mvw2
Headphoneus Supremus
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Well, at least this one.
I just grabbed a pair from another Head-Fi member.
These are probably the coolest, little IEMs I've bought yet. I do see the fragility of the design, and even though I have an 09 pair, these aren't exactly to be taken for granted. They seem durable enough for normal use, but you may try not to sit on them to often. There is a solid, metal casing that does provide structural strength where needed though. They're more sports car then tank.
I spent the morning running through the various tips which was an enjoyable experience, well for me at least...cause I'm nerdy like that. It's interesting to hear the variety in response that you can get simply from filter and enclosure design. I'm still up in the air about which combination I prefer. They also seem relatively tip dependent providing another aspect of tuning.
Overall sound quality is middle of the road. I think I'm getting spoiled now after having IEMs like the TF10 and UM3X, so I might be overly critical against the SA6. For a single BA design, it does function well with relatively broad and decently smooth response. There's good cleanliness and detail, but dynamics and articulation of note are middle of the road. There's good separation and things don't muddy together in terms of stage presence, but there also isn't great location and space and little actual imaging to speak of. Initial impressions are putting it as a widely adjustable, middle of the road product. It's neither junk nor ground breaking. This may not sound great, but this is an IEM that can be had now on the open market for under $150. The adjustability is ground breaking and a welcome break from the vast sea of very static headphones. It's a cool idea that's pretty well implemented and does add value to the design. I think I've heard actually better BA drivers though in other single BA products like the ER4, old I know, and the PFE which sits at pretty much the same price point. While the SA6 isn't oh my god type of impressive, short the engineering side, it does make me wonder what Sleek might be able to do with a 2-way or 3-way configuration where they would be unbound by a compromise single driver setup and still retain the tunability options.
I just grabbed a pair from another Head-Fi member.
These are probably the coolest, little IEMs I've bought yet. I do see the fragility of the design, and even though I have an 09 pair, these aren't exactly to be taken for granted. They seem durable enough for normal use, but you may try not to sit on them to often. There is a solid, metal casing that does provide structural strength where needed though. They're more sports car then tank.
I spent the morning running through the various tips which was an enjoyable experience, well for me at least...cause I'm nerdy like that. It's interesting to hear the variety in response that you can get simply from filter and enclosure design. I'm still up in the air about which combination I prefer. They also seem relatively tip dependent providing another aspect of tuning.
Overall sound quality is middle of the road. I think I'm getting spoiled now after having IEMs like the TF10 and UM3X, so I might be overly critical against the SA6. For a single BA design, it does function well with relatively broad and decently smooth response. There's good cleanliness and detail, but dynamics and articulation of note are middle of the road. There's good separation and things don't muddy together in terms of stage presence, but there also isn't great location and space and little actual imaging to speak of. Initial impressions are putting it as a widely adjustable, middle of the road product. It's neither junk nor ground breaking. This may not sound great, but this is an IEM that can be had now on the open market for under $150. The adjustability is ground breaking and a welcome break from the vast sea of very static headphones. It's a cool idea that's pretty well implemented and does add value to the design. I think I've heard actually better BA drivers though in other single BA products like the ER4, old I know, and the PFE which sits at pretty much the same price point. While the SA6 isn't oh my god type of impressive, short the engineering side, it does make me wonder what Sleek might be able to do with a 2-way or 3-way configuration where they would be unbound by a compromise single driver setup and still retain the tunability options.