[Maleckii]

I'm finally making the leap to decent IEMs, after dealing with terrible portable audio for a long time. I wouldn't call this summit, but it's a big leap over what I'm used to, which has mostly been the SE210.

I've narrowed it down to CA Jupiter or the Noble Sage, but I'm not seeing a ton of reviews out there for a Sage for me to make a good decision. For on the go, I think I'd prefer something just slightly more natural than coldly analytical, and I've been recommended the Jupiters before. From what I can gather the Noble Sages are similar but a little more emphasis on musicality.

I travel by plane quite a bit, so I'm also looking for good isolation and long term comfort - and comfort is another reason I'm hesitant to buy Jupiters.

Any thoughts?

 

[knopi]

I had borrow both on 5 days at home, both in different month, both listened with iPhone nothing more. And I prefered clearly Jupiter. It sounded to me more right, correct, natural, dynamic, accuracy, soundstage. According to this experience I decided to buy Andromeda, just will wait a little if they will have some discount on black friday.

As regards comfort, I would say it is very subjective. Firstly I prefer foam tips. Jupiter have shallower fit and Sage noticeable deeper. But for my ears Sage was not comfortable becouse their neck with tips is together wide for my ears in deeper insertion so after one two hour I started feel it and not much pleasent a little like biting. Jupiter have actually a little wider neck but as I said shallower fit.
Also I think Campfire litz cable, case, options tips is overall very nice offer.
Sage have maybe better ergonomics it is much easier to get good fit with deeper insert so yes it has maybe better isolation I think.

Also Jupiter is better in my opinion than EE Spartan and Westone UM PRO 50, my rank from iPhone with stock cables:
1. Jupiter (overall quite good balance, no hiss)
some gap
2. Spartan (little artifical emphasis purity, very little hiss)
3. Sage (colored, very little hiss)
4. UM PRO 50 (muddy as hell, no hiss)

 

[Maleckii]

Thanks! Based on that description I decided to pick up a set of Jupiters (ouch my wallet)

 

[knopi]

Only one man opinion, nothing more. Hope you will be happy. I think Jupiter is really really good option in this category.

 

[beamaze]

Hey knopi, after you have received your andromeda's how do you feel now? any update?

 

[knopi]

Unfortunately no. When black friday started I started to be a little undecided becouse many people wrote how Andro is sensitive on hiss with not ideal source but in the end I decided order one but it was already sold out.
I want iem which will sound good enough even with iPhone, I want simple portable system via spotify, tidal. I have iPhone 5S, from what I have read iPhone 5S have 2 Ohm impendence which good for Andro, Jupiter so it was probably also reason why Jupiter sounded very good with 5S. But after years my eyes hate small display on 5S so I want mobile with bigger display maybe iPhone 6S (but it has higher impendence) or LG V30 (do not know how impendence) or Samsung A8 (do not know impendence and hard to know quality of input).
Anyway does not matter, during my undecision there are new iems which looks very very interesting mainly IT04 and Prelude, Phantom (unfortunately price here expensive). Still Andro is highest on my list. But if I had chance listen all next to each other decision would be easy.