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post #166 of 1418
2/22/08 at 2:47pm
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Originally Posted by EyeAmEye View Post
From memory:
SA6 vs. E500 (SE530) E500 - Smooth midrange, a bit better than SA6.
I didn't like the E500 midrange, so I hope I hear the opposite
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post #167 of 1418
2/22/08 at 3:25pm

OHHH YEAAHH

Ok, I found a great tip option. Try the old reversal trick with the Shure black foam Olives.

**edit- not as comfortable to me as the provided bi-flanges. There is some minimal detail/bass gain, but not enough to warrant the waiting for compressed foam to expand and form the seal for each ear. As you can see in the image, they sit nicely down on the treble tube- but this makes it a bit tough to get them off sometimes. They pull the treble tube out of the earphone body, and then you have to work it out of the foamie.

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post #168 of 1418
2/22/08 at 3:27pm
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Originally Posted by tstarn06 View Post
Sure you know this, but it looks like it would be tough to even buy one [GX200] in the U.S. Amazon has one listed at $119, and the seller rating is 87 percent, pretty low.
Yeah, I'm considering gambling on a used set (thank you, head-fi!) for about half that price. The "gamble" being in their questionable build quality, with a couple reports of left drivers dying. Chances are I'll still go for it. But anyways...SA6! Sleek, huh?
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post #169 of 1418
2/22/08 at 3:28pm
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Originally Posted by EyeAmEye View Post
I have owned the Imod (5.5G) when I bought the UE11. I tried the Imod with a Supermacro, Ibasso D2 and a Minibox-E. The Ibasso D2 was a horrible pairing, the bassy and warm signature of the D2 with the UE11 was unbearable. The Supermacro and Minibox-E were better, very similar presentations. Didn't tame the UE11 bass, but didn't amplify the problem, either.
Thanks. I woudln't want the Sonicap (similar to V-caps) iMod + good amp to be overkill for the SA6, which is why I was asking. Finding a IEM worth the iMod cost is the only reason for I want to upgrade, right now.
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post #170 of 1418
2/22/08 at 3:34pm
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Originally Posted by cn11 View Post
Ok, I found a great tip option. Try the old reversal trick with the Shure black foam Olives.
Okay, I'll give it a whirl when the SA6s arrive. Where the hell is that Fedex person? It says delivery by 7 p.m., and it's 1:30 already!!!

Edit: So Chris, now the reverse olive is not so hot?
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post #171 of 1418
2/22/08 at 3:38pm
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Originally Posted by tstarn06 View Post
Okay, I'll give it a whirl when the SA6s arrive. Where the hell is that Fedex person? It says delivery by 7 p.m., and it's 1:30 already!!!
Yeah, but it's almost 7pm here and I have to wait until midnight for you to get them
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post #172 of 1418
2/22/08 at 3:42pm
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Originally Posted by soozieq View Post
I didn't like the E500 midrange, so I hope I hear the opposite
What didn't you like about the E500's midrange?
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post #173 of 1418
2/22/08 at 3:53pm
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Originally Posted by elnero View Post
What didn't you like about the E500's midrange?
I used them unamped from my Sony NW-A808 and while there was no problem with the volume or bass or anything, I found the midrange to be decidedly lacking. I found the vocals distant and 'high' up, like a separate entity altogether. I never heard the smoothness people talk about, or how 'upfront' it was, I just didn't experience that with the midrange at all.

I found the level of detail was fine, but it was too far away. I know I'm not the only to hear it like that, and while I appreciate they probably sound quite different with other sources etc, I'm just describing what I heard with my Sony. It will be interesting for me to see if the SA6 sound different with the Sony than it does with the Zune.
I know the Image sounds different with each one.

EDIT: 'Ghostly' was how I found the E500 midrange. That word just popped up while I was thinking about it
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post #174 of 1418
2/22/08 at 4:00pm
I'm not saying the mids are perfect on the E500's but that does seem a bit odd, maybe a tip or amping problem.

One thing about the SA6's, from my understanding they have a fairly stable impedance curve which I expect will mean there wouldn't be as much discrepancy in balance between amps as there can be with some other phones. In other words, I expect a better amp will just increase the quality of what's already there.
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post #175 of 1418
2/22/08 at 4:07pm
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Originally Posted by EyeAmEye View Post
The SA6 does not give me a full-size can sound, not at all. Naturally being an IEM, the soundstage is fairly narrow, but the biggest difference with the UE11 is the depth, not really the width.
I find this to be an interesting comment since I find the SA6 to be quite impressive in regards to soundstage. I don't have any experience with the UE11s so I can't comment but compared to my C700s and M5s, the SA6 offer quite a bit of breadth to my ears. They sound more like headphones than IEMs.
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post #176 of 1418
2/22/08 at 6:22pm
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Originally Posted by soozieq View Post
Yeah, but it's almost 7pm here and I have to wait until midnight for you to get them
Well, it's now 4 p.m. here, and the UPS guy delivered the Wii (for my in-laws. My wife paid way too much for it on ebay), but no Fedex truck in sight. Where I live, Fedex Ground seems to be less reliable than UPS. Oh well, they have three more hours, or it's going to be Monday. When I told the UPS guy another set of headphones was on the way (a running joke), he left looking stunned. He usually delivers the headphones. In fact, I've already given him every set of stock ear buds that came with all my Creative DAPS and notebook computers (yes, HP now packages ear buds with their notebooks). He has a lot of kids, he says.
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post #177 of 1418
2/22/08 at 9:03pm
Well, I did it. Thank you, Sleek Audio. Thank you, SoundEarphones. Curse you, head-fi.
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post #178 of 1418
2/22/08 at 9:51pm
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Originally Posted by antonyfirst View Post
Thanks. I woudln't want the Sonicap (similar to V-caps) iMod + good amp to be overkill for the SA6, which is why I was asking. Finding a IEM worth the iMod cost is the only reason for I want to upgrade, right now.
I looked at you sig and realized I meant Ibasso P2, not the D2. The P2 and a UE11 are not friends You are much better off with probably anything other than the UE11.

Today I swapped back to the bi-flanges from the small grey Shure tips. The whole port and tip thing could drive you crazy I think ultimately I will stay with the bi-flanges, the SA6 with the grey tips loses some of the fun energy it has with the bi-flanges.
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post #179 of 1418
2/23/08 at 12:07am
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Originally Posted by antonyfirst View Post
Thanks. I woudln't want the Sonicap (similar to V-caps) iMod + good amp to be overkill for the SA6, which is why I was asking. Finding a IEM worth the iMod cost is the only reason for I want to upgrade, right now.
The SA6 has a nearly flat 50ohm resistance accross the entire spectrum with little to no fluctuation. This will let you use your rig and still maintain the sound signiture we were looking for.
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post #180 of 1418
2/23/08 at 1:07am
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Originally Posted by tstarn06 View Post
Well, it's now 4 p.m. here, and the UPS guy delivered the Wii (for my in-laws. My wife paid way too much for it on ebay), but no Fedex truck in sight. Where I live, Fedex Ground seems to be less reliable than UPS. Oh well, they have three more hours, or it's going to be Monday. When I told the UPS guy another set of headphones was on the way (a running joke), he left looking stunned. He usually delivers the headphones. In fact, I've already given him every set of stock ear buds that came with all my Creative DAPS and notebook computers (yes, HP now packages ear buds with their notebooks). He has a lot of kids, he says.
Either you're busy listening to them right now or they haven't come yet. Which one is it?
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