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Rei87 · Sep 30, 2015 at 3:36 PM

that was back months ago, when they packaged it with the noble bluetooth device. I distinctively recall that, but since I cant directly quote that for obvious reasons I shall not harp on that.

that said, my main gripe with it are as mentioned in the previous post. Those, I can quote with certainty. Altho I will admit that the Trump comment was way outfield lol...Trump hardly speaks with a measured tone !

Podster · Sep 30, 2015 at 3:45 PM

rei87 said:
that was back months ago, when they packaged it with the noble bluetooth device. I distinctively recall that, but since I cant directly quote that for obvious reasons I shall not harp on that.

that said, my main gripe with it are as mentioned in the previous post. Those, I can quote with certainty. Altho I will admit that the Trump comment was way outfield lol...Trump hardly speaks with a measured tone !

So true and you have not raised your type once

Like a bad gas attack you will get over this

Fortunately now that the so called cat is out of the bag you can save your money, I just keep hearing the late Leslie Nielsen saying "Nothing to see here folks move along"

bangkokkid · Sep 30, 2015 at 3:55 PM

sentinel92 said:
Cracked open a Savant.

Schematics of the Savant:
Knowles 30761 + 1.5K ohm Damper
Knowlles 29689 + 2.2K ohm Damper
20 Ohm Resistor

Probably $50 at most tops. Add another $100 for the shell. Doesn't even come close to $600. I felt the sound doesn't justify the price much in the beginning but not sure what else to say about this.

Well, I'm sorry to say that you are not the first person to crack open their Savant and post photos online. Japan, China, Russia, etc... it's been done before and will be done again. Now if you opened something that we had not released yet (i.e. Apple), then maybe we would have something to get excited about.

Regardless, these acts haven't stopped anyone from enjoying their Savant, it hasn't stopped a legendary hi-fi reviewer from openly stating that it is his new reference (he also has the K10), and it hasn't prevented the founder of the leading portable audio forum to openly state that he cannot think of a better sounding universal IEM.

If I was writing this on my computer I would post some stunning photos of the beautiful new K10U, but those will have to wait until later this evening when we announce some other exciting developments that are surely unexpected.

Somebody please insert the Great Gatsby champagne glass raising GIF as I can't seem to do so on my phone.

Watagump · Sep 30, 2015 at 4:01 PM

rmullins08 · Sep 30, 2015 at 4:02 PM

bangkokkid said:
Well, I'm sorry to say that you are not the first person to crack open their Savant and post photos online. Japan, China, Russia, etc... it's been done before and will be done again. Now if you opened something that we had not released yet (i.e. Apple), then maybe we would have something to get excited about.

Regardless, these acts haven't stopped anyone from enjoying their Savant, it hasn't stopped a legendary hi-fi reviewer from openly stating that it is his new reference (he also has the K10), and it hasn't prevented the founder of the leading portable audio forum to openly state that he cannot think of a better sounding universal IEM.

If I was writing this on my computer I would post some stunning photos of the beautiful new K10U, but those will have to wait until later this evening when we announce some other exciting developments that are surely unexpected.

Somebody please insert the Great Gatsby champagne glass raising GIF as I can't seem to do so on my phone.

I accept payment in the form of whatever you are announcing tonight

doublea71 · Sep 30, 2015 at 4:05 PM

And I think that got put to rest pretty quickly. Can't wait to hear about the new goodies.

Sentinel92 · Sep 30, 2015 at 4:14 PM

bangkokkid said:
Well, I'm sorry to say that you are not the first person to crack open their Savant and post photos online. Japan, China, Russia, etc... it's been done before and will be done again. Now if you opened something that we had not released yet (i.e. Apple), then maybe we would have something to get excited about.

Regardless, these acts haven't stopped anyone from enjoying their Savant, it hasn't stopped a legendary hi-fi reviewer from openly stating that it is his new reference (he also has the K10), and it hasn't prevented the founder of the leading portable audio forum to openly state that he cannot think of a better sounding universal IEM.

If I was writing this on my computer I would post some stunning photos of the beautiful new K10U, but those will have to wait until later this evening when we announce some other exciting developments that are surely unexpected.

Somebody please insert the Great Gatsby champagne glass raising GIF as I can't seem to do so on my phone.

I know i am not the first person to crack. It's so obvious. But why must you point out as if I'm so happy to crack it? I'm not. Just showing my opinion here. Unless again, that's banned.

None of this would have even happened if from Day 1 it's announced that it's a two driver instead of selling it like it's containing White House Secrets, but hey, your product, you sell it as you see fit. And even if Barack Obama claims the Savant is the best thing on planet earth, it's his opinion which doesn't affect me. So congrats on having loyal supporters of the product, which every brand also has.

I don't seriously know why everyone is so worked up about this. it's a simple opinion and 2 photos. Like everyone says here, each has their own preference.

vhsownsbeta · Sep 30, 2015 at 4:16 PM

bangkokkid said:
Regardless, these acts haven't stopped anyone from enjoying their Savant, it hasn't stopped a legendary hi-fi reviewer from openly stating that it is his new reference (he also has the K10), and it hasn't prevented the founder of the leading portable audio forum to openly state that he cannot think of a better sounding universal IEM.

... and N4 is my reference. Johns tuning makes his IEMs greater than the sum of their parts. It's about aligning a signature, not a driver count, to your preferences.

Podster · Sep 30, 2015 at 4:24 PM

sentinel92 said:
I know i am not the first person to crack. It's so obvious. But why must you point out as if I'm so happy to crack it? I'm not. Just showing my opinion here. Unless again, that's banned.

None of this would have even happened if from Day 1 it's announced that it's a two driver instead of selling it like it's containing White House Secrets, but hey, your product, you sell it as you see fit. And even if Barack Obama claims the Savant is the best thing on planet earth, it's his opinion which doesn't affect me. So congrats on having loyal supporters of the product, which every brand also has.

I don't seriously know why everyone is so worked up about this. it's a simple opinion and 2 photos.

Well there you have it, between your avatar, the Barrack statement I know all I need to know about the new Sentinel UIEM company and it's three fan boys (with a total of 203 post between all of you)!!! Needless to say you have not been accepted into the "Have class, will travel" club

vhsownsbeta · Sep 30, 2015 at 4:25 PM

sentinel92 said:
I know i am not the first person to crack. It's so obvious. But why must you point out as if I'm so happy to crack it? I'm not. Just showing my opinion here. Unless again, that's banned.

None of this would have even happened if from Day 1 it's announced that it's a two driver instead of selling it like it's containing White House Secrets, but hey, your product, you sell it as you see fit. And even if Barack Obama claims the Savant is the best thing on planet earth, it's his opinion which doesn't affect me. So congrats on having loyal supporters of the product, which every brand also has.

I don't seriously know why everyone is so worked up about this. it's a simple opinion and 2 photos. Like everyone says here, each has their own preference.

I'm not really seeing anyone 'worked up over this'.

Podster · Sep 30, 2015 at 4:34 PM

I'm not worked up at all, I just know Sentinel has had a hard on for John (Noble) since back in May when he tore into him in the King of IEM"s thread and he thought his opportunity to paint them into a corner was in this thread. According to him the VE6 X1, SE5 Ultimate's and Clear Tunes Monitor CT500 all best K10's at half the price or less?

bobjane · Sep 30, 2015 at 4:36 PM

podster said:
Well there you have it, between your avatar, the Barrack statement I know all I need to know about the new Sentinel UIEM company and it's three fan boys (with a total of 203 post between all of you)!!! Needless to say you have not been accepted into the "Have class, will travel" club

Congratulations. You have completely ignored all logical points put forth in a discussion and resorted to flaunting your post count and making personal insults. It is indeed ironic considering your post (mis)uses the terms fanboy and class.

God forbid people should express their differing opinions in a rational manner.

Sentinel92 · Sep 30, 2015 at 5:10 PM

podster said:
I'm not worked up at all, I just know Sentinel has had a hard on for John (Noble) since back in May when he tore into him in the King of IEM"s thread and he thought his opportunity to paint them into a corner was in this thread. According to him the VE6 X1, SE5 Ultimate's and Clear Tunes Monitor CT500 all best K10's at half the price or less?

Aaaaaaaaaaand you conveniently left out the fact i said " Please do note, this is for me. Im not saying K10 is bad. I just feel from my listening sessions it doesnt stand out for me. Same goes for JH audio as well. Roxanne was a mess. Layla mids felt it was stuffed wirh tissue papers. Maybe OP might like the opposite of me, but hey, its a forum discussion. Just giving my two cents'

I didn't attack, or 'tore into' Dr John or anyone else in ANY WAY, let alone 'paint them into a corner'.

Podster · Sep 30, 2015 at 5:12 PM

bobjane said:
Congratulations. You have completely ignored all logical points put forth in a discussion and resorted to flaunting your post count and making personal insults. It is indeed ironic considering your post (mis)uses the terms fanboy and class.

God forbid people should express their differing opinions in a rational manner.

The whole act appeared to be a witch hunt which you felt obliged to join in. The whole point is who care what's inside the shells as long as they provide what is being sold except someone who wants to take Noble down because they don't think they are all that. You are more than welcome to your opinion as long as it's not driven with photo's and a look what I found. All I see here is Zero class by 92 and his followers. Now, you know how I feel about the whole thing and I know where you are coming from.

Noble is top notch whether you or Sentinel will ever admit and far and away ahead of all the other CIEM builders in design and craftsmanship of course remember this is just IMHO (not a fan boy because I'm hardly ever here nor have I purchased a Noble product as of yet)

Podster · Sep 30, 2015 at 5:17 PM

sentinel92 said:
Aaaaaaaaaaand you conveniently left out the fact i said " Please do note, this is for me. Im not saying K10 is bad. I just feel from my listening sessions it doesnt stand out for me. Same goes for JH audio as well. Roxanne was a mess. Layla mids felt it was stuffed wirh tissue papers. Maybe OP might like the opposite of me, but hey, its a forum discussion. Just giving my two cents'

I didn't attack, or 'tore into' Dr John or anyone else in ANY WAY, let alone 'paint them into a corner'.

And you have been reviewing for what audio magazines/publications and for how long? You are entitled to your opinion Sentinel but it does not come with that proverbial look what I found inside my Savant and then start making up stuff like Noble printed you'll think there are multiple drivers in this baby right? Your .02 cents is fine as well but not when you throw a bag of dollars in with it. It is obvious that it is far and beyond you how you went about your opinion so I'll leave you in that happy place.

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