Introduction –

It was an adventurous age, the Phonak PFE 232 and Westones W4 were hailed as the greatest, most price prohibitive in-ear on the market, shaking up the Shure SE535’s and Etymotic ER4’s of the world. But talk of a well-coveted newcomer bumbled through the forum, Heir Audio was making headlines with their stylish new in-ears. However, that was over half a decade ago, and Heir has since been split and revitalized as Noble Audio, who have, once again, redefined our perception of flagship portable audio. Of note, their 10-driver K10U and subsequent Kaiser Encore are both widely discussed models, even those outside the hobby or just getting started will be well familiar with those orange and blue shells.

But like 64Audio, talk of their multi-thousand dollar flagship is surprisingly widespread though very little, if any, can be heard about their lower-end offerings. The Django is hardly an affordable in-ear but is certainly more accessible than the Kaiser Encore with a $999 USD asking price. And with the same souped up metal faceplates, hand assembled components and an in-house designed 6-driver configuration, the Django represents the next highest earphone below Noble’s flagships. But the market has since matured and grown fierce with competition and with brands like Campfire Audio pricing their flagships closer to the $1k Django than the $1.8k Kaiser Encore and Katana, let’s see how the Django performs relative to their nearest priced competition.