped On: Aeolus v2 Pro w/ dual 26g Twisted Nichrome 80 on a Pawn mech mod by Vapesmith. 

Bouquet: Vanilla Frosting 

Taste/Inhale: Sweet, Creamy 

Exhale/Aroma: Graham Cracker (cereal), Cinnamon, Vanilla, Frosting 

Flavor: Dunkaroo's 

Personal Opinion: This flavor is pretty spot on.

The Graham cracker flavor seems to be a combination of a cereal flavoring, and cinnamon. Kind of a frosted flakes flavor. 
The flavor is layered with a strong Vanilla frosting.
As you continue to vape it, the taste of cinnamon, begins to blend slightly. It also loses some of the bold frosting, leaving you with more of a Frosted Flakes vape. 
Strangely, it's a good, and tasty vape, but I'm not a huge fan of the flavor personally. I'd suggest trying it for an alternate take on a cereal, or if you want a solid nostalgia blast.

Local Juice

Flavor: TacTics 

Company: Avalon Vapor 

Designer: Brian Purcell  

PG/VG Ratio: 20/80 

Nic Content: 3mg 

Company Profile: Bringing your back to your childhood with a sweet Orange Fun Dip flavor. 

Vendor: Avalon Vapor 

Vaped On: Aeolus v2 Pro w/ dual 26g Twisted Nichrome 80 on a Pawn mech mod by Vapesmith.

Bouquet: Orange Sours

Taste/Inhale: Sweet, Sour  

Exhale/Aroma: Sour Candy, Mild Orange 

Flavor: Orange Fun Dip/Orange Tic-Tacs 

Personal Opinion: This flavor tastes exactly like orange fun dip, albeit with a milder tone.

As someone who isn't a huge fan of sour candy, I find the sour enjoyable, and refreshing.
The orange flavor is rather muted, taking more of a back seat to the overall "candied" flavor.
Although, that isn't a bad thing, as strong orange flavors seem to be met with more dislike than anything.
The flavor interestingly enough even reminds me slightly of Fun Dip in texture. The vape is slightly dry, creating an interesting simulated experience. I've yet to decide whether or not the dryer texture is something I enjoy, although it's definitely not stopping me from vaping it.
Scratch that, by the time I've finished these reviews (vaping this flavor the while), I find the texture a welcome change.

"Le Magister" RDA (Clone)

 

Note on Clones:

I thought it'd be important to include a little note on clones. First off, the reasoning behind reviewing the clone currently is "Le Magister" authentic is sold out almost everywhere, and it retails at a heavy £89.99 (or 182.03$ CAD).

I know (as do most) that the majority of vapers can't afford a 180$ RDA, so for some of us, clones are the only option when it comes to High End RDAs.
For those that can afford to purchase an authentic, supporting the design company is important.
When you purchase an authentic, you help pay for staff, production, R&D and most importantly, further innovation. A cloning company doesn't work towards advancing the market, or products it builds, and if we all purchase clones, then the companies we've grown to love won't be able to deliver us new and amazing products.

With that being said, I won't be including a link to where to purchase a clone.
If you'd like to find a clone to purchase, google is an excellent resource.

 

The Review:

Today we're taking a look at "Le Magister" a unique flavor chasing RDA designed and built by french company Vaponaute.

MSRP: £89.99 (or 182.03$ CAD)

Vendors: for a list of authentic certified vendors, check out Vaponautes website, here. 

Let's dive into the spec's:

• RTA Rebuildable Tank Atomizer holding approximatly 2.5ml of liquid
• ø22mm
• Stainless steel 316L
• Single or dual coil
• Reduced chamber
• Airflow Control : ø1.2mm, ø1.5mm and ø2.2mm (2.2mm can be used to adjust hole on hole, allowing an accurate airhole size as you like to vape)
• Cotton or fiber wick
• Maximum 2.5mm coil diameter (please do not try to go more than 2.5mm because there is not enough space into the chamber )
• Make sure when you build LE MAGISTER to keep room between coil and plate, and between coil and central post, approximately 1mm all around.
• Spare kit : 2x Oring ID18mm Tore1mm green Viton and 1 Oring ID5.5mm Tore1.5mm

I'll be skipping an "Unboxing" as the clone doesn't come in a box similar to the authentic, although it does contain all items listed within the "Spare kit"

"Le Magister" is comprised of 3 main components. A 22mm Base, a reduced chamber top cap, and a rotating Airflow controller with a traditional 510 opening for a drip tip.


The base has an incredibly large juice well located beneath the build deck. At approx. 3mm deep, and about 20mm in diameter, it holds 2.5ml of juice in the well ALONE. This makes for a incredibly long lasting vape. In testing at 75w on a dual 4 wrap 26g Nichrome build, the 2.5ml of juice amounts to about 32 draws off the vape.

The build deck is in reality much smaller than the 22mm base, allowing for both a massive juice well, and a reduced air chamber for excellent flavor. This does pose some build challenges though. Coils can't exceed a diameter of 2.5mm internally (with a single strand build) and adding more than 5 wraps spaced poses major problems in terms of risk of shorts. 

The deck is evidently designed with the advanced builder in mind. There's a single positive post, holding onto wire by pinching it between 2 circular bolts. The negative is achieved simply by wrapping the end of your coil around a small screw, and fastening it to the deck.
With this style, there's a need to take caution in assuring the coil itself doesn't contact the deck.

There's a build video Vaponaute put out explaining on how to build, and wick on this deck. Their recommended build has surprisingly good flavor, with a cooler vape. I've found that this coil design seems to perform better than a fused coil, or any other complex coil I've tried, although I can imagine a 32g twisted nichrome would perform quite well in place of their recommended 28g kanthal.

The video can be found here.

The wicking style that Vaponaute has perfected for this RDA is simple, and interesting. It offers plenty of juice to the spaced coils, keeping the build deck thoroughly wicked, despite the juice residing below.

Differences between the clone and authentic:
The clone, while the same in almost all aspects, has substantially smaller caps on the negative screws. The center post is also shorter, allowing less space between the 2 bolts holding in the positive wire. This makes this clone infuriating, and practically impossible to build a dual coil on. Attempting to hold both strands of wire under the bolt while tightening the center post took a full hour to accomplish, and anything greater than a 26g wire was literally impossible to fasten down.
I've heard that the original obviously doesn't suffer from these issues, so if you want the full experience of "Le Magister" it's a no brainer to purchase the authentic.

So how does she vape?
"Le Magister" is a rather impressive RDA. It provides crystal clear flavor, and plenty of juice space to keep that flavor going. I personally enjoy a warm-hot vape, so I think I'll need to do some coil tinkering to find a sweet spot for the size of the deck before I can have this RDA claim the top spot currently held by my Aeolus V2. That being said, for someone looking for an RDA with perfect flavor, a unique design, and the ability to hold a massive amount of juice, I really can't recommend anything better at the moment.