[bangkokkid]

 
Universal iems only? Sounds a bit strange, custom iems should be the same too.

 
With the universal IEMs, we have additional flexibility upon import/export. CIEMs, on the other hand, are built out of our labs in China and the rules different.
 
EDIT: That being said we are only required to declare 70% of the purchase price of a CIEM.

 

[davidcotton]

  I asked Paul at Noble UK about import duties to the UK when ordering Noble Universals.
 
He replied
 
"... regarding Universal IEM 's, 'European Customers' will not get hit with any Customs charges, the price you pay for the IEM's you desire on the Website is all that you will pay"
 
Excellent news for us in the UK and there rest of the EU, no extra custom charges.
 
Might have to get the Black Friday Noble 6

Any idea what shipping will cost?  I understand back when Heir first started that the flat rate shipping from china was $55 and that was fair enough.  However once the uk branch opened paying that seemed a little much (though I suppose you could justify it by saying that they still have to ship them over from the china branch to the uk branch and still had to cover costs).

 

[rookie2009]

 
Any idea what shipping will cost?  I understand back when Heir first started that the flat rate shipping from china was $55 and that was fair enough.  However once the uk branch opened paying that seemed a little much (though I suppose you could justify it by saying that they still have to ship them over from the china branch to the uk branch and still had to cover costs).

I think shipping is included in the price! great deal.. (im open to correction on the shipping info )

 

[bangkokkid]

 
Any idea what shipping will cost?  I understand back when Heir first started that the flat rate shipping from china was $55 and that was fair enough.  However once the uk branch opened paying that seemed a little much (though I suppose you could justify it by saying that they still have to ship them over from the china branch to the uk branch and still had to cover costs).

 
Shipping worldwide is included in the price of all of our products.

 

[AmberOzL]

   
With the universal IEMs, we have additional flexibility upon import/export. CIEMs, on the other hand, are built out of our labs in China and the rules different.
 
EDIT: That being said we are only required to declare 70% of the purchase price of a CIEM.

Fair enough, however I must say I feel sad about it since I am a ciem person rather than universal. I could never ever get nice seal/comfort with universals.

 

[Deviltooth]

 
Fair enough, however I must say I feel sad about it since I am a ciem person rather than universal. I could never ever get nice seal/comfort with universals.

A good point.  I sometimes (with some IEMs) get a good seal with reasonable comfort but inevitably have to fiddle with the earpieces to keep it that way.  Nothing tops the comfort/seal of a well fitted CIEM (largely dependent on your audiologist's impressions).

 

[AmberOzL]

 
A good point.  I sometimes (with some IEMs) get a good seal with reasonable comfort but inevitably have to fiddle with the earpieces to keep it that way.  Nothing tops the comfort/seal of a well fitted CIEM (largely dependent on your audiologist's impressions).

Completely agree thanks to my own experience. Too bad that special treatment can't avoid the custom taxes. Anyway it is too early for me to think about next ciem. I am still waiting to decide which dap to get.

 

[davidcotton]

So I assume it would be either the 3 or the 5 for someone who listens to rock and metal?  Nothing too heavy as I do like a bit of melody.  Would the 6 be too revealing of poor recordings to make it worthwhile?
 
 
Good luck with the launch either way and hope all goes well.

 

[bangkokkid]

So I assume it would be either the 3 or the 5 for someone who listens to rock and metal?  Nothing too heavy as I do like a bit of melody.  Would the 6 be too revealing of poor recordings to make it worthwhile?


Good luck with the launch either way and hope all goes well.

Thanks for the kind words. I think the 4 or 6 are ideal for acoustic types of music such as rock. 5 would be nice as well if you like want that sort of low end emphasis.

 

[rawrster]

So for this Black Friday sale if I buy a custom and can't go to an audiologist for at least a few weeks would that be ok? I  usually have to take off part of the day to see one and at the end of the year it is difficult to do so. This may be a great time to buy a silicone ciem that I've always wanted.

 

[bangkokkid]

  So for this Black Friday sale if I buy a custom and can't go to an audiologist for at least a few weeks would that be ok? I  usually have to take off part of the day to see one and at the end of the year it is difficult to do so. This may be a great time to buy a silicone ciem that I've always wanted.

 
That's fine with us!

 

[guitargeek]

Can someone please assist me and briefly describe Noble Audio's sound signature? I've only had experience with Sennheiser CX300, Shure SE215 and JH13s. I like the sound signature of the first two. The JH13s occasionally leave me wanting for slightly more bass in certain songs.

 

[fnkcow]

Can someone please assist me and briefly describe Noble Audio's sound signature? I've only had experience with Sennheiser CX300, Shure SE215 and JH13s. I like the sound signature of the first two. The JH13s occasionally leave me wanting for slightly more bass in certain songs.

Here you go, a comparison with JH13 included:
http://theheadphonelist.com/headphone_review/noble-4s/

 

[Keenan]

any updated about 5s, i am still waiting the impresssion of this ciem

 

[bangkokkid]

  any updated about 5s, i am still waiting the impresssion of this ciem

 
Audio-Head.com has the 5S for review. You may choose to email them directly for impressions.