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Author Topic: Noble audio: The Wizard is back!  (Read 11523 times)

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Re: Noble audio: The Wizard is back!
« Reply #30 on: November 03, 2013, 06:20:03 PM »

Does Noble make the Heir 4.A? I wonder if they'd do repair service on a Frogbeats C4, in case something were to happen to mine during the coming apocalypse.
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Re: Noble audio: The Wizard is back!
« Reply #31 on: November 04, 2013, 07:31:53 PM »

Heard the 4C yesterday. Loved it.

Any mroe impressions on 4C from meet? Or other models? Thanks
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Re: Noble audio: The Wizard is back!
« Reply #32 on: November 04, 2013, 07:46:55 PM »

Kunlun, can you post your review here? It would be a good read.
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Re: Noble audio: The Wizard is back!
« Reply #33 on: November 04, 2013, 09:31:39 PM »

Wut happened to it? Did it get deleted or did I get banned from seeing it? Heard the 4C yesterday. Loved it.

IIRC, one of the mods removed it because Kunlun mentioned that the Frogbeats C4 and Heir 4.A were the same design. This isn't exactly a secret anymore, and Kunlun said Noble confirmed this to him, so unless they didn't want that published I'm not sure what the problem would be.
Wut happened to it? Did it get deleted or did I get banned from seeing it? Heard the 4C yesterday. Loved it.

IIRC, one of the mods removed it because Kunlun mentioned that the Frogbeats C4 and Heir 4.A were the same design. This isn't exactly a secret anymore, and Kunlun said Noble confirmed this to him, so unless they didn't want that published I'm not sure what the problem would be.

G-Customs were importing customs from a lesser known company in China and relabeling them as a unique brand.  I talked to them on Skype and liked the idea, I had model names and advertising ready, ultimately logistics and quality control were really weak so I cancelled.  I gave the idea to Frogbeats back when they were selling Vsonics from China and they really liked it, however communication with the Chinese company was difficult so they cancelled as well and found the Chinese Heir under western leadership more accomodating, in turn Frogbeatz CIEM's were invented which are simply relabeled Heir's, like many companies in audio.

Head-fi tends to deletes all posts about relabeled and marked up products, then send long emails about the risks they are running of potential defamation lawsuits from these companies.

After all, if I paid for popularity and was served a plate of whistleblowing, I'd question my investment too.

I never exposed Frogbeatz, since that wouldn't be nice, I suppose?

In some cases it's positive, for instance Nationite, they were just popularising Chinese DAP's under a reliable American arm, which is all ok.

Nonetheless, 'dissectors' don't fit in at head-fi, except for Tomscy2000 since he's cleverer than the average bear.

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Re: Noble audio: The Wizard is back!
« Reply #34 on: November 15, 2013, 02:11:55 AM »

Just thought I'd post some shots of my Noble cIEMs:





^ Kaiser 10 with oyster shell faceplates and neon body.



^ 8C with mystic swirl design, reshelled from a Heir 8.A.
« Last Edit: November 15, 2013, 02:20:10 AM by MuppetFace »
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Re: Noble audio: The Wizard is back!
« Reply #35 on: November 15, 2013, 02:14:35 AM »

Nice color choices, beautiful. 

The purple remind me of bowling balls!
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Re: Noble audio: The Wizard is back!
« Reply #36 on: November 15, 2013, 02:21:16 AM »

The purple remind me of bowling balls!

Exactly! <3
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Re: Noble audio: The Wizard is back!
« Reply #37 on: November 15, 2013, 02:53:25 AM »

That oyster shell's pretty rad.
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Re: Noble audio: The Wizard is back!
« Reply #38 on: November 15, 2013, 04:29:46 AM »

Holy Crikey!  Gorgeous!  Does the neon look that bright in person?
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Re: Noble audio: The Wizard is back!
« Reply #39 on: November 15, 2013, 06:06:39 AM »

That's fresh! Did you get a 4C, too?
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