11.01.2025 07:17 | ~1 minute read
High-end headphone manufacturer Noble Audio has introduced a relatively affordable (retail - $289 / €309) model of in-ear wired headphones Noble Audio Knight. The new product is dressed in an aluminum cases with a 3D acrylic front panel, made in shades of dark purple and blue.
Noble Audio Knight is equipped with a combination of three drivers - a 10-mm dynamic driver with a dual magnet, a Sonion balanced armature driver and piezoelectric supertweeter. This scheme guarantees a deep bass, detailed midrange and clear highs.
The Noble Audio Knight headphones come with an 8-core cable with silver-plated OFC copper conductors (there are both standard two-pin 0.78 mm connectors and a balanced Pentaconn 4.4 mm). Noble Audio Knight has an impedance of 26 ohms and a sensitivity of 104 dB.
This product is in the Hi-Fi and High End Electronics and Acoustics database
Model name
Knight
Transducer principle
Dynamic
Scheme
Closed
Wearing style
In-ear
Frequency response low +/- 10dB (Hz)
20
Frequency response high +/- 10dB (Hz)
20000
Max. sound pressure level (dBSPL (1 kHz @ 5% THD))
N/A
Connection type
Wired
Connector (mm)
0.78 2-pin + 4.4 mm Copper Cold-Plated plug
Sensitivity (dBSPL (1 kHz/ 1 mW)))
104
Impedance (Ohm (1 kHz))
26
Playback time (hours)
N/A
Weight (g)
N/A
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