sanakimpro
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Well for me, I like both Amp 12 and 14 for different reasons..Although I am a tube guy, AMP12 is my favorite.
Amp12 has a more SS sound and reminds me of "ESS sabre" kind of tuning - This makes Amp 12 an excellent reference sounding card for a detailed listening session
- There's a lot of extended detail that is not heard/masked on Amp13/14..
- *Edit* I'm listening to Daft Punk - Random Access Memories on FLAC today and the detail retrieval for an album I've been listening for 10 years.. is just speechless.. it's so clear and has so many layers that it makes other amps sound "muddier' - what a detail monster!
- It also probably has the deepest and best soundstaging among the cards
- Plus the volume headroom of running IER-Z1R at ~40-50 vs 55-60 for Amp14
- the tube sound is slightly warmer/smoother than Amp12
- Much harder bass impact and longer bass decay (faster than Amp13, slower than Amp 12)
- It still has a really wide (but slightly less deep) soundstage
- Female vocals come out slightly sweeter than Amp12
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