The Empire Ears Valkyrie ranks #598 out of 971 total In-Ear Headphones for sound quality. See all Headphones rankings for every top pick.
Brand: Empire Ears
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#598 Empire Ears Valkyrie: $1,099 Discontinued eBay
Pros: A tribrid with a dynamic woofer, armature and electrostatic tweeter that measures well for its class (Harman score 66), with about 3.5 dB of extra bass for a fuller low end.
Cons: Discontinued, replaced by the Valkyrie MK II, and Empire Ears closed in 2026, so support is gone. Treble runs about 3.4 dB above target and can sound sharp, and the 3 ohm load needs a very low output impedance source.
| Released | 2019 (7 years ago) |
|---|---|
| Back | Closed |
| Connection | Wired |
| Deviation From Target | 2.40 dB standard deviation |
| Driver Type | Tribrid |
| Drivers | 1 x 9mm dynamic + 1 x balanced armature + 1 x electrostatic |
| Form Factor | In-ear |
| Harman Preference Score | 66 (measured by HypetheSonics, via AutoEQ) |
| Impedance | 3 ohms |
| Sensitivity | 96 dB at 1 kHz |
| Sub-bass Extension | Within 6 dB of target down to 20 Hz (+6.6 dB at 30 Hz) |
| Tonal Tilt | -0.16 (negative is warmer, positive brighter) |
EQ preset to match the Harman target
Set a preamp of -4.8 dB, then add these filters in any parametric equalizer (Wavelet, Equalizer APO, Peace, or a player with parametric EQ). Calculated by AutoEQ from its measured frequency response.
| Filter | Frequency | Gain | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low shelf | 105 Hz | -3.3 dB | 0.70 |
| Peak | 787 Hz | +5.9 dB | 0.61 |
| Peak | 9,053 Hz | -4.5 dB | 1.71 |
| Peak | 1,662 Hz | -5.9 dB | 1.22 |
| Peak | 5,093 Hz | -4.4 dB | 4.18 |
| High shelf | 10,000 Hz | -2.5 dB | 0.70 |
| Peak | 74 Hz | +2.1 dB | 1.93 |
| Peak | 168 Hz | -0.7 dB | 1.67 |
| Peak | 9,211 Hz | +1.0 dB | 4.68 |
| Peak | 6,358 Hz | +0.9 dB | 6.00 |
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