jinx, It was kind of fascinating how the surgery worked. They take some skin from the outer lobe of the ear, then they fashion that into a makeshift ear drum which they sew in place. They then have prosthetic hammer, anvil and stirrups that they needed to put into place as well. For me, this...

Thanks for the heads up on the typo - it has been fixed. I have to believe there is a nicer way to let me know about that.

Well, I just posted my full review of the Sleek SA6 - here is the url: Gadgetnutz Please remember (for those who did not like the Klipsch review) that gadgetnutz is not an "audiophile" site - we cover all sorts of portable electronics and gadgets - so the review might not be "sophisticated"...

OK, realizing that the lighting wasn't great - I got some quick comparison shots of the Sleeks and the IMAGEs. The Sleek is pictured both with the included ear tips and also with the Black Klipsch ear gels (which wound up being a little more comfortable for me.) Both are quite small and...

I have both the Image and the Sleeks. I just took a little heat in another forum for a review I wrote of the Custom 3's - so I will be careful of what I write here. To me, the Image vs Sleek is a comparison of two excellent IEM's with very different features and highlights: IMAGE: Amazing...

Quote: Originally Posted by cn11 This is all so true. I had opposite reactions to both the Sleek and Custom 3 to Gary, which leads me to believe that ear canal shape is completely dictating how differently we hear things. I would categorize the CNET review of the SA6 in the same camp as...

Kees, One more thing - you are absolutely right that you can't know everything about the target demographic - especially when things are broadcast on the web. All we can do is try our best.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kees Thanks for pointing this out. I still have a couple of questions though. First: you invited us (Head-Fi) to read this review. Does this not mean you consider us as part of your "target demografig"? Second: what do you consider to be the difference...

I do appreciate the criticism and critique of the review - and it points to something that is real important - not all reviews are written for every user. One of the things I do (that actually helps pay the bills) in addition to the writing is that I teach college courses in writing -...

Bikeboy, I had a couple of different sources: 1. an iPod - since most our readers use this as their primary source 2. A BlackBerry - yes, people do listen to music on their mobile phones in a pinch 3. Directly out of a logitech Squeezebox - which tries to "uncompress" compressed audio...

Thanks, DeTinux, Every Web site has a different style - if anyone looked at any other review I wrote they would see that we routinely do a company history for pretty much every product we review. Remember, I don't write for an "audiophile" site - so many of our readers have no idea who any of...

Quote: Originally Posted by mbgalg your post wreaks of, give me some free merch and i'll advertise your product for you by way of an objectivity free review. Nothing like insulting the integrity of a the reviewer when you know nothing about me. So, you are able to make a...

I just never "joined" but I often viewed the posts here and on many other user enthusiast sites. I thought that this would be the one to join and, ultimately, recommend to our readers- but I didn't realize how brutal you guys could be. I thought my opinions might be helpful.

Well, I don't work for Klipsch and if you look over our site you can find reviews for all the earphones in my "stable." As we all know, testing and recommending earphones is incredibly "subjective." IN response to tstarn's question about the Sleek's - I am still testing them, but I am...

I just posted a pretty comprehensive (and I think fair) review of the Klipsch Custom 3's over on one of my sites. The url is: Gadgetnutz I was able to compare these to lots of models including the new Sleek Sa6's (review is coming next week on those) the Klipsh IMAGE, UE Super.fi 5...

I just wanted to mention that I just posted a new review of the Custom 3 over at Gadgetnutz. The url is: Gadgetnutz I'll be glad to answer any questions that I can.