Noble Audio - the Wizard returns!
Jan 17, 2022 at 5:07 PM Post #33,721 of 36,065
Thanks to the awesome folks at Noble, I was able to secure a set of Vikings for myself despite them being primarily sold overseas. I’m in the early stages of listening since my kids’ school is totally shut down due to Covid and thereby leaving me no “me time,” but at least I could snap a few photos in the kitchen and pretend I was cooking dinner :) You could say I’m a bit of a Damascus fan! And early impressions are awesome: superb clarity, crisp treble, very deep but controlled bass and Sultan-esque mids. A winning recipe for me!


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-Collin-
 
Jan 17, 2022 at 5:21 PM Post #33,722 of 36,065
Thanks to the awesome folks at Noble, I was able to secure a set of Vikings for myself despite them being primarily sold overseas. I’m in the early stages of listening since my kids’ school is totally shut down due to Covid and thereby leaving me no “me time,” but at least I could snap a few photos in the kitchen and pretend I was cooking dinner :) You could say I’m a bit of a Damascus fan! And early impressions are awesome: superb clarity, crisp treble, very deep but controlled bass and Sultan-esque mids. A winning recipe for me!


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-Collin-

I'm glad to see this transaction did occur. If there are any others that would like some assistance in purchasing a set, PM me or e mail Noble. (No guarantee one will be available, but we can certainly try)
 
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Jan 19, 2022 at 3:07 PM Post #33,723 of 36,065
Thanks to the awesome folks at Noble, I was able to secure a set of Vikings for myself despite them being primarily sold overseas. I’m in the early stages of listening since my kids’ school is totally shut down due to Covid and thereby leaving me no “me time,” but at least I could snap a few photos in the kitchen and pretend I was cooking dinner :) You could say I’m a bit of a Damascus fan! And early impressions are awesome: superb clarity, crisp treble, very deep but controlled bass and Sultan-esque mids. A winning recipe for me!


E372CD8A-7A42-4EE5-B207-C3E77B570C27.jpeg

-Collin-
Oh darn, missed this. Wow, Collin! 😎 Not that I am all that surprised, knowing you and your interest in Noble and knives. 😅 Awesome stuff!
 
Jan 23, 2022 at 4:02 PM Post #33,724 of 36,065
Thanks to the awesome folks at Noble, I was able to secure a set of Vikings for myself despite them being primarily sold overseas. I’m in the early stages of listening since my kids’ school is totally shut down due to Covid and thereby leaving me no “me time,” but at least I could snap a few photos in the kitchen and pretend I was cooking dinner :) You could say I’m a bit of a Damascus fan! And early impressions are awesome: superb clarity, crisp treble, very deep but controlled bass and Sultan-esque mids. A winning recipe for me!


E372CD8A-7A42-4EE5-B207-C3E77B570C27.jpeg

-Collin-

Those are beautiful bud! Congrats as always.
 
Jan 28, 2022 at 9:10 AM Post #33,726 of 36,065
I just pick up Viking today after booking for 1 month. Impression still the same. I attached size comparison with Sultan, which as i guess initially the size is similar.
In the first hours listening at home, i can even listen to lower volume than audition, the details is amazing. :slight_smile:

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Yes the housing is very similar to the Sultan, that said there are some modifications

Some of which would require calipers to detect
 
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Jan 28, 2022 at 11:03 AM Post #33,727 of 36,065
The Sultan! Such a joy to listen to!

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Jan 28, 2022 at 5:56 PM Post #33,730 of 36,065
Is this a bassy IEM?

I was waiting for an owners response

In general, Noble is not known for making products with a heavy bass emphasis. For a large part, Noble products are built with clarity/accuracy/balance in mind. That said, I do try to avoid boring as well.
 
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Jan 28, 2022 at 10:15 PM Post #33,731 of 36,065
I was waiting for an owners response

In general, Noble is not known for making products with a heavy bass emphasis. For a large part, Noble products are built with clarity/accuracy/balance in mind. That said, I do try to avoid boring as well.

Honestly, I'd say the FoKus is the most bass heavy IEM Noble has out there now, perfect for a TWS and isolation purposes but not overpowering.
 
Jan 29, 2022 at 4:28 AM Post #33,732 of 36,065
Honestly, I'd say the FoKus is the most bass heavy IEM Noble has out there now, perfect for a TWS and isolation purposes but not overpowering.

I'd say most bass capable, as every fokus has an on board eq, so the bass response is whatever you want it to be.
 
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Jan 29, 2022 at 3:49 PM Post #33,733 of 36,065
Hi WIZARD,
My Fokus Pro arrived yesterday and I’ve been really enjoying these TWS. I’ve paired it with my iPhone13 Pro Max, my PC rig which is also BT5.2, and my Galaxy Android tablet…the sound signature is truly something to be grasped! Thank you for designing these special TWS! Having a larger DD w 2 BAs I can definitely tell the bass is there, with the right ear size setup (double flange M worked great for me). I even tried to use them w my Complyfoam tips w I used w my Campfire Andro titaniums. Worked great!

I do have a question for you about BT intermittent cut out though - doesn’t matter which device I’ve paired these iems TWS with, every now and then it’ll cut out momentarily.

Will there be a fix to this via some sort of over the air update? Or what can I do as I find it inconvenient and annoying to fork out $350 for these and on day 1 I have to deal with intermittent connection issues? Thanks in advance for any feedback

Regards
 

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Jan 29, 2022 at 4:59 PM Post #33,734 of 36,065
Hi WIZARD,
My Fokus Pro arrived yesterday and I’ve been really enjoying these TWS. I’ve paired it with my iPhone13 Pro Max, my PC rig which is also BT5.2, and my Galaxy Android tablet…the sound signature is truly something to be grasped! Thank you for designing these special TWS! Having a larger DD w 2 BAs I can definitely tell the bass is there, with the right ear size setup (double flange M worked great for me). I even tried to use them w my Complyfoam tips w I used w my Campfire Andro titaniums. Worked great!

I do have a question for you about BT intermittent cut out though - doesn’t matter which device I’ve paired these iems TWS with, every now and then it’ll cut out momentarily.

Will there be a fix to this via some sort of over the air update? Or what can I do as I find it inconvenient and annoying to fork out $350 for these and on day 1 I have to deal with intermittent connection issues? Thanks in advance for any feedback

Regards

Contact Jim @ noble head quarters for questions/concerns etc.

Service after sale issues are more of an individual basis and aren't generally addressed on a public format.

Hopefully Jim can sort you out quickly
 
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Feb 3, 2022 at 1:20 AM Post #33,735 of 36,065
Just got these babies to test against my AirPods Pro. :wink:

Just one thing I noticed… Do we have an option to turn off the Touch control completely!?

I keep hanging up calls when adjusting the IEMs. That’s freaking annoying.
 

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