Hmm, I wouldn't say that it was mid forward. It felt like everything had a nice smooth even sound. It wasn't as detailed as the 8C that I heard but then again I believe that the 8C has enhanced highs and separation compared to the 4. The 4 would be the one I'd buy right now if I was choosing a Noble IEM with my money. A nice, smooth balanced sound without much emphasis anywhere or sharp falloff on either end. Like you, I don't like excessive bass, it's irritating. But things that are too bright are tiring after a while as well. I go balanced sound with a touch of color when I can.
And I have no idea how I'm always looking when you talk about the Noble. I don't work for them nor do I currently own any of their products. I do covet them, though. So pretty...
Precisely, the Noble 4 is the only thing I could buy even if I accumulate my money until May
Well, maybe it isn't mid forward, but appear to be mid forward. I'm currently reading joker's review on it.
Though I should not believe 100% what people wrote about audio, but some things are into consideration like :
>The midrange of the Noble 4S is very flat and neutral in tone. It makes both the Miracle and GR07 sound a little mid-recessed and appears a touch clearer as a result.
Acceptable.
>The 4S is less bassy than the VSonic GR07, for example, but its low end is tighter and cleaner.
I even feel my GR07's bass isn't kinda enough actually.
Sometimes I wonder if I should go for something more different like the Westone?
Noble 4 can get a tad bright on bright recordings personally but nothing too bad, the gr07 I would say is brighter.
Bass on the noble 4 is decent but nothing too spectacular to write home about. For me if I am listening to bassy fun music I grab my vivo xe800 (gr07 rebrand) and for nearly everything else the noble 4 works for me.
And here we have a Noble 4 user.
Well, now you make me realize it. If the bass is only average, that means I have to do it your way, changing IEM when listening to some Touhou rock or techno...
Even when using my GR07, I couldn't really enjoy my Touhou rock without the bass boost on
Guess I need to aim for something rather different