Eide
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Today I got to listen to a lot of expensive headphones. I brought my K10E universals with me, so it was fun to compare them with full sized flagship.
First out was Focal Utopia. From my Chord Hugo the Utopias was a bit disappointing. Then I switched to Violectric HPA V281, and they revealed their full potential. I immediately switched to K10E, and to my surprise I found that I preferred the sound from K10E. More slam, more separation and better highs in my opinion. Then I changed to Hifiman HE1000 v2 with Violectric, and I found a headphone that bested K10E in every way except from bass slam. Finally I got to listen to Sennheiser HE-1 (Orpheus 2). That was the most profound half hour of music listening in my life. I had goose bumps all over and was so emotionally touched I felt tears in my eyes. The sound was so refined and perfect that I lack words to describe it.
Conclusion to the story: Noble Kaiser Encore can be compared to anything but phones costing as much as a luxury car.
First out was Focal Utopia. From my Chord Hugo the Utopias was a bit disappointing. Then I switched to Violectric HPA V281, and they revealed their full potential. I immediately switched to K10E, and to my surprise I found that I preferred the sound from K10E. More slam, more separation and better highs in my opinion. Then I changed to Hifiman HE1000 v2 with Violectric, and I found a headphone that bested K10E in every way except from bass slam. Finally I got to listen to Sennheiser HE-1 (Orpheus 2). That was the most profound half hour of music listening in my life. I had goose bumps all over and was so emotionally touched I felt tears in my eyes. The sound was so refined and perfect that I lack words to describe it.
Conclusion to the story: Noble Kaiser Encore can be compared to anything but phones costing as much as a luxury car.