[Ike1985]

I just wanna say I have been revising this review for weeks. It's been done for several but I confused "Creating a new product" with the actual review in head fi and as a result I kept trying to condense it down to 10,000 characters to make it fit within the confines of tab1 of "new item" meanwhile I wasn't in the review section at all. I strongly suggest head-fi do something to fix this, I wasted a great deal of my life trying to make this fit only to find out I didn't have to and it greatly delayed my review.

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/empire-ears-wraith.24165/reviews#review-23212

 

[rantng]

I really enjoyed the Wraith, though a part of me wishes EE had gone the "tri-hybrid" route and incorporated their W9 driver; Wraith being their flagship & sporting all the acronyms in the EE lineup I would've expected it to also use the Weapon IX subwoofer.

 

[Ike1985]

I really enjoyed the Wraith, though a part of me wishes EE had gone the "tri-hybrid" route and incorporated their W9 driver; Wraith being their flagship & sporting all the acronyms in the EE lineup I would've expected it to also use the Weapon IX subwoofer.

Agreed

 

[rantng]

Agreed

With the Wraith sporting 4(!) EST drivers, EE may not have been able to squeeze in the W9 driver, but I can't help wonder if it needs 4 E-stats. This is most likely why Wraith is only available in universal (ATM?) format as logistically it must be pretty hard to incorporate 4 EST + 7 BA drivers in a custom shell. With that said though, part of me can't help wonder if EE purposely "crippled" Wraith by not including the W9 driver. Wraith is undoubtedly a TOTL monitor, but the wish for a bit more oomph/rumble in the low end seems to be echoed by a few.

 

[Barra]

I really enjoyed the Wraith, though a part of me wishes EE had gone the "tri-hybrid" route and incorporated their W9 driver; Wraith being their flagship & sporting all the acronyms in the EE lineup I would've expected it to also use the Weapon IX subwoofer.

Rumor has it that EE has a new monitor or prototype in the works called the "Odin". Maybe a while out before we are talking about a tour, but it is rumored to be similar to the Wraith with a W9 ensemble. If it happens, it will probably be the one to beat and EE is just the company to do it.

 

[doctorjazz]

Got home late last night, package arrived, all send to be OK. Listened to Valkyrie (use a Pono), sounded sweet to me (will check on Wraith next. (The Valkyrie doesn't seem to get much love...maybe I'll feel the same when I get to compare...

 

[Barra]

Got home late last night, package arrived, all send to be OK. Listened to Valkyrie (use a Pono), sounded sweet to me (will check on Wraith next. (The Valkyrie doesn't seem to get much love...maybe I'll feel the same when I get to compare...

That surprises me about the Valkyrie too, it should be getting a lot more love than it is. It is really good.

 

[kubig123]

That surprises me about the Valkyrie too, it should be getting a lot more love than it is. It is really good.

The Valkyrie it's a fun iem, but for that price i would expect something better, the itsfitlab fusion cost less than $1K and offers better resolution and sound stage.

 

[Ike1985]

That surprises me about the Valkyrie too, it should be getting a lot more love than it is. It is really good.

Valkyrie deserves more love, It's one of the best deals right now. Electrostatic speed and clarity, awesome bass. The biggest issue is the separation, it's a good step or two behind Wraith. However, if you are ok with a little note bleed and a smaller stage, Valkyrie is super fun. It only gets better when paired with a good source.

 

[singleended5863]

Valkyrie is super fun. It only gets better when paired with a good source.

Agreed. I love Valkyrie pairing up nicely with DX220/amp1mk2 as I listened in CanJam SoCal 2019.

 

[guani360]

Received the kit today. Everything seems to be accounted for.



Thanks once again Barra for allowing us to sample TOTL IEMs. Forever grateful.

 

[hung031086]

Its 12 days already. No update ?

 

[Tekk83]

Just received the kit from Guani. Everything seems to be there and accounted for. gave both a quick listen and no issues.

 

[proedros]

I just wanna say I have been revising this review for weeks. It's been done for several but I confused "Creating a new product" with the actual review in head fi and as a result I kept trying to condense it down to 10,000 characters to make it fit within the confines of tab1 of "new item" meanwhile I wasn't in the review section at all. I strongly suggest head-fi do something to fix this, I wasted a great deal of my life trying to make this fit only to find out I didn't have to and it greatly delayed my review.

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/empire-ears-wraith.24165/reviews#review-23212

fantastic review , even better than some 'official' reviewers

great job.

 

[hung031086]

I received tour kit on Monday. Everything looks good. I haven't had a chance to listen them yet cus I was too busy. Hopefully i can try them on this weekend. I wi contact the next one soon.