15 Empire Ears Valkyrie Review

The curves and angles of the shell fit my ears perfectly. In addition to its lightweight feel the Valkyrie sits securely yet supremely comfortably in my ears.

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I recently tested their priciest model the Wraith.

15 empire ears valkyrie review. 1599-US is by no means cheap but you get wonderful sound quality across all frequencies with an emphasis on sub-bass performance AND very good detail. Empire Ears provided the Valkyrie free of charge for this review. Valkyries midrange is thinner and lighter in direct comparison to the Legend which has a.

But god the midrange. The Valkyrie is 1599 and is a tri-brid 3-driver setup with a dynamic driver woofer a balanced amature and a Sonion Electrostatic Tweeter EST driver. The Empire Ears Valkyrie MKII is a revision of the original 2019 tri-brid electrostatic driver Valkyrie featuring a re-engineered 4-way synX crossover.

But the bass response didnt sound that Empirish. The nozzle length is long enough for me to be able to adequately fit in my ear canal and not have them slipping around when using the medium Final E tips. Empire Ears Valkyrie MKII Review.

If youre a stickler for mids stay far far away from the Valkyrie. The universal version of the Valkyrie like the other Empire Ears universal fit IEMs has a semi-custom shape. The Empire Ears Valkyrie MKII was sent to us in exchange for our honest opinion in this review.

Empire Ears has managed to properly implement an EST. This makes the Valkyrie sound fun but also quite aggressive depending on the production of the music you feed it. Valkyrie has a faster response with a bit shorter decay in the low ends.

Part of the vanguard of elecrostatic driver IEMs the Valkyrie and Wraith make a unique impression. Empires over-a-decade-long research into IEMs means theyve figured out a few things. The tone and look are pretty similar to the Valkyrie though this is the universal version so you do get a set of tips with the Wraith that require its own spacing.

Empire Ears has taken a stab at designing their first electrostatic hybrid IEMs. In terms of sound I think of the Valkyrie as a wild child. Good stick impact and a very slight roll-off the highs are pretty crisp.

The upper midrange borders on shoutiness but I think its pretty nicely counterbalanced by the massive bass boost at the very least so its not harsh for my ears. I only had to pay for importing the product. It features a dynamic driver a balanced armature and an electrostatic tweeter.

The Valkyrie takes a moderate amount of power to drive but I had no issues running it off of any of these sources. Taking a look at Empire Ears exorbitantly priced flagship IEM the Wraith as well as its little brother the Valkyrie. The VALKYRIE MKII are actually very very good IEMs for the asking price in fact I consider them excellent value for the money.

The Empire Ears Valkyrie is one of more comfortable universal IEM I have had the pleasure of using. Hissing was a non-issue expectedly. The Valkyrie has a bombastic intense V-shaped sound with significant peaky energy in the upper midrange along with a heavy mid-bass and bass emphasis.

All of their IEMs come in the same tasteful white packaging. The Valkyrie is a baby Legend X. The audio cable is incredibly flexible and the carbon fiber around the 35mm TRS plug really is the perfect final touch on this brilliant new design.

As impressed as I was with the build quality of the Zeus IEMs the newer Valkyrie really takes things to a whole new level. And I was impressed by the richness and level of detail. Empire Ears knows how to do their presentation.

Drivers The Empire Ears Valkyrie features a tri. Theyre also quite elevated and as a result the Valkyrie has a bright energetic timbre. The Empire Ears Valkyrie is one of the newer IEM models from the companys X-Series of monitors.

The slider tray is a nice touch and it allows Empire Ears to spread out the Wraith kit a bit more and make it look a touch more dashing and well TOTL. This along with the Wraith are two of the tribrid IEMs that Empire Ears released in 2019. Sound - Valkyrie.

As Ill discuss in this review I was. So I was interested to see what they would do with their more affordable tri-hybrid model the Valkyrie. The stock cable tips and lossless FLAC files were used.

It is priced at 1599. In this review we take a close-up look at Empire Ears first ever triple hybrid design the Valkyrie. Both monitors go remarkably deep but its the Legend X that puts more focus on the sub-bass areas.

So in that regard I kind of get it.

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