Hey Guys! I was working the EE booth alongside Jack for SoCal! If I got to meet you it was absolute pleasure, if I didn't, make sure I get to meet you next show!
This show was an absolute blast and I hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as we did.
We were able to show the Valkyrie and Wraith to a multitude of people. Our booth was packed the entire show and I'm really sorry if you were not able to hear the new products.
They were both received extremely well. People loved the Valkyries for thick sub bass, detailed highs, and just overall fun experience! Everyone loved the Wraith because of its attention to detail and the way it commands the largest of stages. I am loving reading all of your thought and responses on the new products.
Just to drop in and clarify a few things, I see a lot of questions regarding shell design, pricing, and specifications!
The Valkyrie
This cool piece utilizes 3 drivers. A dynamic driver, a balanced armature driver, and an electrostatic driver. The utilization of the Dynamic and Electrostatic drivers gives the Valkyrie a huge frequency response range, all the way from 4 HZ to 100 kHz. The monitor is a lot of fun and is one you can truly feel when you are listening. The shell design that you may have seen at CanJam is the final design. As some of you have mentioned, the shell size is a little smaller that our other universal shells. Additionally, the Valkyrie has a face plate design that we call Dragon Hide as opposed to the onyx face plates our shells currently come with. The shell color has not been decided yet. This model does ship with an Eros II cable in you preferred termination. This model does fall within the X-Series, because of it's utilization of our Weapon IX driver. It is available in both Universal and Custom, both start at $1,599.
The Wraith
This is the world's first IEM that utilizes Quad Electrostats, and is quite a special IEM. It is incredible how well these Estats play in to the overall soundscape, especially considering you do not need an Amp to power the Estats. I have spent a few hours listening to the Wraith and is constantly revealing things to me that I had not heard. Such a cool model. The overall cosmetics of this model have not yet been decided, but we are working on that. The new shell size, that houses the Wraith, is slightly larger than the old universal shells, but avoids being over sized. The Wraith falls within the EP-Series, runs $3,499, and is currently only available in Universal. We found that this model, was hard to replicate in a custom version, so we are working towards that and do plan to eventually offer this in the custom option.
Both of these were received so well, and we really appreciate all of the feedback. The coolest thing was, neither of these models completely out shined the LX and Phantom, it just seems like they each are appreciated in what they do well, respectively.
What are your impressions?
If I met you at CanJam, give me a shout! Chances are I had no idea it was you!
Reach out if you need anything!