Noah

Only recently got back into the game, but tried a variety of new releases besides the current gen peak-fi stuff. Would say something like the Yu9 Que or Hercules Audio Noah are easily there. They're both resolving enough to easily compete with IEMs at double the price or more like the Monarch Mk2. While from personal experience I feel that he Monarch is just a tinge better at soundstage and timbre, the Que and Noah aren't far behind. In fact, they're very very VERY close. Hence for just 400USD, I'd say they set both the new benchmark for the price-range, and also are the new lowest price-point for endgame technicalities.

That is true, just wanted to note that it's an all BA set(I guess Knowles 22955 still counts since it's a designated woofer BA). I tried it at a local meet and the bass presentation oddly enough sorta reminded me of the Hercules Audio Noah. I didn't get much time to look for finer details, but they both had a mid-bass punch that sounded physical, albeit a bit "loose" for my taste.

I got them, and love them But I also have the Hercules Audio Noah and Punch Audio Martilo's as a side grade to them. Thinking of getting either the Yanyin Baker, Mega 7, or Volume S as the next side grade, which would you recommend?

I have the Noah's, I'm curious to ask how do the Martilo's compare to the Hercules Audio Noah's for you?

Thanks for the response. Huh interesting, I have both and I find the treble on the Martilo to hurt me more, I do like the Noah's but looking for something warmer. Hence I intend to get the Volume S next, have you had those? Could you compare them to the Martilo/Noah's.

I've tried Noah, it was ok Bit rough in the lower treble

the Hercules Audio Noah is a darker/warmer sounding Hex basically. And you can buy 20 Noahs for one Hex.