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kartiksathappan

Nov 23, 2016

Can anyone take a shot at comparing these to UE TripleFi 10's?
Is going down from 3 drivers to 2 crazy?

Nov 23, 2016

koolpep

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Nov 23, 2016

kartiksathappanNo - driver count is not an indication of sound quality - per se. It depends.

Nov 23, 2016

kartiksathappan

Nov 23, 2016

koolpepYeah for sure. I'm so pleased with my custom MD Fostex I'd love to try a custom MD IEM. Just don't want to waste money if they're too close to my current IEM's

Nov 23, 2016

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ilcg1

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Nov 23, 2016

kartiksathappanSame here - I thought it would have at least 4BAs. Don't see a reason going from UM Pro 50 (5BA) to 2.

Nov 23, 2016

koolpep

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Nov 23, 2016

kartiksathappanI spend a few weeks with the UMPro50, liked them a lot, just missed a bit treble sparkle - otherwise awesome IEMs *(liked them more than the W60) and yep - no reason for you unless you want an additional, more affordable pair for a different use case.

Nov 23, 2016

eapdang

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Nov 24, 2016

kartiksathappanOMG I'm using the TripleFi 10 too!!! wondering about the sound quality as well but the Noble is definitely better looking, and maybe more comfortable/easier to fit than the TF10

Nov 24, 2016

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needhelp

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Nov 24, 2016

koolpepit is.
the most driver, the better. thats why their flagship has a gazillion drivers compared with their entry level.

Nov 24, 2016

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koolpep

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Nov 24, 2016

needhelpI know, I have the K10. But does it explain why the 2 driver Sage is $599 and the 4 driver Savanna is $499 and 3 driver trident is $399? Also their previous flagship the K10 was 10 drivers - then it got superseded by the Katana with 9 drivers (and now the new K10 Encore has 10 again). It's not the amount of drivers but also which drivers these are. The new Noble proprietary drivers seem to be able to do more than the off-the-shelf ones used before. Also look at 64audio - their flagship had 18 drivers per side - $2,999 - their new flagship - 4 drivers tubeless for $3,599 - so while it had some merit to it - more drivers the better - I think that has changed, as the BA drivers get better too and you don't need so many drivers anymore.

Nov 24, 2016

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needhelp

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Nov 25, 2016

koolpeptry compare apple to apple. for instant, at same period of product line up. at any given time, the whole family of noble/jh/UE, the higher the driver count, the higher the price, and also the better 'implied' better sound. katana has 9 drivers. not 1. it still is double or triple driver counts than their entry level isnt it? 64 audio has new flagship with 4 drivers tubeless? so how many drivers do their entry level has? 1 or 10? obviously the more is still the better.

Nov 25, 2016

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koolpep

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Nov 25, 2016

needhelpit used to be that way. Yes Totally agree. At least that's what the companies wanted us to think :-) But with more and more specialzed and proprietary drivers coming to the market this is changing. And that was my point. You can have a 4 driver model with proprietary drivers outperforming a 8 or more driver model with off-the-shelf drivers. Right now as I mentioned some models with more drivers are cheaper on nobles website than the models with proprietary drivers.
Cheers.

Nov 25, 2016

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