The Mono just takes time. I’ve had it for just under a year now. I went from “wow!” to “meh” to “is this really what it can do?” to “holy shit, it can do this?!?!” to “Holy Shit, I can’t stop using this thing!” within a few months, maybe 6-8, and at this point I’d probably still keep it if I was homeless. What it can do is not going to be readily apparent until you spend time with the machine and the manual, but if you put in the time you will wonder how you ever lived without it. Comparing it to the A4 is like trying to compare two restaurants that serve totally different cuisines-you might have a great meal at both, but the flavors and experience will be different.