CALLING ALL CUSTOM IEM'S

[Huxley]

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Originally Posted by shigzeo /img/forum/go_quote.gif i have a question about the sleek audio customs. i will probably get rid of unis as i never share and have problems with foamies which i prefer with my ck10. the sleek audio sa6 i owned for a bit and liked the fast punchy sound but hated the construction quality which was very shy its price mark. for 299$ usd plus graphix, are they actually sturdy? i know the cable is already a fragile unit but the custom units itself: does the cable connector and the unit itself still have give like the sa6? has anyone broken the inner connection? they are so small and thin that I am worried. i use them primarily for travel from job to job and then when bicycling. my ck10 are real troopers but i am not optimistic about the sleek though i know i want to go custom.

The problems are meant to have been fixed, it was a previous supplier of cables now they have a better one and are trying to replace all of the inferior cables through their suppliers.

My sleek customs are en route pics will be up asap.

 

[boomy3555]

I would assume that sleek SA6 drivers built into an acrylic shell would be far sturdier than a stock SA6. The cables ahve ahd problems but as I did not have mine for very long, I had no problems. But I have read that the cables have been upgraded.

Post some Pics as soon as you get them

 

[Nocturnal310]

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Originally Posted by Groove* /img/forum/go_quote.gif Some more recent work....

thats some custom IEM art at its best.

how do u do it?

 

[boomy3555]

Not to belittle Groove's work but I think it's inkjet clear paper transfer. then clear acrylic coated faceplate
Check out the words under the skull above. No-one can write that small.

 

[FrederikS|TPU]

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Originally Posted by shigzeo /img/forum/go_quote.gif i have a question about the sleek audio customs. i will probably get rid of unis as i never share and have problems with foamies which i prefer with my ck10. the sleek audio sa6 i owned for a bit and liked the fast punchy sound but hated the construction quality which was very shy its price mark. for 299$ usd plus graphix, are they actually sturdy? i know the cable is already a fragile unit but the custom units itself: does the cable connector and the unit itself still have give like the sa6? has anyone broken the inner connection? they are so small and thin that I am worried. i use them primarily for travel from job to job and then when bicycling. my ck10 are real troopers but i am not optimistic about the sleek though i know i want to go custom.

The silicone shell of the Sleek customs has a really nice finished and feels much sturdier than the normal SA6s. The assembly quality is really good, the connector doesn't give way. Compared to the LiveWires the quality and finish of the Sleek customs are way better.

 

[berniebennybernard]

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Originally Posted by boomy3555 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not to belittle Groove's work but I think it's inkjet clear paper transfer. then clear acrylic coated faceplate Check out the words under the skull above. No-one can write that small.

Does that mean the customs are finished first, then he transfer the top plate design over?

 

[boomy3555]

BBBBBC,
I would assume that the artwork is transfered to the faceplate, then the acrylic overcoating is done. then the finished faceplate is applied to the completed acrylic IEM shell.

 

[shigzeo]

i am more worried about flex between the cable socket and connector. the old coaxial flexed heaps within the housing and i would worry especially that the internal female plug would have her stamen bend or broken.

i am having a slight problem: getting them into canada may be difficult if not impossible at the moment. i am not willing to pay another up to 50% customs, tax and handling fees so i may wait till i get to korea and do it then.

 

[Lifter59]

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Originally Posted by boomy3555 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Nice UE's tungs10 Matias, Did you "Tool Dip" the conectors on your LW's or those custom cables?

Had my UE-11's for a year and they still sound fantastic!!!

 

[dfkt]

So.... you're a chef?

 

[Lifter59]

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Originally Posted by dfkt /img/forum/go_quote.gif So.... you're a chef?

Not by trade, but I do some very serious cooking as a hobby and have cooked meals for hundreds of people at a time.....

 

[dfkt]

Nice, I'm a cooking aficionado myself (couldn't think of another term for what I do).

 

[JuStlcE]

Cool !! i really like the UE Electric blue one

 

[chiefroastbeef]

Guys,

How do you guys clean the canals? I use the UE wire loop thing with my Freqshows, but I am afraid that i am pushing more crud in than I am scraping out.. Just wondering!

 

[ralliart12]

Finally I have something to post in this thread: