Today I took possession of a pair of 99 Noir and immediately put on a pair of Dekoni Sheepskin.
Now, I’m using high rez 50’s/60’s Jazz files into a DACMagic 100 into either a Little Dot LD1+ or Little Dot mkii, just for reference.
First off, I can’t get over how beautiful these cans are. The build and wood are just gorgeous and they fit perfectly around my ears. Absolutely no discomfort at all. The Dekoni pads were recommended, which is cool because I already use Sheepskins on my Beyerdynamics. These sheepskins keep a really good distance from the driver and as my others, hold shape really well and are just the most comfortable pads.
Bass cannons? Those cannons must be hidden because I can’t find them. The bass is present perfectly in the mix and well defined and goes deep and I find absolutely no bleeding into the mids at all. In fact, I am going to say that these Noir’s sound very balanced from top to bottom with a not over done, but healthy midrange. Detail retrieval is good and my lord does the percussion just stand out so real. I am really impressed. Reading so much had me a bit worried, but they aren’t even burned in and I can say they are keepers!
