Last Week, my very own image S4s by Klipsch finally arrived by mail, i must say, i was impressed, after a week of testing and burn in, i must say, i am impressed, despite the high price tag, it is one of the most comfortable earbuds i have used you can literally forget its there, that's the quality of its soundstage, at under $100 this would be one of my top choices of earbuds. On opening the box, what you get is the earphones, a holding container, and 3 different sized earbuds, 2 single flanged, and one double flanged, for those deep eared types. The fit is extremely comfortable and i have wore it for hours on end without any problems or discomfort, i have wore it for jogging, cycling and not once had it dropped off or have to be re-adjusted. It is extremely light and the oval ear tips fit securely and isolate sound really well. As for the actual sound quality, it is on par with many other, higher end models such as the monster turbine in ears and some of i find that after 75-100 hours of burn in it sounds significantly warmer and has a stronger bass than competitors like the Etymotic, Shure E2c and UE Super fi 3. It's sound has amazing clarity and the bass is strong without affecting vocals and other components. It is good on mids and lows but gets a bit unstable if you blast the highs too much, which is unlikely. A pair of earphones that are similar will be the v-moda vibe duos, while it is very small and scores high on aesthetics, but it must be noted that small and light as it is, it doesn't come near to the X10s before them, but then thats almost a $400 difference.
For its price, it is extremely attractive and Klipsch has definitely outdone themselves yet again, so for those casual listeners who don't mind paying $79-$100 for earbuds to replace those defaults, i will definitely recommend the Image S4s.
Final Verdict: 8.5/10
