[MadDane]

Couldn't help it....... couldn't wait. So I hooked up my player and twisted, pulled and wriggled the custom k10's I received from Duxr in England. Sure I had a little discomfort and had to hold them in to get any bass, but WOW!!!

Rebecca Pidgeon's Spanish Harlem ~ Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here ~ Miles Davis' So What ~ Dire Straits Love Over Gold ~ Ed Sheeran ~ Alan Parsons ~ Bob Marley ~ Led Zeppelin ~ Peter Gabriel ~ Talking Heads ~ Beethoven ~ Mozart ~ Stevie Wonder etc. etc.


The highs, the mids the present but never boomy bass! The soundstage, presence, seperation, tonal quality.

Wow, just wow, I was floored and completely mesmerized. Then it just became too uncomfortable and alas I had to remove them.

I can't imagine how much difference there will be when I get them molded.

So little money so much music so little time!

 

[alavi]

Where are you based? If you are in the EU we can arrange to ship from the UK.

Thanks for the offer. I've decided use my ASG2.5 until I can afford a custom K10 set

 

[fiascogarcia]

Couldn't help it....... couldn't wait. So I hooked up my player and twisted, pulled and wriggled the custom k10's I received from Duxr in England. Sure I had a little discomfort and had to hold them in to get any bass, but WOW!!!

Rebecca Pidgeon's Spanish Harlem ~ Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here ~ Miles Davis' So What ~ Dire Straits Love Over Gold ~ Ed Sheeran ~ Alan Parsons ~ Bob Marley ~ Led Zeppelin ~ Peter Gabriel ~ Talking Heads ~ Beethoven ~ Mozart ~ Stevie Wonder etc. etc.


The highs, the mids the present but never boomy bass! The soundstage, presence, seperation, tonal quality.

Wow, just wow, I was floored and completely mesmerized. Then it just became too uncomfortable and alas I had to remove them.

I can't imagine how much difference there will be when I get them molded.

So little money so much music so little time!

Congrats on the phones!  I would have done the same thing, that is, squeezed someone elses customs into my ears just to try!! 

 

[yode]

One of the pins broke off on the connector on my noble 3's Is it better to just buy a replacement cable from noble or go look into other aftermarket cables? Which ones would fit? Any recommendations? 

 

[scrappy]

The only thing I'd change from the posters rig is swap the X5II for a DX80 then use that with Mojo. DX80 is smaller, touch screen, still has the dual card slots and you have coax and optical out. X5 units can be cumbersome slow navigating. In 2016 touchscreen are the way of the future.

Took your advice on this one and pulled the trigger on the Mojo.  I figured I would spring for a solid AMP first since I will be doing a lot of office/desk listening at first and I can use my PC as a DAP for now.  I am definitely leaning towards the DX80 as a DAP when the time comes to travel though.  Already started filling a couple 200 Gb cards

 

[SincerelyAural]

My very early impression is that the U12s are much airier than the K10. Interestingly, their bass presentations seem rather similar. Treble extension is a bit better, mids are less forward.

 

[headpsy]

My very early impression is that the U12s are much airier than the K10. Interestingly, their bass presentations seem rather similar. Treble extension is a bit better, mids are less forward.

Thanks... any thoughts on how these flagships compare with the Noble 6?

 

[SincerelyAural]

The Noble 6's defining characteristics, IMO, are its thick midrange and bass presence. It's a fun sounding IEM, but its soundstage falls short somewhat. Treble extension was also not quite enough for my taste, but it's still good for an IEM of its price range. The K10 offers a more accurate midrange, the U12 a more spacious soundstage.

 

[thatonenoob]

May I sneakily join in this thread? After trying out the SE846 and the N6, and then seeing the beautiful N6 deal on Mdrop...you can guess what happened next.  I like the Noble 6 - it's got slightly less levels of bass than the 846, but the higher frequency does nicely to lift it up.  It's also speedier, and while not exactly as fast as the ER4...comes close enough, in addition to bringing some nice bass.  
 
Overall, couldn't be happier right now.
 
EDIT: well, I didn't just try out the 846.  Also gave the UM Pro 50, W60 N5, N4, and some others a go.

 

[FullCircle]

EDIT: well, I didn't just try out the 846.  Also gave the UM Pro 50, W60 N5, N4, and some others a go.

Thanks for your order and vote of confidence

 

[thatonenoob]

Thanks for your order and vote of confidence
 

Anytime.

 

[headpsy]

I decided to take the plunge and joined the drop.  Thanks to everyone for the help today.  Sounds like the Noble 6 is quite nice and the price was just too hard to pass up.  I'm looking forward to see how they pair with the Magni/Modi combo!  I'll report back once they arrive and I've had time to do some listening.

 

[thatonenoob]

  I decided to take the plunge and joined the drop.  Thanks to everyone for the help today.  Sounds like the Noble 6 is quite nice and the price was just too hard to pass up.  I'm looking forward to see how they pair with the Magni/Modi combo!  I'll report back once they arrive and I've had time to do some listening.

Nice, did the same.  Yes, it is quite nice indeed.  Hoping that  
a) They ship soon.  
b) We don't get slapped with a huge import tax. 

 
 Look forward to maybe getting balanced cable for them. 

 

[Jethrosang]

Sigh, this is how it feels, of letting the best deal gone... I shall keep stalking till I could afford the next deal

 

[thatonenoob]

  Sigh, this is how it feels, of letting the best deal gone... I shall keep stalking till I could afford the next deal

...I know that feeling too.  Oh well maybe the Kaiser 10 will come soon.