Zephyron 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 (edited) Nope, not a typo. Was browsing HeadFi and was surprised to have run into this! If it sounds better than the CK7, it'll definitely give a lot of other IEMs a run for their money IMO! Edited October 9, 2006 by Zephyron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theory_87 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 look nice... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nonsense 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 Looking forward to it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tok2mi 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 yeappe. looks promising! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whitewings05 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 UGH! Another wannabe IEM maker... how dissapointing. ruining the IEM realm. They looks like shures....knock off shures by audio technica! Darn them... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atomiccow 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 Oh come on those things look like a box with wires sticking out of it. They couldn't have possible made it any more UN-ergonomic. Looks almost painful to wear. Are we going back into the 1980s when everything was boxy and curved edges did not exist yet ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest joi-ful Report post Posted October 9, 2006 Looks like a cheap knock-off beside the ck 7! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zephyron 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 Housing material yes, but perhaps we should wait for the sound first before passing on judgements like bashing it. The body looks lightweight enough to be held in place by the flanges used. The design isn't necessarily bad, and we won't know about the ergonomics till we try (It reminds me of an over the ear D-Jays BTW, but it isn't as 'blocky'). I for one can see people going gaga if AT decides to release a black version like their ATH-ES7, black and white release. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaron-xp 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 (edited) These definitely look cheap, as compared to the CK7, though one must admit that using plastic as the driver casing will lighten the IEM. I certainly agree that they look really much like the D-Jays... PS: Look at the second picture carefully, there seems to be some botched up attempt at photo-editting for the cables. May just be erasing some dirt of the photos... Am I being paranoid? EDIT: The editted part looks like straws to me now... I must have been paranoid.... Edited October 9, 2006 by aaron-xp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xenocide 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 is doesn't look as "high class" as the CK7 anymore no more "bling bling" looks but rather a dull plastic look... probably to match the iPods? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aaron-xp 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 The colour combination reminds me of the E4 white/grey colour combination.... An attempt to emulate the great IEM in terms of design? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radioactive28 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 Diaphragm, I suppose? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zephyron 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 With that shape, its most likely single armature, extremely similar in terms of shape to a hybrid of an Ety and a D-Jays, with its wire popping out Shure E2/ Westone UM1 style. The design is probably to match the iPods, but I won't be too surprised if AT decides to make a black bersion of this. As a side note, the CK7 is heavy for a semi-canal. I think per side is 23g? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nonsense 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 (edited) Did a search on them, did saw a black version of it... and the wordings are orange..looks not bad to me thou.. And yes..they look cheap...but not sure whether will be cheap.. Edited October 9, 2006 by Nonsense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zephyron 0 Report post Posted October 9, 2006 (edited) Did a search as well. The slated release date for the ATH-CK9 in Japan is November the 24th. Here an image of the black ones. Not bad IMO Edited October 9, 2006 by Zephyron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
