Noble Audio - FoKus Prestige

My rankings based on what I own. My criteria are big soundstage, tight articulate bass, and comfort. 1. Noble FoKus Prestige 2. Master & Dynamic MW09 3. Devialet Gemini II 4. Noble Fokus Rex5 5. Denon Perl Pro 6. Technics AZ100 7. B&W Pi8

Noble Prestige trumps them all, followed by M&D MW09 and then maybe Noble Fokus Rex5.

On pure SQ alone: Noble Prestige > Devialet Gemini 2 > Master & Dynamic MW09 > Noble Fokus Rex5 > Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 > Denon Perl Pro > Technics AZ100 > Sennheiser MTW4

Agreed, but they are a 5-stars for everything else!

If you want the best audio earbuds: Noble Prestige/Prestige Encore But ANC and other features are pretty basic compared to Sony/Bose…

Noble audio prestige better than all of the above. Definitely better than pi8

I would say for sound and other features the Noble Audio Rex5, and Devialet Gemini II are at the very top of my list. Now if you just want the best sound, and don’t care much about other features the Noble Audio Fokus Prestige are the absolute best when it comes to sound alone. And if these are a bit out of your budget checkout the new Noble Amadeous, another top pick when it comes to sound and other features at a more affordable price.

Without knowing what you prioritize it's hard for anyone to answer... They all have these features of course, and there is plenty of info online about what each does better than the others. Status and Technics are probably the best all around on this list, but of course not the best value for your money. If you prioritize sound quality and don't care as much about other features being perfect then get some Nobles. Only personal thing I will add is I don't think the xm5s are as good as status or Technics if you're going to go in that price range, I've used all of those.

Could just be me, but keep that in mind Sound was very good though NOTHING compares to my Noble Fokus buds..