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post #376 of 1418
3/14/08 at 6:28pm
No, you are not alone. I walked to the corner today to buy some lottery tickets ($275 million powerball) in a flight of fantasy, and I also had a moment where I thought, "Why do I even bother with the other portable phones I own?" and didn't have a good answer. The SA6s just sound fantastic across all the styles of music I favor, as I listen to a lot of playlists where styles are mixed.

One search that is over, I believe. Why would I want to spend more on a universal IEM when I think I hit the true sweet spot?
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post #377 of 1418
3/14/08 at 7:03pm
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Originally Posted by tstarn06 View Post
One search that is over, I believe. Why would I want to spend more on a universal IEM when I think I hit the true sweet spot?
Amen!
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post #378 of 1418
3/14/08 at 9:00pm
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Originally Posted by warrior05 View Post
I have to imagine I'm not the only one who has moments like these:

I wear my SA6 while doing my woodworking because I find they offer terrific isolation and that I can listen to music at safe levels and still be protected from the noise of my power tools. So I've had music playing for a couple of hours. I went upstairs and started gathering bowls and food to feed my pets. I suddenly literally stopped in my tracks and thought, "Good Lord these IEMs sound terrific!" Thanks, Sleek Audio!!!

I do that every night

After much tip swapping, I am now using the small double flange. I originally swapped from the medium double flange to the medium Klipsch ear gel, but found a deep insertion of the small double flange offers perfect comfort, a great seal, and awesome sound.

Would be interested to hear a bass++ port, but to be honest, I think the bass+ really hit my sweet spot.
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post #379 of 1418
3/15/08 at 12:37am
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Originally Posted by EyeAmEye View Post
I do that every night

After much tip swapping, I am now using the small double flange. I originally swapped from the medium double flange to the medium Klipsch ear gel, but found a deep insertion of the small double flange offers perfect comfort, a great seal, and awesome sound.

Would be interested to hear a bass++ port, but to be honest, I think the bass+ really hit my sweet spot.
I'm just waiting for Sleek to surprise us further when they release a bass++ port!
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post #380 of 1418
3/15/08 at 1:47am
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Originally Posted by kuzzz View Post
those are tiny. now im just wondering how the bass +++ ports will sound compared to the sf EB
Anyone compared the bass against super.fi 5 EB yet?
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post #381 of 1418
3/15/08 at 2:18am
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Originally Posted by kite7 View Post
Anyone compared the bass against super.fi 5 EB yet?
I had a chance to demo a coworker's super.fi 5EB shortly before I got my SA6's. From what I remember they had a bit more bass, but the SA6 has tighter more detailed bass if that makes any sense. You get more of the character of the drums being struck, etc.. and the weight and volume of it. The difference in bass wasn't huge though by any means. But the SA6 is in another league in all other areas of the spectrum. The detail and refinement is wonderful, and the fact that they do this while being so non-fatiguing at the same time is great for long listening sessions.

If you need more bass than an EQ off setting, they do take EQ very well- at least on my Vibez. I like to tune the bass frequency to 20hz, and just nudge it up somewhat. This really fills out the bass more without any midbass bloat.

Hope that helps.
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post #382 of 1418
3/15/08 at 10:43am
Received mine from soundearphones.com great service. Arrived in 7 days. Can't argue with that.

So far, I'm enjoying them. With my Meizu MP3 player I leave them unamped. But, with the Ipod Classic, I feel the SQ improves with my Meier Corda XXS amp.
I've settled on the Treble ++ and Bass + ports with the large eartips or my old Ety tri-flanges.

Looks like they'll satisfy me for a while.
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post #383 of 1418
3/15/08 at 6:01pm
I just noticed something today. I can push the tips even deeper onto the earphones with about a couple millimeters of the nozzle sticking out. Using them like this, they actually go deeper into my canal (and thus stick out less).

I'm not sure if this is a very safe idea, though. I'm not sure about potential health risks for having it this deep with the nozzle sticking out like that. I'm not sure how close the nozzles are to my eardrums but I don't really want to find out.
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post #384 of 1418
3/15/08 at 6:09pm
Is there any SQ improvement?
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post #385 of 1418
3/15/08 at 6:18pm
Not from what I can tell. I actually think I just figured out that it sounds a bit more in-the-head and less airy/spacious when it's inserted deeper, which is not what I want. I think it did sound a little more "full" in a way where you would be closer to the music. But the distance from the music is one aspect that I really like the SA6 for.

So I'm going to stick with the normal way.
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post #386 of 1418
3/15/08 at 10:28pm
Hi all.

I've taken teh plung with a pair of SA6's. My goal is for them to be better than my E4c's with the GSP Voyager set to 'contour'. Will give you my view once I have had a play.
Certainly a novel approach to IEM design guys.
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post #387 of 1418
3/15/08 at 10:34pm
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Originally Posted by Sceptre View Post
Hi all.

I've taken teh plung with a pair of SA6's. My goal is for them to be better than my E4c's with the GSP Voyager set to 'contour'. Will give you my view once I have had a play.
Certainly a novel approach to IEM design guys.
Welcome to Head-Fi, and we all look forward to hearing your ensuing praise soon!
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post #388 of 1418
3/16/08 at 5:53am
Hi all,

Can someone explain breefly the advantages of tuning the Sleek SA6 over software equalization?

On Headwize I read that listening on softer levels isn't dull if you use equalization (treble and bass boost). On this graph you can see why:
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If the advantage is huge, the Sleek might be an interesting IEM for listening at lower levels...
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post #389 of 1418
3/16/08 at 8:37am
The most obvious reason is some DAPs don't even have EQ.

The second most obvious reason is some DAPs' simply have really bad EQ that you want to avoid at all time.

Also, It is not often that software EQing can change the sonic signature of a headphone by large degree.
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post #390 of 1418
3/16/08 at 11:01am
How would the sound quality compare to the Klipsch Custom-2's? Would the SA6 provide more bass?
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