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I just bought the Noble Audio Viking Ragnar yesterday. Should be in this morning some time. When it comes to IEMs I went Quality over quantity. I just have 3. The Astell&Kern NOVUS, UM Multiverse Mentor, and now the Ragnar. I wanted to cover different areas of the spectrum instead of a bunch of the same sound type. It would be cool if you could get the Astell&Kern NOVUS to review since it's great for bassheads with plenty of detail and separation on top of a wide holographic soundstage. The Novus sounds like if the Empire Ears Raven had a baby with the Odin and then that baby got a shot of premium juice. Thanks for the great review!

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The pads do come off lol 😆I think you had the bass mode turned on. They are not bass heavy headphones at all. I have the Bathy's and the Dali's are better. To say they sound like Sony's is just insulting lol.

does the 465 stages bigger than enleum with susvara's also great review keep it going 🤘🤘

I just want you to review the Noble Audio xm1 ( the retail version ) as there aren't many on forums like headFi etc and other platforms and how well will it compare with other iems like Unique Melody Mext with a decent portable dac amp. Warm Regards, Audio Enthusiast.

Bro thinks the bathys sounded better than these when these do EVERYTHING better than the bathys and every professional and casual agrees. I have things like the utopias, 820s, lircs 1 & 2, px8, had bathys, th900s, and MANY more. If you think the bathys compare to these you're losing it. Which I knew you were soon as you said these were bassy. These aren't bassy at all.

Sorry but if you think the Bathys sound better than the IO12 your ears aren't working properly lol

Honestly I think the Hugo 2 by its self has more punch and clarity with M Scaler too smooth no real definition of instruments..smushed together. Like a laxative was given to the sound.

Nice

So tell me , which would you hang out with the most, double sided ModHouse or open back ZMF Caldara?

What the guy is smoking... probably had bass mode on but still

I trust your opinion. U recommended the utopias before, and because i listened to a wide range of music, they were perfect. Now im looking for the best wireless. Would you have an opinion on the bathys vs mark levinson 5909. Thank you for your OPINIONS as your's is the one I trust most

I owned for couple of months Bathys, ML and now Dali, I get the fact, that it can be subjective, but saying Dali are more consumer from bass POV and less revealing than Bathys, you either have a bass mode on and/or fault unit or just first impression bias. Regarding the price, I agree it's steep, but they're the cheapest (and some would argue the best) in their league (ML 5909, TA Solitare P)

What mods have you done with your WA-6se? If you’ve covered it in a video I can’t find it. The Aegis is great but for me the woo is more attractive.

Lol, 30dB of gain with 6V is an output of 192V!!! No amp could ever go there; the MK465 will get to 20V on 300ohm before it starts to distort.

We all know that out of the box, some headphones do not perform well. Allowing them to run in for 60 to 100 hours makes a big difference in how they sound. The pads do come off if you twist them counterclockwise. There are two modes on the headphones: hifi mode and bass mode, and even in bass mode, the headphones don't sound boomy. Others complain that the headphones sound tiny, and here you say they sound boomy, which is why I said to spend time with them and then share your opinion. I understand that this is your opinion, and I respect that.

I like this guy

You have to spend time with the Dalís before you start spewing lies about them.

hi, thanks so much for this! Fun and informative vid, subsrcibed. I was wondering when you mention Blessing 2 Dusk, do you think the Noble are close to it technically too, or is it a sound signature thing? I really want to find a tws that can compete with good wired iems! It's hard

Michael I know this is probably a non factor now but you shouldn't have music playing through either earspeaker when not on your head. Stax has a warning on their paperwork that says the vibrations from each cup when close to each other can cause damage.

I would like to see Micheal compare the Dali to the audeze Maxwell headphones.

Apparently these have 'bass sound' mode and 'hifi' mode. Apparently 'bass sound' is not available wired... So I'm wondering if out of the box they default to 'Bass Sound' for wireless and this is what is slowing them down and making them scooped. I'm not here to defend something I have never heard btw! Just a thought..

Oh I was so waiting for you to freak on the price!! lol I knew how much they cost. Without even hearing them I couldn’t believe it. 😂

Tried the Dali io12, the bass sounded way too muddy for me, I heard all the compression in the mids, it was just frustrating. Focal Bathys had so much more clarity. The lack of app is a neat idea but it was just annoying to not have an app. It doesn't matter if you press the bass or hifi option, both are basically the same. Unfortunately I've had a lot of hardware issues with Focal Bathys, thankful for 24 months warranty. They are more like a 300 euro pair of headphones not 1000 euros. Great review, I felt the same way

Dali is primarily known as a speaker company. Surprised that you’ve never heard of them! I wonder what was your Bluetooth source?

I listen vocal jazz and classical music, before your video, I just visited a shop to test bathys and iO12. My feeling is completely opposite to your comment. Bathys sounds very flat with classical music, the soundstage in iO12 is far better than Bathys with complicated sound from classical music. iO12 has better instruments separation. It would be good to let people to know what music you are comparing for. From other CZcamsr’s video, someone actually had Bathys, iO12, T+A, 5909, they sold their T+A or Bathys for iO12 after they bought iO12.

Dali is primarily known as a speaker company. Surprised that you’ve never heard of them!

Please review denon d7200 and sony mdr z1r plzzzzzz I want to know your opinion on them

Have you heard the T+A Solitaire T?

Love the headfi tour

LCD-5 is a $2000 headphone? I sold mine a few months back for $2600.

looks very very ooooold

The problem with living in Canada, when I worked out what the cost for the open back Caldera, it’s close to $7000 Canadian after Visa fees, taxes, shipping and exchange. Jesus. Guess I’ll have to keep dreaming.

So I decided to get this amp and sold the Woo WA5 LE. Nothing horrible with the WA5 LE as it’s my all time favorite but I’ll move on and I glad the Aegis can power the Susvara and Tungsten even though my headphones are way easier to drive. On my WA5 LE the high power cathode switch is never used. I only use one DAC the Gruve 2 from Wells Audio. I still don’t like having sold the WA5le but the next I buy will be the Speaker Tap version. I’m just horny for ZMF 😂.

Cant use them on my DAP

nas = network attached storage

Loved the succinct comparison of the abyss Hifiman and zmf

ncis is cool

Hi Michael, thanks for this review. I'm currently considering either the Shure KSE1200 or Campfire Audio Supermoon. Will like to seek your recommendation on which would be your choice? Thanks!

thats my problem,, i listened to the odins and nothing has sounded the same ever since