Introduction

Sleek-Audio is a new company that makes some very unique earphones. The earphones are dubbed SA6 and feature a lot of highly innovative features such as tuning ports that allow the user to customize the sound signature of the earphones. Even though Sleek-Audio is a relatively new brand they have already developed a good name for themselves. Their dedication and support for the product and excellent customer reviews have most definitely helped to promote the brand and further added to the hype about the Sleek-Audio earphones.

What sets the Sleek-Audio earphones apart from many of the competitors besides the customization features is the fact that they employ a customized balanced armature driver instead of the generic kind. The result is a somewhat spectacularly sounding earphone with a truly unique feature set.

To further add to the value of the earphones the cable is easily removable and can be upgraded in the near future. Already in the works is a device that will allow the earphones to be run wireless.

As with most modern earphones, Sleek-Audio supply several different sized tips for the earphones along with three sets of bass and treble tuning parts. The SA6 takes the level of customization to a completely new level by adding a customizable frequency response.

Specifications

• Standard Cable: 60 inches
• Impedance: 50 ohm
• DC Resistance: 24 ohm
• Speaker Type: Ultra Wide Band Balanced Armature Driver with Custom Porting
• Sensitivity: 110 dB SPL/mW
• Lightweight
• Wearable in Multiple Positions
• Replaceable / Interchangeable Swivel Cables
• Variable Equalization (VQ) System

The Sleek-Audio SA6 have a lot of unique features right from the swivel cable to the bass ports and treble tubes. Like most earphones they are really easy to drive with an impedance of only 50 Ohms. This makes them suitable for use with portable media players.

The Package

The product is shipped a very colorful box full of goodies. When I opened the box the first thing that surprised me was how small these things are. They are absolutely tiny and so much smaller than the other earphones I have. This actually shocked me a bit. They are a bit smaller than the Westone UM1s I reviewed a while ago, but they are straight so they will not sit flush with your skull.


The Sleek-Audio in-ears are bundled with a lot of acessories that add to the value of the solution. Besides the earphones you get three different sized silicone tips and of course a lot of different tuning bass ports and treble tubes. The general idea behind Sleek-Audio's SA6 earphones is that the user can tailor their sound to his needs.

This approach actually lets you decide on what amount of bass and treble you want. Of course it is something you have to play around with intensively since you lose a little sound detail when opting for the tuning part that boosts a certain area of the earphone's frequency response.
As with all in-ears a proper seal is need before the headphones can truly shine. Sleek-Audio has gone ahead and designed their own line of silicone tips for their new earphones. You get three different sized dual flange tips with the SA6. This is a bit unusual, since most in-ear solutions include just a pair of foam tips. This puzzled me a bit to begin with, but I soon learned that there was no need for foamies because the silicone tips are designed in a more comfortable way than most other competing products.


Sleek-Audio has a very neat little carrying case that they supply with the SA6s. It can store both the earphones and a spare set of treble and bass tuning ports. The box opens up and has a rod that you can wind the cable around for easy storage.


There is no doubt, that these in-ears are tiny. On the picture above you can see them compared to a standard CD.