Im listening to some Primus, wanted to start getting some listening time with the Sleeks. At first they did see a tad uncomfortable, i quickly had to keep moving it cause the wire kept getting tugged. Sleek might i suggest a small movable shirt clip to hold the cable on your shirt so you dont tug on it. Now of course you can run the cable behind the ear, however my attempts at this only lead to the cable making its way over the top of the ear.
I have to say though, after about a hour of them in, im getting use to the feeling of them. Its certain different then the Shures...just cause ive had them for a while.
Now on to the primus...have to admit...the bass is certainly a welcome addition. The Shure E4 did it, but the sleeks do it better. Soundstage seems much bigger on the sleeks, actually fooling me to believing i was wearing PX100s. The Shure really dont have that much soundstage...everything being beamed into your ear in a single file line. Where the E4 shines is clarity and detail. Not to say the Sleeks dont have detail, the E4 just does it better. I havent tried the really high freq inserts though, almost scared to expose my ears to it haha.
If i had a gun to my head and had to pick? For the wire, the inserts and the adjust ability i would go with the Sleeks.
If you want a more refined, tad more detail, more sparkle and dont mind losing the bass then go with the E4s.
If you want bass + soundstage and dont mind sacrificing a tad detail for it, Sleeks are the way to go.
I went through a few of my favorite cds to run my tests...Primus, Nirvana, some classical, Miles, Trane...the sleek performed very well through out the selections. Nirvana's "In Bloom" was a nice pleasantly boomy experience. The E4 could not carry the bass tone long enough. Miles "Freddie Freeloader" the E4 had a tad advantage, the trumpet sounded nice and clean, it was nice on the sleeks also. Another very minor difference. Primus is all flickin bass tones...where the Sleeks SHINED above and beyond the E4s. The detail was still present, with the added boom this made it a clear winner. Les claypool is GOD and love hearing him play. The E4 just didnt do him justice. As for classical, another hands down winner to the sleeks, why? Cause of the soundstage...can really enjoy a orchestra when you have a large soundstage..it just brings the music around you, it surrounds you..its quite intoxicating actually. I was very surprised on how large the sound.