Their website seems to be broken for me right now. But, I upgraded from TF10 to Noble 3's (nobleaudio.com) and loved them.

Sounds like either side would work for a replacement? I have a left IEM, cable, and UE case and would be willing to sell and ship them to you if you're interested.

  I hadn't (I'm not too familiar with audio settings on a Mac) - anyhow, just played with all the input volumes on low and no affect.   And as I said, even completely unplugged from the machine there's the same white noise, so it's not coming from the OS.

  Ah, good to know. It's very subtle, I can really only tell it's there when I unplug the IEM, but there is a slight white noise present at all times - even with the volume turned all the way off.

Strange.   Zota   Zotar - are you using IEMs? I'm wondering if I was using something less sensitive than my Noble Djangos if I'd hear it at all, no time to experiment more right now unfortunately.

I just noticed I get the slight white noise even when the USB is unplugged from my Thunderbolt or laptop, meaning it must be coming from the device itself in some way.   Anyway, not a big deal.

So far the only thing I've found affects the hiss at all is changing the gain on the device from low to high, which increases the hiss slightly.   Not sure if that provides any leads to look into?

  Thanks for the info, I had no idea those products existed. I ordered the EMI suppressor, I'll give it a shot.   Honestly, the hiss has never bugged me, it's just light white noise that I actually enjoy a bit when I don't want music on but people are talking around the office. I just assumed...

  I'm using my second E5 (returned the first one to Massdrop after it became defective after 6 months or so).   While I was trouble shooting the defective unit I tried several different USB cables (the one it comes with, Amazon Basics, etc.) On both the defective unit and new one I do hear...

I took a look at the EQ panel in the software for you - it appears to affect both channels.   I do however combine my VOX EQ with some of the settings in the creative software, essentially you could run two EQs - but again, that would affect both channels.   There are two inputs on the front...

This post isn't meant to dissuade anyone from picking up an e5, but more to make my issue known in case anyone has something similar happen in the future.   I ran the e5 from a Macbook pro. I really liked the product but it became defective within around 9 months of daily office/desktop use...

  I'm in the same boat, though I'm waiting for my Djangos. Hopefully they'll be a nice upgrade from the Noble 3's that I use daily. Even if the upgrade is minimal, well.... purple.   After I get them I'll be happy to answer any questions.

Anyone feel free to chime in here...   I currently use Noble 3's all day while working at a desk. Really dig them, best IEM's I've used (though as far as decent ones my only other real experience is with Triple fi 10s - which aside from the form factor, I also liked a lot).   Can anyone...

  Sorry if I wasn't clear, I literally haven't worn them for more than a few minutes.