As you know, I really like music, and am probably a bit of an audiophile. I don’t have the money for a full hi-fi setup of audiophile quality, but I try to get the most out of headphones. I might detail my full headphone setup in a later post, but this about my future portable setup.
My current setup is a Cowon J3 with Sennheiser HD 25-1 IIs. But because I carry it in my trouser pocket the cable is under a lot of stress and it breaks every so often. I am now sick of repairing or buying new cables (though I will probably make a blogpost about my next and hopefully last attempt at cable-repair), so I decided to go wireless.
After a favorable video review at Head-fi I decided to give the Sennheiser MM 450 Bluetooth headphones a try, but it affirmed all my fears about Bluetooth headphones. It makes everything played through it sound like an overcompressed MP3. I returned it.
So I searched around for a better wireless technology and stumbled upon Sleek Audio. They produce in-ear monitors and a wireless accessory which uses the proprietary KLEER wireless technology which promises wireless CD quality. I contacted their European dependance about purchasing the SA6R IEMs with the W1 wireless accessory but I was told that they don’t know yet when it will be available. Instead they offered me a bargain for their CT6 custom IEMs.
I decided to take them up on their offer, so I had to have molds made of my ears, that they will then use to make the custom casings. I went to two different companies who produce hearing aids and asked if they could provide said molds. I got a “Yes, but” from both companies; apparently they only produce molds for their contract partners, sending them to Sleek Audio in the Netherlands is not something they want to do. So I looked further, and to my surprise Google told me that the place where I got my glasses, Fielmann, also makes hearing aids. Not only were they very professional and friendly, I was able to take the molds home with me, they didn’t even charge me for anthing. I don’t want to sound like an advertisement, but that is good customer service!
So, here they are, backups molds of my ears. I’ll send them to Sleek Audio today, with a few pages of paper detailing the IEMs I want to order, and I’m looking forward to hearing the results.
