The sincerity of a high-end brand

The American high-end HiFi brand Noble recently launched a "cost-effective" wired headset Knight (Knight), the first batch of spot products were sold out as soon as they were listed, which shows the popularity of this headset, after all, it was impossible to buy Noble's headphones with high hardware configuration at a price of less than 3K, and now it has been realized by Knight.

Knight started as soon as it was listed, and after listening to it for a while, I felt that the cost performance was indeed okay, and it did not have the problem of tuning because of the low price, so share a wave of feelings.

Medieval knight design elements

The Knight cavity is made of metal and supports the function of changing wires, the panel uses the process of royal blue and purple three-dimensional relief, paying tribute to the traditional heraldic style of medieval knights, and the coat of arms is decorated with three intersecting arcs, symbolizing the seamless collaboration between the three units.

Similar structure to private molds

There is a point to note here, because the cavity of the Knight is similar to the private model structure, the acoustic tube is longer, and the ear canal is deeper, so it is best to use the small size earphone sleeve that is preset by the factory, and the sound quality of wearing other sizes of earphone sleeves may be reduced, if you have played with private model headphones, you will understand what is going on.

There are no corners cut in the configuration

Knight adopts a triple hybrid driver configuration, including a 104mm dual magnetic circuit moving coil, an imported acoustic moving iron, a piezoelectric ceramic super tweeter, the headphone impedance is 0Ω, the sensitivity is 0dB SPL/mW, and the gain mode on the front end is better to hear.

Knight gave a 4-strand braided silver-plated OFC cable-based headphone cable, the interface is 0.0mm balanced interface, which belongs to the specifications of the upgraded cable, and the original line sounds very good.

Continuing Noble's usual tuning style

Knight continues Noble's consistent tuning style, with a loose and orderly vocal range, high high-frequency sound density, full of information and non-irritating, and a warm and bright timbre. The mid-frequency/mid-high frequency density is full, the sound shape is thick, the vocal sense is full of charm, lyrical and warm and delicate, listening to love songs is infectious, the low frequency is enthusiastic, fluffy and durable, and the atmosphere is warm.

This tuning style is very suitable for listening to R&B, H&B, rock, pop vocals, love songs, folk songs and other kinds of songs, and the vocals and low-frequency tuning are very tasteful and worth savoring.

Use Knight to listen to Jolin Tsai's cover of "Remembrance"

Jolin Tsai's voice is positioned slightly forward and close to the ear with the Knight sound knot, the sound density is full and thick, the knot image is clear and bright, and the timbre presents a warm and delicate listening feeling.

If you pay attention to the lyrical expression and charm of the vocals when listening to love songs, and don't like the straightforward and tasteless sound, Knight will be a good fit for you.

Knight can hear some ventilation and breathing details when Jolin Tsai sings, as well as some vibrato particles of laryngeal-nasal resonance, the voice will be slightly magnetic, so as not to make the vocals sound too monotonous, because the breath does not pursue a super high-resolution style, the annoying tooth sound is basically inaudible, the vocals are very durable, full of feelings, and the rest depends on the taste of the burner.

Continue to listen to Yang Qing's "Ask for Tea"

Knight's sound field space has been strengthened horizontally, the hearing sense is wide and three-dimensional, there is no depth of the sound field space due to the widening of the sound field, there is no hierarchy and three-dimensional feeling, the width and depth ratio control is still quite reasonable, and the hearing sense is loose and not crowded.

The sound shape of the guqin has a thickness, does not belong to the sound of thin sound, not harsh, the amount of overtone information produced by the vibration of the strings is a lot, which promotes the timbre to be warm and bright, and the atmosphere creates warmth.

Listen to the first large-scale music, "Runestone" by Audiomachine

In the wide sound field, you can hear a high sound density and overtone information, the sound energy is surging and enthusiastic, the separation of different sounds is spaced, and it will not be crowded and chaotic, and the regularity of the sound framework is still quite harmonious and orderly.

The low frequency domain has a high density of sound, the transient response is fast, and it sounds explosive and rhythmic, and although the interpretation of the subtle notes in the song is not particularly clear, the oncoming sound is full of momentum and addictive.

Finally, listen to the first Euro-American pop music, "Mixer" by Amber Mark

As mentioned earlier, Knight has a lot of low-frequency sound density, but the details are fluffy and comfortable, and the drum sound will not sound dry, nor will it be stiff, even if you listen to a song that is played more by a drum instrument like "Mixer", it will not make you feel unbearable to listen to for a moment, but you have to pursue the high cohesion of the drum sound, high resolution, and full of textured sound shape, which is obviously not the tuning route that Knight wants to take, it pays more attention to the energy burst, rhythm, atmosphere creation, and hearing resistance of the drum, so that you can listen to the Mixer can be hi.

There is no need to worry about Knight's three-frequency separation, even if the drum volume is indeed relatively large, it will not affect the clarity of the knot image of the vocals and accompanying instruments, and they are spaced in an orderly manner with each other.

The more you listen, the more you want to listen!

Knight's overall tuning can be heard with a deep foundation, it does not take the straightforward and tasteless ultra-high resolution route, and it will not add too much sound dyeing to cause the sound to sound too fake and greasy, and it will not be particularly warm, the sound is added with some dyeing on the premise of retaining a certain texture, and then the control of sound details is exquisite and delicate, it is a high-level tuning that can enjoy music for a long time without feeling boring, durable to listen to, and the more you listen, the more addictive you are.

It's no wonder that young and old people like Noble, its tuning does have its own unique skills, not to make the sound too qualitative, the pursuit of a refreshing ear, listen to it for more than ten minutes and don't want to listen to it, lost the original intention of appreciating music.