Review on Technically Tech

Well, CES 2008 is done and I am going to start posting some items we saw at the show that deserve mentioning on the site.

To start this off, I will be talking about the Sleek Audio SA6 In Ear Earphones. These are much like other companies earphones in that they block out most to all outside noise and stick into your ear with rubber fittings.

Many companies like Shure, Klipsch, etc. have these types of products and I have been lucky enough to try almost every pair of high-end earphones out this year at the show and in the past.

While at CES we were touring the Sands Expo Center when a man named David asked if we would like to try a pair of new earphones out and see what we thought about them. I was skeptical at first because, A. I did not know the company by name, and B. I was unsure of how these could possibly be any better than similar products from other companies.

Well, I was surprisingly wrong and I am truly glad. I put the earphones into my ear and it was as expected, basically silent. David, who represents a marketing company was explaining how the company also makes hearing aids and that they are knowledgeable in the in ear audio market.

The main difference that these earphones have is that they have interchangeable pieces that allow for extra bass or treble or even both. What you do is take a little rubber plug like thing for the bass and a rod for the treble. This allows for the listener to tune his or her listening experience based on what they prefer in general or specifically based on the music they are listening to at the time.

For example, if you were listening to Hip-Hop you might want to put only the high bass plug in. If you were listening to classical music, you might want high treble or even high treble and bass.

We all tried out the headphones with different songs and the various adjustments via the bass and treble plugs, and I have to say that these are probably the best earphones I have ever listened to. Earlier in the day, I tried out the new models from Shure that range from $100 to a whopping $500 and I was utterly disappointed. They were lacking so much range and I felt they were just pathetic. To be honest, I would rather listen to my free iPod earbuds then pay $500 for those supposedly “superior” earbuds.

The SA6 Earphones are only $250 and in my mind, are worth every penny. I would recommend them to anyone who cares about the way their music and movies sound and does not want to pay exorbitant amounts of money to have that listening experience.

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