dookiex
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Well, for one thing, I feel the Image x10s are not worth it at $350 after I've tried them out and SA6s actually outclasses them there. The bass is definitely nice and big for the Image x10s but at the expense of introducing congestion and a feeling of listening to something that's behind a curtain.
The SA6s were just not anything extraordinary and at $250 they are a bit exuberantly priced, at $200 they are somewhat more worthy of consideration but at that price range, their are definitely other options that while may not match the SA6s in the details department, they don't lag behind by much and they have a better representation of their dynamic range. For example, the Atrio m5s I feel, while being a bit overwhelming by just a smudge in the bass department, has a better perceivable range and are in the same price range as a pair of $200 street price SA6. The Atrio's bass also are not of the muddy type. The SA6s to me personally sounds a bit like much warmer Etymotics, or for lack of a better description, what Etymotics ER-4Ss should have sounded like.
Would be interesting to see what Sleek would come up with if they forgo the customization gimmick and concentrated on a more "standard" in-ear. I also was not a big fan of the cabling system as I've had pretty horrible experiences with the UE cables.
The SA6s were just not anything extraordinary and at $250 they are a bit exuberantly priced, at $200 they are somewhat more worthy of consideration but at that price range, their are definitely other options that while may not match the SA6s in the details department, they don't lag behind by much and they have a better representation of their dynamic range. For example, the Atrio m5s I feel, while being a bit overwhelming by just a smudge in the bass department, has a better perceivable range and are in the same price range as a pair of $200 street price SA6. The Atrio's bass also are not of the muddy type. The SA6s to me personally sounds a bit like much warmer Etymotics, or for lack of a better description, what Etymotics ER-4Ss should have sounded like.
Would be interesting to see what Sleek would come up with if they forgo the customization gimmick and concentrated on a more "standard" in-ear. I also was not a big fan of the cabling system as I've had pretty horrible experiences with the UE cables.