Empire Ears Valkyrie & Wraith Review: Defying Expectations

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Precogvision

Precogvision

Күн бұрын

Taking a look at Empire Ear's exorbitantly priced flagship IEM, the Wraith, as well as its little brother the Valkyrie. As I'll discuss in this review, I was pleasantly surprised by one and left shell-shocked by the other - and not in a good way.
Valkyrie written review here: precogvision.com/empire-ears-...
Wraith written review here: precogvision.com/empire-ears-...
Scoring and testing methodology here: precogvision.com/testing-meth...
Thanks to Empire Ears for the opportunity and for Barra of Head-Fi organizing it!

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@aqwandrew6330
@aqwandrew6330 3 жыл бұрын
as always, love your review!
@koukalpuffs7316
@koukalpuffs7316 3 жыл бұрын
Great review! Thank you for this!
@spartanV48
@spartanV48 3 жыл бұрын
I actually prefer the sound of IEMs to headphones so I use IEMs at my desk if I don't want to be disturbed or want to enjoy my music.
@joej78
@joej78 4 жыл бұрын
I run IEMs on desktop when it's too hot to wear closed back over ears and I'm doing something that causes my computer to get loud (gaming).
@markwisniewski8141
@markwisniewski8141 Жыл бұрын
Would you be able to comment on any comparisons between the Valkyrie MKII and the Campfire Audio Solaris 20? Thanks!
@paulosilva8200
@paulosilva8200 2 жыл бұрын
I love that sony mids graph. Thicker and fuller .
@goodnightmoon
@goodnightmoon 3 жыл бұрын
have you tried earbuds?
@kevinself116
@kevinself116 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, i heard the Wraith needs like a super source to sound decent. Your review falls in line with what I have heard and read in that iem. The only one I disagreed on was the L3 but they had unit variances so the one you got could have been a dud. Who knows?? I wonder if something like the Shuoer EJ07 is on your list to review. Would like to hear your thoughts on that set if you get a chance to review them..
@Precogvision
@Precogvision 4 жыл бұрын
It’s basically whatever I can get my hands on right now, haha! A reviewer friend is sending along another L3, so I’ll have another listen when that comes in too.
@marlossiqueira
@marlossiqueira 2 жыл бұрын
Can I ask you what did you use to drive wraith at the time of this review ?
@Precogvision
@Precogvision 2 жыл бұрын
don't remember it was so long ago, maybe DX160?
@marlossiqueira
@marlossiqueira 2 жыл бұрын
@@Precogvision I asked because people said that wrath need a lot of power to been properly drive. Thanks for your answer.
@vickichen648
@vickichen648 4 жыл бұрын
First! Ooooh, nice and shiny!
@seyley2901
@seyley2901 4 жыл бұрын
Cables, I have both cables for my Custom IEMs, (can't get on with universal buds as they fall out), both cables make significant difference to the sound signature. The only problematic issue for potential customers is forking out the money when you 'may' not have tried and heard the the sound produced by the cables. A little footwork is required, either attending HiFi exibitions or conferences like CanJam, or going to a Headphone oriented suppliers who may lend you the cables for a pre-purchase test. I have numerous 'custom' cables and in every case they out perform the stock cables by a wide margin. Also a lot of headphone and IEMs don't come with the 3.5 or 4.4 pentacons which is the 'fashion' of this period. I love my 4.4 balanced sockets...so, do your initial 50 hour burn-in, (some might suggest longer or shorter, establish what might be lackingin the sound signature, then give your IEMs a second chance) by dipping your toe in at the 200$£E mark and go from there...it can prove addictive. Thumbs up for a great review....
@laurakim6297
@laurakim6297 3 жыл бұрын
honest words, if u can try to review um mest, thanks
@Precogvision
@Precogvision 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I’m on the Head-Fi tour once it comes back to the US.
@laurakim6297
@laurakim6297 3 жыл бұрын
@@Precogvision i'll be waiting... and try make a quick comparation with ohers like your beloved U12T coz i am aiming them . thanks in advance...
@watagump1
@watagump1 3 жыл бұрын
I actually hated the Zeus when it came out and even called it crap on the head-fi forums. The Phantom was my fav out of what I have tried, but even then, I didn't do back flips over it. The Legend X is so bloated with mid bass its way out of balance.
@SalarSayyad
@SalarSayyad 3 жыл бұрын
Is there an IEM that has a similar sound signature to the Phantoms that you liked more and would recommend?
@watagump1
@watagump1 3 жыл бұрын
@@SalarSayyad Its hard to just say this is better because its all a matter of personal preference. I am currently using the Noble Audio Khan, I finally quit using my Noble Audio custom K10 over them. Finding the right tips for universals was also a big factor.
@samlee458
@samlee458 4 жыл бұрын
wow these are nice 👍. do u have discord, twitter or ig to dm u?
@Precogvision
@Precogvision 4 жыл бұрын
My discord is Precogvision#8592 :)
@samlee458
@samlee458 4 жыл бұрын
Precogvision ty
@1awci1
@1awci1 2 жыл бұрын
Are you and your father listening to these with a 3.5mm unbalanced source? Because your remarks on the Wrath sounds exactly like that, it would of course fall short to every aspect and sounds like garbage. Please try it with a balanced source like an AK SP2000, or better yet with a powerful 4.4mm balanced Sony NW-WM1Z, and with hi-res audio format of at least 24 bit/96 kHz. It will completely change your mindset for the Wrait. listening the Wraith without a proper source is like driving a F1 race car without a proper training.
@Precogvision
@Precogvision 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, if you're wondering why the Wraith improves with more powerful sources (and actually has treble), it's because the Sonion ESTs require much more power than the BAs which haven't been dampened properly in the Wraith. That's not a feature - that's a design flaw. If an IEM mandates said sources, I'm happy to use them, but I will factor them into the assessment of value. In which case, the value here plummets even further.
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