KamijoIsMyHero
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The Noble were in the meet but it was set-up late. The whole range was there except the 8C.
Noble 6:
K10:
As a result I decided to just try out the Noble 4, 6 and K10. I gave each a 15-20 min test.
Each one impressed me but the K10 was the product that impressed me the most out of all the headphones there. Starting with the Noble 4, as described in its main thread, is quite neutral and very well balanced. They fit my preferred sound signature tbh but I didn't like the fit at all. The body stuck out too much. The nozzle size is too large circumference wise and too short length wise. I tend to wear my IEM for hours so a large nozzle will be intrusive and have a likelier chance to fall out. The Noble 6 has delicate and detailed sounding bass and treble presentation and is a very nice-slightly-V shaped IEM. The mids were not as present to my liking especially when you home into the bass and treble first. The K10 is incredible. It is airy for an IEM and has a very defined sub-bass. With a direct comparison, the Noble 6 lacks these qualities. To quote Kunlun in his review of the K10:
"The bass is present and very capable but not boosted or forward, the midrange is clear and very smooth with slight warmth, the vocal range has a gentle lift to bring it to the forefront, and the excellent treble is smoothly bright and non-fatiguing. "
With my experience with the K10, the quote is fairly accurate but the only thing I would change in that description:
"The bass is present and very capable but not boosted or forward, the midrange is clear and very smooth with slight warmth,the vocal range has a gentle lift to bring it to the forefront, and the excellent treble is smoothly bright and non-fatiguing. "
I tend to focus on the vocals first as that is where my attention is most of the time I listen to music and I wasn't overly impressed by it. IMO, the vocals are better on the Noble4 since the bass and the treble isn't as engaging and therefore brings out the vocals better. The midrange of the K10 is definitely clear and I absolutely have no problems with it. However, since it is slightly warmer than the bass and treble, it doesn't fit my sound signature as a whole but that is something slight. The K10 is without a doubt a very engaging IEM and I do still want one for 2 factors, the sub-bass presence and the airy sound. I would finally describe it as an airy/open sounding ortho. It really did blew me away.
Noble 6:
K10:
As a result I decided to just try out the Noble 4, 6 and K10. I gave each a 15-20 min test.
Each one impressed me but the K10 was the product that impressed me the most out of all the headphones there. Starting with the Noble 4, as described in its main thread, is quite neutral and very well balanced. They fit my preferred sound signature tbh but I didn't like the fit at all. The body stuck out too much. The nozzle size is too large circumference wise and too short length wise. I tend to wear my IEM for hours so a large nozzle will be intrusive and have a likelier chance to fall out. The Noble 6 has delicate and detailed sounding bass and treble presentation and is a very nice-slightly-V shaped IEM. The mids were not as present to my liking especially when you home into the bass and treble first. The K10 is incredible. It is airy for an IEM and has a very defined sub-bass. With a direct comparison, the Noble 6 lacks these qualities. To quote Kunlun in his review of the K10:
"The bass is present and very capable but not boosted or forward, the midrange is clear and very smooth with slight warmth, the vocal range has a gentle lift to bring it to the forefront, and the excellent treble is smoothly bright and non-fatiguing. "
With my experience with the K10, the quote is fairly accurate but the only thing I would change in that description:
"The bass is present and very capable but not boosted or forward, the midrange is clear and very smooth with slight warmth,
I tend to focus on the vocals first as that is where my attention is most of the time I listen to music and I wasn't overly impressed by it. IMO, the vocals are better on the Noble4 since the bass and the treble isn't as engaging and therefore brings out the vocals better. The midrange of the K10 is definitely clear and I absolutely have no problems with it. However, since it is slightly warmer than the bass and treble, it doesn't fit my sound signature as a whole but that is something slight. The K10 is without a doubt a very engaging IEM and I do still want one for 2 factors, the sub-bass presence and the airy sound. I would finally describe it as an airy/open sounding ortho. It really did blew me away.
