At any North American show I’ve been to, Brannon Mason, who serves as essentially the Chief Marketing Officer of Noble Audio, is a fixture on the scene. Brannon has been involved since the beginning but […]
Noble Audio is up to one of their limited-time-only sales events once again. Building on the huge success of their Massdrop promotions, this sale in honour of Noble co-founder/designer John Moulton’s 45th birthday promises to […]
Brannan Mason is the co-owner of Noble Audio, and in Denver at the Rocky Mountain Audio Festival he was able to spend some time talking with Part-Time Audiophile about Nobel’s current lineup, company philosophy, manufacturing […]
The day started off with a visit to Noble Audio to shoot video with co-owner Brannan Mason, and a listen to one of his flagship in-ear monitors, the Katana (a first for me). To say […]
Recently in Atlanta, headphone enthusiasts from all over the Southeast gathered at the local Marriott Century City to hear the latest from some of the best manufacturers of portable audio gear. The was the culmination […]
Lets talk about Steve Bug. If you’ve never heard of Steve Bug, I’m not sure what to tell you. He makes music that would generally fall under the “electronic” header (Dance/House), but beyond that, I’m translating […]
CanJam SoCal was a fantastic show. I’ll be honest — I wasn’t expecting much. CanJam, for me and many others, has always been an entirely embedded affair, tucked away in a hidden corner at a much larger […]
Brannan Mason, the ultra-buff co-owner of Noble Audio, introduced a brand-spanking-new line of universal-fit in-ear monitors at CanJam last week, all featuring the new anodized shells first-seen with the flagship 10-driver Kaiser that was re-launched […]
Brannan Mason, in a fit of perversity, sent me another set of Noble Audio Kaiser K-10 in-ear speakers. The difference? The universal fit. Yes, ten drivers per side, in something the size of the […]
Black Friday is upon us again. And once again, we have deals. I say, we have deals! [I’ll update this as they come in] Woo Audio is offering 10% off of everything, with free shipping, […]
Hitting the CanJam at RMAF is a highlight for me, and an instant reminder of the health and vibrancy of (at least one corner) of the high-end audio industry. This year, there were too many […]
Noble Audio, who had the good fortune and immaculate taste to sponsor the Part-Time Audiophile crew on our coverage for Rocky Mountain Audio Fest this year, has been in “the business” for a little while now, […]
by John Grandberg Chord comes out of left field with a portable DAC/headphone amp to challenge the best of the best. Do they succeed? In sound quality — yes! In other areas … not so much. […]
by Joshua Emmons I don’t envy Noble Audio in their crusade to convert the world to IEMs. First, people intuitively believe big sound comes from big drivers, and unless you’re doing it wrong, IEMs will […]
By Lee Shelly Ultimate Ears On Friday, I was part of a group tour at Ultimate Ears, conducted by General Manager Philippe Depallens. It was amazing seeing their two processes for creating custom in-ear monitors. […]
It was the best of times. It was the not-best-of-times. But whatever it was, and wherever it lies on the Arc of Interesting, 2014 saw some pretty amazing stuff and some truly inspiring stories, and […]
When I first tuned into personal audio, it was with a boldly yellow Sony Walkman. I’m pretty sure it was waterproof, and I’m pretty sure I never tested that feature out — but I remember thinking could have, […]
In-ear monitors, both universal and custom, are something of a head-fi darling lately. A relatively new audiophile market, in-ear has been growing rather rapidly, especially lately and I think that’s interesting. As for what’s driving […]
Brannan Mason, the public facing half of Noble Audio, brought a set of Chord Electronics‘ Hugo DACs to the party at CanMania for use with his company’s outstanding in-ear monitors. The Hugo, a battery-driven, USB-connected device, […]
“Neutrality” is a crock of s***. There. I said it. This bean has been rattling around in my can for several months, pretty much ever since I took the belly-flop into personal audio. Everyone in […]
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