The SA9 is definitely on my radar! I'm sure they will have all the cable problems sorted out by then. The graphite color SA6 looks great and I hope there will be that color for the SA9.
One thing I hope they know about and change is the diameter of the sound tube. Westone didn't learn and too many phones out now have a larger sound stage image. Sennheiser, UE, and others have it right. Shame to put out a $399 headphone and have a $150 phone like the new SF 5 still have a larger more headphone-like presentation.
Speaking of price, I hope the SA9 won't be a $399 price. With a potential fall release(6-8 months into 2009?) hopefully they will be $299. Assuming they won't be much more since much R&D/design was done with the SA6 and can keep the cost down and be only $100 more than the current SA6 price. Maybe with coupon codes at SoundEarphones we could get a bundle with the wireless system for like $350. That would rock. All the on-the-fencers would buy it at that price even if they bought a competitors product released earlier in the year.
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Earphones: Previous - CK5 -> FX55 -> FS1 -> FX77 -> SF3(v2) -> E4G -> SF 5 Pro -> Triple.fi 10 -> ER4P/S and PK2 -> GX200 -> SF3(v1)w/Westone ES cable+S adapter and FX300-> tip modded/S adapted SE420 and FX300 -> Westone UM2 -> Phonak PFE -> UE Super.fi 5 -> Altec UHP336 -> RE0 -> Meelec M6 -> Denon C710 -> AT CK10 -> ER4S
Current = Modded Klipsch Custom-1 and Custom-2, Modded UE SF 3, Cyclone PR1 Pro, JVC HP-NX55, Sennheiser MX65 II, Soundmagic PL21.
Headphones: Previous - Grado(1), Senn(3), AT(3), AKG(3), Beyer(1), Sony(2), Numark(1), JVC(2) -> Current = RX700 with K401 pads + S-adapter, Modded Denon AH-P372 , and JVC S150(foam pads).
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