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Good questions!Congratulations and they look absolutely stellar and so tempting to try it.
How would you compare the amp12 ada-xf to the amp11 Muse? Do you see this amp12 as the final modification or do you still see more room for improvement?
This is a slightly warmer in the overall signature in comparison to the stock or regular EX mods. However, still remaining enough of neutrality in the overall presentations. This is the result of having a more dynamic presentation together with a much more controlled of timbres body density and transient response. Especially the bass, which is so much more controlled, it can let lose when Called upon and absolutely controlled when isn’t called upon. It is like a great capable horse that can completely lose itself when given the signals.
Overall of those little things, the signature is a more dynamic, engaging, focused. It is similar to Muse-XF in the senses of palpability, and emotional delivery. The mid and vocal is very intimidating but remaining similar portrait of it distances from your listening position as the stock one, but a lot more inner throat energy to be delivered. You will be able to distinct and analyze the techniques of each artists.
The upper mid and upper high are no longer dry with too much details and thin body anymore. It is fuller, more defined, sharper textures and yet smooth with rounded body. You can easily hear each tap on the drum body, hand cymbals, controlled splashes….even a small Ting/Tap on a chimes, also the resonances of brass and metal instrument housing is very vivid (the kind that you will smile and think of the only one word “Fidelity”)
If I compared it to Muse-XF. This is close to it but with a much more grande soundstage presentations, and more dynamics. But at the cost of battery expenses on the analog side. It drops significantly over the hour. Like 15% per hour with just FLAC and Redbook standards
Is this the final evolution of Amp12Ada-XF ? Yes, it is.
Disclosures: all my tunings are done with HD800S and silver cables as a references and listening analyzations