Noble Audio Sultan - Review - Does this new flagship unseat the Meze Rai Penta?

The Noble Audio Sultan is a flagship from the presentation of sound to the unboxing, accessories and of course the pricetag of $2,900. BUT is it a flagship for me? Does this new flagship unseat my favorite flagship, the Meze Rai Penta? A BIG thank you to AudioTiers and Noble Audio for the gear tour. https://www.nobleaudio.com/universalf... https://audiotiers.com/ Written review: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K... Discord:   / discord   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=19... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4LG7Kqp_... Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/DBSTech... DBS Tech Talk research and review process:    • Let's Talk - My research and review process   Audio Terms and Definitions: https://www.stereophile.com/reference... Recommended Gear: Hifiman Ananda: https://hifiman.com/products/detail/290 Sennheiser HD600: https://en-us.sennheiser.com/best-aud... Meze 99 Classic: https://mezeaudio.com/collections/all... MrSpeakers Ether C (non flow version) https://danclarkaudio.com/ (similar to:) https://drop.com/buy/drop-mrspeakers-... Meze Rai Penta: https://mezeaudio.com/collections/all... Meze Rai Solo: https://mezeaudio.com/products/rai-solo Tin Hifi T3: https://www.linsoul.com/collections/t... Tin Hifi T2+: https://www.linsoul.com/collections/t... Moondrop SSR: https://www.moondroplab.com/ssr Monoprice Monolith THX AAA 788: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_i... Mytek Liberty: https://mytekdigital.com/hifi/product... Massdrop THX AAA 789: https://drop.com/buy/drop-thx-aaa-789... Grace Design SDAC-B: https://drop.com/buy/drop-grace-desig... Geshelli Labs Enog 2 Pro: https://geshelli.com/shop/ols/product... Geshelli Labs Archel 2: https://geshelli.com/shop/ols/product... Geshelli Labs Erish: https://geshelli.com/shop/ols/product... Music recommendations: https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/5bb... (in order of playlist) Tingvall Trio “Beat” - piano tonality Sinne Eeg “We’ve Just Begun” - multiple layer soundstage Molly Johnson “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” - female vocal tone Leslie Odom Jr. “Under Pressure” - male vocal tone Eric Clapton “Change the World” - soundstage, layering and placement Yo Yo Ma “Ecstasy of Gold” - acoustic instrument timbre Adam Baldych “Spem in Alium” - acoustic instrument timbre Pain of Salvation “Stress” - percussion balance Michael Buble “When I Fall in Love” - orchestral dynamics Patricia Barber “Code Cool” - sibilance check Christian Scott “New New Orleans” - shouty upper mids Tool “Chocolate Chip Trip” - imaging Hans Zimmer “Why So Serious” - sub bass extension Marcus Miller “No Limit” - bass control Dave Holland Quartet “Conference Of The Birds”- bass check Ilhan Eshkeri “47 Ronin”- orchestra and bass dynamics Hans Zimmer :2049” - sub bass extension Cher: Believe - sibilance Stanley Clarke - Passenger 57 main title - percussion, bass, seperation and placement Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra - The Pine of the Appian Way - soundstage, imaging and seperation If you like the content of this channel and want to see more like this in the future, please consider donating. All funds donated to the channel will be used to purchase headphones and audio gear for the channel. https://www.paypal.me/dbsylvia https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=19... Affiliate links: https://massdrop.7eer.net/VXvyJ https://apos.audio?sca_ref=45218.8XN5... If you would like to ask a question, loan me a piece of gear to review or send a gift, send me an email to discuss an arrangement and my shipping address. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... [email protected]