Noble Audio - the Wizard returns!
Aug 2, 2019 at 2:14 PM Post #30,706 of 36,067
I remember seeing the middle pair on the Noble web page. They caught my eye. You made a great purchase, I hope your sisters are appreciative!!!
Thank you!!!

Well they love the artwork but still a bit young to appreciate the sound... using their iPhones and Spotify set on automatic quality haha

They’re keeping them in the pelican cases for now and going full MY PRECIOUS on them
 
Aug 3, 2019 at 2:41 PM Post #30,709 of 36,067
I'd say I'm on the fence. But I can appreciate aesthetics, texture, pliability, weight, quality workmanship etc.
That’s quite ironic given the Katana is considered to be one of the (if not the most) cable-responsive IEMs

Speaking of esthetics and build quality the new standard noble cable (the 8 wire) is exceptional
 
Aug 3, 2019 at 5:46 PM Post #30,710 of 36,067
That’s quite ironic given the Katana is considered to be one of the (if not the most) cable-responsive IEMs

Speaking of esthetics and build quality the new standard noble cable (the 8 wire) is exceptional

That particular 8 core cable is not yet the standard cable but will probably be adopted as the new standard cable.
 
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Aug 3, 2019 at 5:49 PM Post #30,711 of 36,067
That particular 8 core cable is not yet the standard cable but will probably be adopted as the new standard cable.
Ah ok I see. It’s a massive step up from the current cables either way :)

If you don’t apply it to the whole line up it might still work pretty well for the three TOTLs/flagships
 
Aug 4, 2019 at 7:53 AM Post #30,712 of 36,067
hi, bought the khan and wonder if some can suggest a good cable upgrade for the khan that is within the 200-300 usd range, I will use it with my cayin n6ii
 
Aug 4, 2019 at 9:40 AM Post #30,713 of 36,067
hi, bought the khan and wonder if some can suggest a good cable upgrade for the khan that is within the 200-300 usd range, I will use it with my cayin n6ii

Did you just buy the Khan, Tia Trio, and Z1R :smile:
 
Aug 4, 2019 at 10:07 AM Post #30,714 of 36,067
hi, bought the khan and wonder if some can suggest a good cable upgrade for the khan that is within the 200-300 usd range, I will use it with my cayin n6ii

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Aug 4, 2019 at 10:37 AM Post #30,715 of 36,067
sorry I am new to this thread, do you imply there will be a new cable from Noble?

Its so strange, how come throughout my whole HF journey, I never owned a Noble iem before, it was until my trip to Hong Kong and my visit to ECT where all the line up was there. So I started from the lowest priced models to the end game one Khan. I was so so mesmerized by the amazing sound quality and signature of Encore, Encore Brass, Katana and the Ultimate Khan. All those years and I have been overlooking noble iems, as if it was a reaction to not join a big gang of noble followers and thinking it was all hype. BUT man I was flat wrong, the whole line up, even the less expensive ones sound good to great and once you reach the Katana/ Encore/ Khan then you reached the bliss sound quality and signature. Now the biggest struggle I had in Honk Kong was which to buy the Encore Brass or the Khan. So I ended up buying the Khan, which to me is what I wished my shure kse1500 to sound like, which of course its not, the shure kse1500 falls flat in comparison to the KHAN. The Khan is really the King of Kings in all matters, I auditioned also the in Hong Kong the Elysium, AAW Canary and Empire Ears Valkyrie in Hong Kong, and no those are not comparable at all to the grand Khan.

Count me in as a true Noble fan from now on, next purchase will be buying the Encore Brass to add to my collection
 
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Aug 4, 2019 at 10:44 AM Post #30,716 of 36,067
sorry I am new to this thread, do you imply there will be a new cable from Noble?

Its so strange, how come throughout my whole HF journey, I never owned a Noble iem before, it was until my trip to Hong Kong and my visit to ECT where all the line up was there. So I started from the lowest priced models to the end game one Khan. I was so so mesmerized by the amazing sound quality and signature of Encore, Encore Brass, Katana and the Ultimate Khan. All those years and I have been overlooking noble iems, as if it was a reaction to not join a big gang of noble followers and thinking it was all hype. BUT man I was flat wrong, the whole line up, even the less expensive ones sound good to great and once you reach the Katana/ Encore/ Khan then you reached the bliss sound quality and signature. Now the biggest struggle I had in Honk Kong was which to buy the Encore Brass or the Khan. So I ended up buying the Khan, which to me is what I wished my shure kse1500 to sound like, which of course its not, the shure kse1500 falls flat in comparison to the KHAN. The Khan is really the King of Kings in all matters, I auditioned also the in Hong Kong the Elysium, AAW Canary and Empire Ears Valkyrie in Hong Kong, and no those are not comparable at all to the grand Khan.

Count me in as a true Noble fan from now on, next purchase will be buying the Encore Brass to add to my collection

You may have taken your time getting here, but you got here. :thumbsup:


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Aug 4, 2019 at 10:54 AM Post #30,717 of 36,067
You may have taken your time getting here, but you got here. :thumbsup:


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i will always remember my first 2 minutes audition of khan, which was 2 minutes before the typhoon 8 warning was announced in Hong kong during my visit there, and i just plugged in the khan, and i said to myself what the hell is that, but the DMA employee told me they are closing now , and i said dam, i need more time than 2 minutes to make sure it not just my mind playing tricks on me and I wanted to test more songs before to be sure. Then i decided i have to listen to all Noble line up and waited till shops opened again, and went to ECT to audition them all, stayed there 5 hours, just being mesmerized by all, and bought the Khan and to purchase the Encore brass later on.
 
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Aug 4, 2019 at 11:16 AM Post #30,718 of 36,067
i will always remember my first 2 minutes audition of khan, which was 2 minutes before the typhoon 8 warning was announced in Hong kong during my visit there, and i just plugged in the khan, and i said to myself what the hell is that, but the DMA employee told me they are closing now , and i said dam, i need more time than 2 minutes to make sure it not just my mind playing tricks on me and I wanted to test more songs before to be sure. Then i decided i have to listen to all Noble line up and waited till shops opened again, and went to ECT to audition them all, stayed there 5 hours, just being mesmerized by all, and bought the Khan and to purchase the Encore brass later on.


If you really want to try something, get some Spinfit tips, amazeballs, of course YMMV.
 
Aug 4, 2019 at 12:21 PM Post #30,719 of 36,067
sorry I am new to this thread, do you imply there will be a new cable from Noble?

Its so strange, how come throughout my whole HF journey, I never owned a Noble iem before, it was until my trip to Hong Kong and my visit to ECT where all the line up was there. So I started from the lowest priced models to the end game one Khan. I was so so mesmerized by the amazing sound quality and signature of Encore, Encore Brass, Katana and the Ultimate Khan. All those years and I have been overlooking noble iems, as if it was a reaction to not join a big gang of noble followers and thinking it was all hype. BUT man I was flat wrong, the whole line up, even the less expensive ones sound good to great and once you reach the Katana/ Encore/ Khan then you reached the bliss sound quality and signature. Now the biggest struggle I had in Honk Kong was which to buy the Encore Brass or the Khan. So I ended up buying the Khan, which to me is what I wished my shure kse1500 to sound like, which of course its not, the shure kse1500 falls flat in comparison to the KHAN. The Khan is really the King of Kings in all matters, I auditioned also the in Hong Kong the Elysium, AAW Canary and Empire Ears Valkyrie in Hong Kong, and no those are not comparable at all to the grand Khan.

Count me in as a true Noble fan from now on, next purchase will be buying the Encore Brass to add to my collection

Thanks for your post, it is good to see our work appreciated around the globe.

The encore brass certainly is something special.

Yes Noble is reaching further into the cable area, as we offer Wagnus cables, a boutique cable designer in Japan. We also have an 8 core Noble cable that will be launched in a few weeks, it was shown in London and it is featured in that photo.

We hope to offer more cables in the future.
 
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Aug 4, 2019 at 1:01 PM Post #30,720 of 36,067
That particular 8 core cable is not yet the standard cable but will probably be adopted as the new standard cable.
If the 8 core is becoming the new standard for the TOTL can the current owners of TOTL IEMs get a sneaky deal on it? :wink:
 

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