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Old 01-06-2008, 12:01 PM   #1 (permalink)
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A couple of months ago (six months, a year?) I found on the web an interesting site of someone planning to make a pair of IEMs that could be tuned using different sizes of tubes in the housing. I followed it a while, but lost interest after I bought my PK1s (and nothing happened on the site).
Lately I have been looking for a more portable setup than my present "luggable" combo of X5 and Headroom Micro.
Since I want it really portable I don't intend to use an amp, which rules out the use of my PK1 (I hoped they would do ok with the Cowon D2, but I doubt it after the reactions I got when I suggested it).
This meant I was in the market for IEMs again.
On my search I stumbled on the Sleek again (saw the entry in Jude's blog) and checked them out.
On the site it said: preorder, shipping 3rd quarter of 2007.
So I mailed them and the reply was that they are at the CES right now and start shipping coming tuesday.
I am a sucker for new innovative ideas (and a nice preorder bargain that lasts till next week) so I preordered them right away.
Here is a link to their site.
I think these will be the first IEMs that can be compared to themselves!
Anybody else interested in these?
Maybe even had a listen to a prototype?
You think the fine tuning will work?
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Old 01-06-2008, 01:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I am interest in how they sound, was curious when I saw their first release on Engadget, but yeah, still a bit skeptical!
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They'll get an award for sleek looks. $230.00 for a single armature? Tunable Bass and treble ports? Interesting. I hope they are durable. Lot's of seperate pieces. Like very much to garner your impressions. When they do become available.
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Old 01-18-2008, 08:34 PM   #4 (permalink)
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They arrived!
I took some pics (they look absolutely great).
Didn't have enough time to give any listening impression other than "they work and the middle size bi-flanges fit my ears"...





The box has an ingenious contraption for storing some of the tuning ports and to wrap the cable around the inner part. I'm not too shure if it is very handy for persons like me with hands that are so big that little parts easily get lost in them....


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I rememmber this from waaaay over a year ago.

Keep us updated on the sound =)
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Originally Posted by kamal007 View Post
any impressions of the sound?
Not yet really....
It is sort of complicated because I have three different trebble ports and two different bass ports (a third pair coming up), making a total of six (nine when the other bass ports arrive) different sound signatures.
Takes some time to get aquanted with all the little parts and finding them back again (and again ) )
But I'll be back soon.
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I contacted Sleek Audio about the SA6 just before Christmas, I have to admit I'm rather intrigued with the design but I also have to admit I've been a bit reluctant to take it further because of them being rather pricey for a single armature. In addition in their reply to my first email they stated if the shipping expense was excessive that they could give me a coupon code to help with it or something to that effect. At that point I went to check out how much it would be, it was calculated as $70 to Canada on their site, yes, just a bit excessive.

I did reply with some of my concerns and asked for some clarifications to unanswered questions from my first email but never heard anything back. To be fair that was right around Christmas though so have to give them a bit of leeway on that. I'd still like to hear a response though.
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i never expected to see these actually show up in someone's hands. eager to know more...
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