I Second the Roundback Vote...
I wasn't disappointed with any of the Ovation 12 strings I've had. That goes for my most recently purchased Applause AE-35 as much as the Adamas I used to have, and the Ovation Elite I once had, too.
But my favorite back and sides material has been Lyrachord since I started playing guitar on a Balladeer back in 1980, so I'm probably biased.
As much as I always wanted to own a Guild 12 string, when I had the cash for one and it was time to buy, the Adamas is what came home with me and I never regretted it.
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Proud participant in the Roundback Revolution, making noise with strung Tupperware since 1980!
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