Noble Audio - Introducing KATANA

[FullCircle]

 

 
 
 

  Thought this might be helpful:
 

 
Source: http://www.itmedia.co.jp/lifestyle/articles/1607/20/news042.html

 
 
 
Thanks for the photo

 

[EagleWings]

What is the Sensitivity and Impedance rating of the Katana? 

 

[youurayy]

 

 
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[Luciferhawk]

Love the Kaiser but then I was overwhelmed by Katana. Great response and tight ass...I meant bass 

Talking to the sun, moon and the stars on whether I should get the universal or custom

 hope that the Sound God would give me an answer soon 

 

 

[youurayy]

  Love the Kaiser but then I was overwhelmed by Katana. Great response and tight ass...I meant bass 

Talking to the sun, moon and the stars on whether I should get the universal or custom

 hope that the Sound God would give me an answer soon 

 

Why wait. Life is the most precious resource. Toys no good in afterlife. Money neither.

 

[Luciferhawk]

  Why wait. Life is the most precious resource. Toys no good in afterlife. Money neither.

 

[Sasaki]

I uploaded Noble Katana review on my JP blog.
http://vaiopocket.seesaa.net/article/441829630.html
Here I described what the Katana is, Who is the Wizard and How Katana sounded.
 
For English summary, I mainly used AK70(USB out)+iQubeV5 DAC combo as well as Hugo and Mojo. 
Katana delivers uncanny transparency and great detail, that makes fading voice strikingly beautiful. Mids and Highs are lush and crystal clear. 
Also Katana sports well balanced frequency response with well controlled bass. Actually the Katana delivers extraordinarily sharpness and tight sound on all over the frequency. In addition to that, I feel very wide frequency response with deep bass. The bass is not humped while extend into  the deep sub bass.

Katana is fairly honest to the source gear as well as Katana reveals all the sound quality of the gear. I can feel the smoothness of MP filtering on RWAK120, a tactile texture of Hugo and a very low distortion off the digital amp of iQube. Katana is a great reproduction monitor too.
Katana reminds me of the sound of the Tzar350 but far more refined. I think the extra sharpness and the honest sound reproduction has inherit to Katana. It's like a family tree of the reference IEM by Wizard.
 
When I removed them from my ears, I was impressed again by the compact nature of Katana. This is even pillow friendly.
Katana is a great piece of masterwork and a top notch IEM. As a Japanese, I know Katana - Japanese sword has been made by a few sword masters some of them is a living National Treasure of Japan. Katana sword is not a mere weapon but an art work. Noble Katana is well worth the name. 
 
I will compare Katana with K10 in the next article as well as available re-cable options.
 

 

[FullCircle]

  I uploaded Noble Katana review on my JP blog.
http://vaiopocket.seesaa.net/article/441829630.html
Here I described what the Katana is, Who is the Wizard and How Katana sounded.
 
For English summary, I mainly used AK70(USB out)+iQubeV5 DAC combo as well as Hugo and Mojo. 
Katana delivers uncanny transparency and great detail, that makes fading voice strikingly beautiful. Mids and Highs are lush and crystal clear. 
Also Katana sports well balanced frequency response with well controlled bass. Actually the Katana delivers extraordinarily sharpness and tight sound on all over the frequency. In addition to that, I feel very wide frequency response with deep bass. The bass is not humped while extend into  the deep sub bass.

Katana is fairly honest to the source gear as well as Katana reveals all the sound quality of the gear. I can feel the smoothness of MP filtering on RWAK120, a tactile texture of Hugo and a very low distortion off the digital amp of iQube. Katana is a great reproduction monitor too.
Katana reminds me of the sound of the Tzar350 but far more refined. I think the extra sharpness and the honest sound reproduction has inherit to Katana. It's like a family tree of the reference IEM by Wizard.
 
When I removed them from my ears, I was impressed again by the compact nature of Katana. This is even pillow friendly.
Katana is a great piece of masterwork and a top notch IEM. As a Japanese, I know Katana - Japanese sword has been made by a few sword masters some of them is a living National Treasure of Japan. Katana sword is not a mere weapon but an art work. Noble Katana is well worth the name. 
 
I will compare Katana with K10 in the next article as well as available re-cable options.
 

 
 
Thanks for the review
 
 
 

 
 
 
and for those that are interested, the Katana is currently in stock on the Noble Website.  
 
 
 

 

[AndrewH13]

Boss/Roland have just announced a new range of guitar amps and a head. Called ........... Katana

 

[FullCircle]

 

 
 As a Japanese, I know Katana - Japanese sword has been made by a few sword masters some of them is a living National Treasure of Japan. Katana sword is not a mere weapon but an art work. Noble Katana is well worth the name. 

 

[WCDchee]

Here's my review of the Katana!
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/noble-audio-katana/reviews/16823

 

[audio123]

  Here's my review of the Katana!
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/noble-audio-katana/reviews/16823

nice review! but

 

[youurayy]

  Here's my review of the Katana!
 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/noble-audio-katana/reviews/16823

Nice review.
 
Just from the review I get the impression that in general you perceive Katana as improvement over K10, yet you ranked Katana's audio quality 9/10 and K10's as 10/10. Could you elucidate.

 

[WCDchee]

Nice review.

Just from the review I get the impression that in general you perceive Katana as improvement over K10, yet you ranked Katana's audio quality 9/10 and K10's as 10/10. Could you elucidate.

I think you have to take into consideration the fact that the k10's review was written over a year ago, a year and a half almost to be precise. Many things have changed and lots of competition has come on the market. Take the shure electrostats for example, tonally I would not care too much for them but technically? crazy crazy stuff, insane transparency and resolution all around.

With the number ratings I honestly find it hard to give a rating sometimes and I don't like that system. Also, it's sometimes a little buggy and the number I choose comes out reflected wrongly don't ask me why.

whatever it is, I think focus on the review and what is said there, that will give you a better idea of things.

 

[youurayy]

I think you have to take into consideration the fact that the k10's review was written over a year ago, a year and a half almost to be precise. Many things have changed and lots of competition has come on the market. Take the shure electrostats for example, tonally I would not care too much for them but technically? crazy crazy stuff, insane transparency and resolution all around.

With the number ratings I honestly find it hard to give a rating sometimes and I don't like that system. Also, it's sometimes a little buggy and the number I choose comes out reflected wrongly don't ask me why.

whatever it is, I think focus on the review and what is said there, that will give you a better idea of things.

As a reader, looking at the graph area, specifically from the Audio Quality I want to have a quick overview if there's anything sub-optimal about that product in that area, something that would stand out while using it. The only negative mentioned is dynamics, as compared to the dynamic driver technology vs BA technology in general. Sorry if I'm making no sense. Leaving it here.