Just listening to my K10 this evening. I just want to express that the K10 stands out from the crowd in that it adds another dimension to the music.   I can not just hear the music, I can feel it. I can feel the sense of direction where the sound is traveling -- I can tell that the beach waves...

K10 is "balance" itself.

  This. x 100000

CIEMs are sturdier than you think. Unless you smash them with weights, using them for working out isn't a problem. The sweat isn't going to be a problem either; just wipe it down afterwards. I use CIEMs for the gym, playing sports like tennis, and just running about. I bought them so I could use...

  This. Glad you like them man! They are bassy on bassy tracks for sure but isn't very bassy on my jazz which is a good thing since I like my bassy tracks very bassy but non bassy tracks non bassy. Here I go again lol.

Very nice review. Every single point is in line with my own findings. I own the NT6 and have owned the JH13FP, and those two offer amazing clarity, but at the cost of having somewhat boosted treble and making the U steeper. The Kaiser 10 is astonishingly balanced and effortless, it's just one of...

  It's very difficult to sum the K10 up with one word. It's not warm, but it's not cold. It's not bright, but it's not dark. It's not fast, but it's not slow. It's not bass heavy but it's not bass light. I believe (this is my personal opinion) that the Kaiser 10 is the embodiment of 'balance.' 

No, I did not refer to them as cheap products. I mentioned the company to be toxic. I also said I prefer them over the Roxanne.   The point I am trying to make is that if you want boosted bass in all of your tracks, including ones that shouldn't even have the boost in the first place, you're...

So the 846 and the Merlin definitely had boosted bass. I can't say it was badly boosted, but it was definitely boosted. Artificially. But like you said, it's a matter of personal preference and hearing, so to each his own they say.   I'm not sure what kind of high end speaker system you've...

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I honestly think you shouldn't because once you do, you can't go back. 

I apologize for the lack of elaboration, it's just a term used so commonly on Head-Fi, and I guess it just takes time for new audiophiles to get used to all these terms used when describing headphones.   Bass is of course present, it cannot not be present in a normal track. However, what...

  No, it does not. JH13FP was actually very bassy, like you mentioned. I don't deny it was quite fun listening to, however. K10 was very well balanced, much more so than the 'Freqphase' JH13 the JH16FP via JH3A with the bass turned all the way down. That isn't to say that the K10 is lacking...

Would you like me to introduce Noble to any one of them?

  Bad wording on my part. That is exactly what I did after finding out about the above. Seemed to me that getting one of your masterpieces with the additional fee was a better option than paying the fees for my own art since even with the purchase of a new set of K10 I would need to pay the...

  Give them a thorough review with your favourite tracks. It's either 20% restocking fee, or reselling for around USD1000-1100. However, Noble doesn't offer for their ownership transfer service gold nuggets and an array of other custom aesthetic features that usually come with the price of a...

They aren't. I'd risk even saying they're atrocious and toxic as a company. But this is the Noble thread so back on track.   K10 isn't a very impressive headphone. That is, it won't wow away the majority right away but shines when the listener can appreciate sound quality as a whole and not...

  A good headphone is when the bass comes out when it's needed, and isn't abundant when unnecessary. The track calls for a certain amount of bass and the K10 will present it, but it won't add more bass to an already bass-lacking track. The K10 displayed a very satisfying amount of...

  This is exactly how I feel about head-fi and how the Kaiser 10 is the Ωmega of my 10 year long journey through headphones.

Relativity is always an issue, and should always be stated before comparing or even describing the sound of a headphone. If I listen to boomy loose bass all the time then of course the bass of a rather refined headphone will sound weak..     And after a week with the 846, I can conclude that...

  I agree with you that the vocals are more focused via the Noble 4, but I think that's the beauty of the Kaiser 10. I'm a vocal maniac and while I love vocals being more in focus sometimes that takes away from the rest of the music. I've journeyed through the Westone ES5, notorious for its...

Hi guys thanks for coming out to the meet and a big shout out to Travis @ Headphone Bar for sponsoring the meet and to Noble Audio for providing us the opportunity to listen to their incredible line up.   I hope we will get a mini-meet rolling in the near future with any newer gear coming out...

Looking forward to listening to everyone's rigs tomorrow! Please bring extension cords if you can, and see you there at 11AM! It's the first and biggest room. Reception should be able to help you find us. 

If there's a shortage of laptops I have two spares. But I don't think there will be any desktop rigs without laptops.   So officially it's 11AM so everyone get there by 11. Travis will only be there for one or two hours though because there was an unexpected event scheduled. This'll be a short...

  All details are on the first page, but in short it's May 18, 10AM-3PM. Tables will be provided, bring your powerstrip if you have gear that require power. Anyone is invited, so bring your friends and your SO!     I hope they are in as well. PM-1 is on my direct interest list. We'll see...