Moondrop Variations - Mere Variations of the Top or Kato? - Honest Audiophile impressions

Описание: A BIG thanks to Apos Audio for providing the Moondrop Variations for review, much appreciated.
Are the Variations mere variations of the popular Kato and Top or something different all togethor?
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro/Description
00:45 Accessories
02:10 Build/Fit
04:13 Driveability
05:45 Bass
07:01 Mids
08:06 Treble
08:47 Technicalities
09:47 Moondrop Kato comparison
11:15 Xenns Mangird Top comparison
12:30 Conclusion/Outro
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Tingvall Trio “Beat” - piano tonality
Sinne Eeg “We’ve Just Begun” - multiple layer soundstage
Molly Johnson “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” - female vocal tone
Leslie Odom Jr. “Under Pressure” - male vocal tone
Eric Clapton “Change the World” - soundstage, layering and placement
Yo Yo Ma “Ecstasy of Gold” - acoustic instrument timbre
Adam Baldych “Spem in Alium” - acoustic instrument timbre
Pain of Salvation “Stress” - bass and percussion balance
Michael Buble “When I Fall in Love” - orchestral dynamics
Patricia Barber “Code Cool” - sibilance check
Christian Scott “New New Orleans” - shouty upper mids
Tool “Chocolate Chip Trip” - imaging
Hans Zimmer “Why So Serious” - sub bass extension
Marcus Miller “No Limit” - bass control
Dave Holland Quartet “Conference Of The Birds”- bass check
Ilhan Eshkeri “47 Ronin”- orchestra and bass dynamics
Hans Zimmer: “2049” - sub bass extension
Cher: “Believe” - sibilance
Stanley Clarke - “Passenger 57 main title” - percussion, bass, separation and placement
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - “The Pine of the Appian Way” - soundstage, imaging, separation, dynamic range
Houston Person - “You are my Sunshine” - tone and timbre

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